Head of Costing

Job overview

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for the role of Head of Costing.

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 work closely alongside Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Recovery and Project teams.

The post holder will lead the Trust’s costing function, oversee the Trust’s Patient Level Costing programme (PLICS) and take the lead on monthly Service Line Reporting (SLR). The post holder will oversee the annual National Cost Collection following national timelines and guidance.

The Trust is expanding it’s costing function in order to support a programme of work focused on developing robust costing models and project financials. The ultimate goal to utilise data driven insights to inform decision-making across the Trust and support the creation of a sustainable financial recovery pipeline.

Main duties of the job

To proactively lead the development and embedding of monthly SLR and internal trading in the organisation to support the Trust’s on-going strategic agenda. Having embedded SLR and internal trading to ensure that remains fit for purpose on an on-going basis through continuous development and refinement by working closely with both senior finance and senior non-finance staff.

To lead the development of the Patient Level Costing model (PLICS) as a source of detailed financial information that is one of the key tools to underpin the future strategic direction of the Trust.

Oversee the successful submission of the yearly National Cost Collection (NCC) whilst complying with national guidance and working continuously to improve the quality and accuracy of data submitted.

To lead the participation and analysis of cost benchmarking data for the Trust to identify areas of potential savings that will help to underpin the Trust’s CIP programme utilising all available tools, including but not limited to the NHSE ‘PLICs Portal’, and National Cost Collection cost index.

Leading role in a joint programme focused on developing robust costing models and project financials. Utilise data driven insights to inform decision-making and support the creation of a sustainable financial recovery pipeline.

To be an ‘expert resource’ within the Trust for all issues pertaining to NHS Costing guidance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed view of the role.

The role is hybrid, splitting time between home and the Basingstoke finance office. Happy to discuss further during interview or at the offer stage.

If you would like further information please contact Jon Kaval, Director of Operational Finance - [email protected]