Job summary
- Main area
- Finance
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-AC019-0625
- Employer
- Welsh Blood Service
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Welsh Blood Service
- Town
- Talbot Green
- Salary
- £26,928 - £29,551 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Finance Business Partner Support Officer
Band 4
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
As a division of Velindre University NHS Trust, the Welsh Blood Service (WBS) is an amazing place to work and develop your career. Our caring and motivated staff are designing, developing and delivering improvements, which will enable the WBS to strive towards its vision of working with our staff & the people of Wales to deliver an easy to use, safe and sustainable service for blood and stem cell donation.
As a trusted healthcare provider, we work tirelessly to maintain the highest standards of quality, safety and donor experience.
We are currently embarking an ambitious 5 year strategy called “WBS Futures” where we have set out our vision for blood and transplant services in Wales for the next 5 years. It sets out where we are now, where we want to be in 2028 and the steps we will take to get there.
You can read more about our strategy here: www.welsh-blood.org.uk/welsh-blood-service-strategy-2023-2028
WBS is a committed equal opportunities employer.
Take a look at what we do. Our dedicated career pages can be found at https://welsh-blood.org.uk/careers/
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.
This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has become available for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to join the Finance department as a Finance Business Partner Support Officer, at Welsh Blood Service (WBS) a Division of Velindre University NHS Trust. We are looking for forward thinking, highly motivated finance professionals.
Working within NHS finance offers an attractive career. We are looking for someone who shares the Trusts values and works well with a wide range of people to enable services to deliver high quality care for our service users.
This role is well suited to someone keen to develop their skills within an NHS environment.
Interviews are planned to take place on Tuesday 15th July.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment above.
Main duties of the job
The full details of the role are contained within the person spec and Job description, attached.
If successful you will be required to undertake a broad range of financial tasks which enable accurate, comprehensive financial data to be processed through the Oracle ledger system.
- Support the debt function by the raising and recovery of all WBS income, develop detailed reports on debtor and income information
- Assist in the production of an accurate monthly financial position ensuring that the timetable is adhered to, including preparing and inputting journals to the financial ledger, ensuring accuracy is maintained at all times.
- To support the preparation and distribution of the monthly budget holder reports to all WBS budget holders; to answer queries from budget holders and interpret the reports when requested.
- Assist with the maintenance of finance documents and spreadsheets
- Provide finance and clerical support to the WBS Finance Business Partnering Team
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- NVQ Level 4 / AAT Technician / Higher National Certificate / NEBS level 3 or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 G.C.S.E’s (including Mathematics), NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a financial environment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in the NHS.
- Management accounting experience
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Numerate and IT literate, accomplished Microsoft Excel skill
- Good communication skills, both written and numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with the Oracle financial system
- Experience of providing financial training
- Ability to use Microsoft WORD
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Donna Edwards
- Job title
- Senior Finance Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
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