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Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
164-7554754-VC
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Trust HQ City Hospital Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£39,959 - £48,117 PA Pro Rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
23/04/2026 23:59
Interview date
01/05/2026

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Commissioning Analyst

NHS AfC: Band 6

Job overview

The post holder will support in the production and analysis of activity and income information to ensure the Trust is paid appropriately for the work that has been undertaken.  S/he will provide expert and specialist knowledge to Care Groups in respect of contract payment, and work with divisional colleagues to understand activity and income variances.  The post holder will provide income / activity information and analysis as required to inform our understanding of the Trust’s contractual and financial performance and will be an integral part of the activity planning process.

Main duties of the job

  • Support Commissioning Accountants in variance analysis, month end processes and ad-hoc   reporting, including production of monthly activity and income accruals
  • Support Wave process and analysis as required
  • Lead on Best Practice Tariff (BPT) performance reporting
  • Lead on monthly Commissioning queries 
  • Support on Evidence Based Interventions (EBI) monitoring 
  • Lead on reconciliation, including of control accounts, independent sector invoicing, Drug and Devices monitoring
  • Support in the production and analysis of activity and income planning
  • Management responsibilities for up to 2 staff

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

•             Liaise with colleagues in the Information Department to ensure suitable activity data is provided for inclusion in the SLAM Monitoring Module (SLAM). Check and verify the integrity of data and resolve any issues arising from those checks.

•          Support the production of accurate and timely monthly contract monitoring information in line with the national Payment by Results technical guidance and the internal reporting timetable.

•          Provide expert analysis of contract monitoring information including monthly forecasting.

•          Liaise with Financial Management and Care Groups to analyse and explain significant variances to contract plans during the financial year.

•            Develop and maintain effective relationships with ICBs, other providers, other colleagues and develop and pursue network and partnership working with other NHS and related organisations to learn from local and national best practice.

•          Support the monthly reporting and analysis of Best Practice Tariffs and independent sector subcontracted activity.

•          Lead on the accurate production and calculation of monthly accruals including, Work In Progress (WIP), uncoded activity, missing data and Independent Sector.

•          Monthly transaction of income budget and actuals to finance ledger

•          Reconciliation of income control accounts

•          Processing of journals in the general ledger

•          Lead and respond to monthly income and activity queries from Commissioners

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • • Experience of working with large complex datasets
  • • Significant experience of data manipulation and analysis including databases and spreadsheets i.e. Excel, Access
Desirable criteria
  • • Experience of using an NHS computerised commissioning system e.g. SLAM
  • • Experience of using SQL

Analytical and Judgement Skills

Essential criteria
  • • Possess numerical and analytical skills, including the ability to assimilate & interpret complex data and make resultant judgements.
  • • Ability to assimilate highly complex data and convey financial issues to non-financial staff
Desirable criteria
  • • The ability to undertake training sessions on finance matters to non-specialists.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Louise Lay or Jaz Landa
Job title
Commissioning Accountant
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01159691169
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