Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust provides integrated acute and community Healthcare in the West Midlands serving a population of 260,000 residents. Walsall Manor Hospital houses the full range of district general hospital services. The £170 million development was completed in 2010 and we are continually upgrading. Construction of the new integrated critical care unit was completed in 2018, extension of a Neonatal Unit and an approved plan to build a brand new, state of the art Emergency Department which commenced in 2021.
We provide high quality, friendly and effective community health services from multiple sites covering Walsall. Our multidisciplinary services include rapid response and homebased care, so that those with long term conditions and the frail elderly can remain in their own homes.
We are recommended by colleagues as a place to work which is supported by the trusts values to work as part of a team, being respectful, compassionate and professional. We are committed to investing in our workforce.
Following our recent CQC visit the Trust was rated as outstanding for care and this has been recognised by NHS Improvement.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including: salary sacrifice scheme; car leasing scheme; on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability); the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme; and the opportunity to develop and implement your expertise in an encouraging yet challenging environment.
We would particularly welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background and from people with a disability; these groups are currently under-represented at senior level, we value diversity within our Trust and are working to achieve equality in our recruitment.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is proud to be part of the Armed Forces Covenant. The Trust currently holds the Bronze Award which underlines the Trust's commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a qualified Accountant or finalist to join the Income and Contacting team at Walsall Healthcare Trust taking the lead on income and activity monitoring / reporting and supporting the attainment of the Trust's financial performance.
The successful candidate will provide the Trust's management teams with a high quality comprehensive financial advisory service on all aspects of Income and activity.
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the job is to:
1. Manage the routine production and reporting of finance and activity values for all Service Level Agreements (contracts) that the Trust has with NHS commissioners.
2. Develop and maintain of finance & information systems/processes that support invoicing and debt control for Service Level Agreements.
3. Support the Head of Costing & Income in the derivation of contract prices and provide information to support Service Level Agreement (contract) negotiations and monitoring.
4. Reconciliation of Trust income & activity with SUS data, agree charges & refunds as appropriate.
Person specification
Essential criteria:
* Have an accounting qualification or equivalent experience in an income or SUS monitoring teams.
Desirable criteria:
* SQL experience.
Experience:
Essential criteria:
* At least 5 years experience in a finance or equivalent function.
Technical / Experience:
Desirable criteria:
* Experience of amending technical reporting structures from year to year in line with changing requirements.
Please note your application will be transferred from the NHS Jobs system to internal Walsall Healthcare Trac System. All correspondence will be sent via Trac.
We are committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible and committed to equal opportunities.
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