Costing Lead

1 week ago


London, United Kingdom Whittington Hospital NHS Trust Full time

1 Responsible for the delivery of a robust costing system that can be used to support clinical divisions and the finance team to identify efficiencies and ensure value for money is being provided to the NHS. 2 Responsible for the completion and submission of the Trusts annual national cost collection (NCC) 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. 3 To be the Trust expert in NHS costing and to continually review published national guidance 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 Continually review the quality of data provided/downloaded to the costing system, working closely with finance colleagues and information department to constantly improve and enhance the data. Undertaking audits as necessary to both the inputs and outputs of data. Ensuring the data that is provided is in line with current NHS guidance and where necessary making recommendations for improved data capture.
5 To work with key operational and clinical staff to continuously improve the Trusts Patient Level Costing (PLICS) system, for example to oversee the routine review of allocations and estimations that are used. 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 To prepare complex SLR reports to Trust senior executives and the Trust Board regarding the viability of clinical services to inform strategic executive decisions. 8 To work with Directors and Managers to provide innovative, comprehensive reports as required (often on an adhoc basis).
This may require attending meetings and presenting this information this may involve presenting complex, sensitive and contentious information to groups of managers and/or clinicians with recommendations for service changes. Skills will be required to negotiate and persuade managers where there are likely to be barriers to their understanding. 9 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 10 Review and analyse new guidance relating to NCC, Service Line Reporting and other regimes to assess the impact on the Trust, producing timetables for submissions in agreement with other parties involved. Report this information in required format to Directors and the Board.
11 Analyse and benchmark published data for the Trust against other similar organisations to gauge value for money and robustness of information. Use findings to update future processes and to inform best practice. 12 Work closely with managers and Directors to provide complex financial input into business cases, tenders and contracts, making financial judgements as necessary to meet service delivery requirements, and to assist in bids for service developments and improvements (both capital and revenue). 13 Day to day management of the costing accountant.
14 Responsible for ongoing development of the PLICS system including any required upgrades or developments


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