Key responsibilities are as follows:
1. Responsible for the completion and submission of the Trust's annual National Schedule of Reference Costs by planning the timetable required for data collection and cost allocations to ensure the submission is made appropriately and in line with national and Trust guidance and timescales. Ensuring all data providers are aware of the timetable and format of the information required.
2. To be the Trust expert in Patient Level Information Costing system (PLICS) and act as the main point of contact to the Care groups for all costing and profitability related issues.
3. Continually review the Approved Costing guidance issued by NHSE/I to ensure the costing principles are being adhered to and that the costing system is updated for any changes to the guidance. Updating procedure notes where necessary.
4. To liaise with NHSE/I appointed auditors for the NCC providing evidence and back up of data sources, procedures and methodology used in the supply of information to the board and external agencies.
5. Analyse the complex outputs from costing returns and communicate this complex information to managers to allow them to determine the appropriate allocation of resources and also support the Trust's performance management processes.
6. To promote the patient level costing system and its outputs to the organisation, including formal presentation of data when required to large groups of managers and/or clinicians, using relevant presentational aids.
7. Discuss any complex costing queries with finance and non-finance managers.
8. Deliver training and formal presentation sessions when required to large groups of managers and/or clinicians.
9. Support the development and maintenance of the costing strategy, policies and procedures.
10. Liaise with colleagues in other organisations and using benchmarking tools to improve the accuracy and consistency of costing data and the understanding of methodologies and processes and to implement best practice.
11. Display an in-depth knowledge of financial, accounting, and NHS costing procedures.
12. Participate in specific projects and multi-disciplinary working groups as and when required.
13. Ensure a prompt response to any other ad hoc requests that may arise.
14. Able to work independently and with significant freedom to act. The post-holder must be able to work with minimal reference to their line-manager and refer only for overall guidance and direction.
15. Will be required to attend meetings across the organisation with colleagues at varying levels of seniority up to Board-level Directors.
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