Job overview

This role is offered on a Permanent/fixed term/secondment basis for 12 months. The hours are part-time, 22.5 hours per week.

*Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment* 

The Social Care Finance Officer performs an important role as the link between the Social Care and Finance teams.  As part of the Social Care team, you will provide financial support and advice ensuring that  system records and invoiced amounts are accurate.  You will also work closely with the Finance team to use the specialist knowledge gained to provide key information for month end,  forecasts and regular performance monitoring reports. 

This will involve working to strict deadlines and using a variety of software and systems. 

Your Excel skills will be put to good use working with large data sets and taking opportunities to review and improve current processes.

The Adult Social Care function for people with mental health needs is changing in Gloucestershire.  Currently located within Gloucestershire Health and Care NHSFT, the mental health NHS trust in Gloucestershire, the Mental Health Social Care offer is transitioning back to Gloucestershire County Council within the next 12 months.

This posts is substantive and will be subject to TUPE arrangements.  Fixed term contracts and secondments will also be considered.

Main duties of the job

To extract reports and confirm the accuracy of data, using it to check and pay invoices, create accruals and forecasts and prepare details for quarterly reports. 

To provide advice and training to the Social Care team on Trust systems, policies and financial controls.

Liaise with colleagues within the Trust as well as partner organisations to provide analysis of expenditure and resolve queries.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Working for our organisation

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us.  In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views.  It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

 This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement.  However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.