Costing Apprentice

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, well-motivated individual to join our Costing Team.

The appointment will provide an exciting opportunity to gain valuable work experience within the NHS whilst studying towards a nationally recognised qualification; Association of Accounting Technicians -AAT.

Individuals will be supported and developed in the role, learning new skills, whilst supported in undertaking studies. What we are looking for: High calibre, motivated individuals, interested in working in a costing role within the NHS. You must be flexible, a good team worker, able to work independently with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. A good standard of GCSE education which must include English and Maths. You must also be IT literate with a good working knowledge of MS office applications. You will also need to be able to demonstrate that you are committed to completing an apprenticeship and working within the Finance Directorate.

The postholder will be based at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby.

Main duties of the job

This is a development post within the Finance Directorate. The postholder will work in the Costing department supporting the production of valuable costing information for national returns and internal decision making.

The postholder will assist in the development of workflows and data quality to ensure source data is accurate, complete, timely and fit for purpose.

The postholder will assist in the analysis of financial and activity information and the data entry within the Group’s costing software.

To provide regular analyses to the costing practitioners and develop an understanding of cost allocations and activity specific to the individual specialties within the Trust.

Prepare finance and activity reconciliations – using the finance ledger, the activity monitoring reports and the costing software.

To analyse financial and activity data using various computerised systems.

Working strictly to guidelines, policies, and the Standing Financial Instructions

Support Senior Finance Officers as and when required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.

We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://join.humberhealthpartnership.nhs.uk/

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Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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AI must not be used to provide false or misleading information or to generate examples that do not reflect your own experience. You should be able to discuss and demonstrate the knowledge, skills and experience included within your application during the recruitment and selection process.

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.