Productivity and Efficiency Assistant, Band 2
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This post is a core role within the Productivity and Efficiency team and works hand in hand with colleagues across the wider organisation to deliver meaningful financial information. Building relationships, being a team player and carrying out responsibilities with diligence and care will enable the post holder to become a vital go-to person to make things happen.
The Productivity and Efficiency team supports a variety of services and departments. This role would suit somebody who is interested in a position in finance, who may have limited previous experience but is keen to develop their finance and wider NHS skills. We are looking for someone with a logical mind, with an eye for detail and a proficient level of IT skills.
We are a friendly, supportive team and offer agile working arrangements (a minimum of 2 days per week office-based working is required). This is an ideal opportunity to gain finance experience within a large Trust.
The role is a 7 month fixed term contract (September 2025).
Main duties of the job
The key purpose of this role is to provide general support to the department, in particular, this will involve maintaining existing reports both from the benchmarking and productivity leads.
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
* Assist the benchmarking lead with pulling together regular and ad hoc reports for example the Model Hospital alerts scorecards.
* Assist the benchmarking lead with the NHS Benchmarking programme.
* Assist with keeping regular reporting provided by the team up to date (e.g. Elective RAG Report).
* Ensure information provided is consistent with the team's objectives.
* Carry out other duties that may from time to time be required by finance staff.
* Provide cover across the team as needed.
* Assist the benchmarking and productivity leads with the overall productivity programme.
Education and training:
* Participate in the provision of Finance Training Programmes to Budget Holders and other non-finance staff.
* Comply with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures e.g. Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Manual Handling, clinical equipment competency, risk management, Data Protection Acts and patient confidentiality at all times.
* Actively participate in the Trust's appraisal/development conversation process.
* Attend all mandatory components of training including Corporate Induction, GHNHSFT mandatory training, and progress review meetings.
* Contribute positively to the effectiveness and efficiency of the teams in which he/she works.
* Ensure a smart, professional image that enhances the public perception of the Trust and the professionalism of its staff is portrayed.
* Promote equality at all times and respect privacy and confidentiality.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Experience
* Experience of Working in NHS Finance.
* Methodical approach to work; experience of filing of associated documentation (mainly electronically) & following, developing and improving practice and procedures.
* Work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
* Experience of working under own initiative and as a team.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
* Ability to accurately and efficiently process large volumes of data.
* Sound numeracy and accuracy skills.
* High standard of computer literacy skills required to accurately and efficiently process large volumes of data.
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including facilitation and able to convey information and ideas clearly and succinctly.
* To maintain confidentiality at all times and to ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act.
Qualities
* Demonstrates a commitment and recognition to the core values of the NHS and to the Trust's values.
* Consistent professionalism and objectivity.
* Confident and approachable.
* Good listener.
* Able to work independently and on own initiative.
* Empathetic and assertive skills to deal with various stakeholders.
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.
Employer name
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Associate Director for Productivity & Efficiency
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