Job summary University Hospitals Dorset are looking for a motivated individual to join our Income and Costing team as a Band 5 Costing accountant The post will support the production of Service Line Reporting, Patient Level Costing (PLICS) and will assist in the submission of the National Cost Collection (NCC). We are looking for a candidate who is keen to develop a career in NHS finance and we will actively support you with this. The successful candidate will be working as part of a committed team and should be able to demonstrate the desire to work in NHS Finance, ability to work in a team and to deadlines, prioritising workload and able to communicate well to non-finance colleagues. Main duties of the job Main duties of the job include: To lead on maintenance of data sets required for the costing function including identification of new functions and their treatment. To ensure the timely and accurate input of data into the costing model with reconciliations to ensure completeness. To assist with the reconciliation of activity between source data and final outputs of costing system - Reconciliation to Secondary User Systems/Health Episode Statistics (SUS/HES) for the National Cost Collection (NCC) returns. To develop and maintain strong data quality processes. To capture new data alongside clinical services and their teams to meet Costing Transformation Programme (CTP) requirements. About us Our values define who we are as TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview. Date posted 28 February 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 5 Salary £29,970 to £36,483 a year PA Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 153-CO04290 Job locations University Hospital Dorset Longfleet Road Poole BH15 2JB Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Person Specification Experience Essential data manipulation Desirable SQL Experiance Qualifications Essential AAT Qualified Data manipulation Desirable NHS Experiance Person Specification Experience Essential data manipulation Desirable SQL Experiance Qualifications Essential AAT Qualified Data manipulation Desirable NHS Experiance Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust Address University Hospital Dorset Longfleet Road Poole BH15 2JB Employer's website https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)