Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- 3 months (Fixed term for 3 months)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Home or remote working
- Job ref
- 274-12244-COR
- Employer
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Unit 9, The Point
- Town
- Sleaford
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 15/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/09/2026
Employer heading
Finance Assistant
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Assistant to join the Operational Finance Team on a 3-month fixed-term basis. The post offers flexible working arrangements and is anticipated to average around 2 days per week.
Due to the nature of finance reporting timetables, additional hours may be required during peak periods, particularly around month-end, with fewer hours required during quieter periods. The exact working pattern will be agreed in line with needs of the department.
Main duties of the job
You will provide direct support to a Business Support Accountant and play a key role in ensuring work completed is in line with our trusts Standing Financial Instructions, standing orders and national accounting standards.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:
• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A detailed understanding of accounting procedures gained from a Diploma/NVQ Level 3 in an accounting based qualification (Association of Accounting Technicians/Degree Level/T Level etc.)
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Desirable criteria
- Drive to develop and continue professional accountancy studies
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant practical experience of working in a finance department
- Strong knowledge of accounting principles
- Knowledge of NHS Finance regime
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within Public Sector finance
- Experience of carrying out training on systems process/procedures
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to plan one’s own workload
- Ability to manage and prioritise competing objectives during busy times
- Ability to work under pressure to meet ad-hoc, monthly and annual deadlines
- Ability to establish and maintain relationships with key people both internal and external to the organisation
- Ability to liaise effectively with other departments to identify and resolve operational issues
- To be competent in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications
- Experience of using financial software packages to extract and provide information
- Knowledge of the health economy
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of Healthcare service issues
- Advanced EXCEL spreadsheet skill
- Advanced Financial systems skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Chloe Baldock
- Job title
- Business Support Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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