# Payment Assistant - Band 3

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Lincoln
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Healthcare support worker
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-19T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T10:43:08.342Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lincolnshire/Lincoln/United_Lincolnshire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Finance/Finance-v8146949
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8146949?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ulh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- A career in NHS Finance working within a HFMA award winning directorate that has achieved FFF Level 2 to ensure staff engagement is at the heart of what we do?
- Working in one of the largest hospital trusts in the country who are on an exciting improvement journey with the launch of our Integrated Improvement Plan?
- Working in a hospital trust investing in its Finance Team to help deliver the change required to improve the Trust’s financial and quality positions whilst supporting our team to personally grow with a range of training and development opportunities?
- Working closely with our Trust’s operational divisions to support them in providing Outstanding Care Personally Delivered?
- Being part of a wider Lincolnshire health system that is working in collaboration for the best outcomes for our patients

Previous candidate are not advised to re-apply.

### Main duties of the job

- You will be a member of the Payments Team, working in Financial Services, and contributing to the delivery of a high quality Payment service.  Responsible for the review, registration, scanning and subsequent processing of invoices authorised for payment -
- Attention to detail is essential to ensure VAT recovery is applied where appropriate, queries are promptly and professionally investigated and the potential for incorrect payment/fraud is minimised.
- You must possess excellent communication skills, be able to work in a team, recognise the importance of team working.  You must be able to work under pressure contribute to the achievement of team goals.  It is also important that the person within this role demonstrates a strong performance against the Trust Behaviour Framework.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

What should you do next?

Have a look at the job description, and if you like what you see, then apply today. Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- - GCSE Maths and English or equivalent

**Desirable**

- - ECDL or equivalent
- - AAT Foundation Level or equivalent finance-based qualification / experience

### Previous Experience

**Essential**

- - Experience of IT including spreadsheets and computerised financial ledgers.
- - Familiar with high volume data input into a computer system requiring both speed and accuracy.

**Desirable**

- - Relevant experience of working in a finance department
- - Previous accounts payable experience

### Specific Requirements

**Essential**

- Punctuality
- Able to be flexible with working pattens, which may include occasional evenings and weekends as determined by the needs of the service & key deadlines

### Evidence of partcicular knowledge, skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Working knowledge of MS Office products, specifically spreadsheets and e-mail
- Good Communication skills
- Relationship Building and team working skills.
- Able to work under pressure, prioritise and plan own workload to achieve team goals.
- Customer care experience / skills
- Problem solving skills.
- Demonstrates a strong performance against the Trust’s values in respect of: Patient Centred Compassion Respect Safety Excellence

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of VAT principles and application within the NHS

## Documents

- [ceo welcome letter (pdf, 83.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2883)
- [ulht staff networks (pdf, 13.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2739)
- [payment assistant jd ps (pdf, 200.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446226)
- [acceptable use of ai in personal statements (pdf, 95.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2953)

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