Discharge Officer

4 weeks ago

Luton, United Kingdom Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

Join a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As well as offering a competitive salary, annual leave and pension package the Trust prides itself on providing a varied and wide range of staff benefits. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and professional Finance Systems Analyst who is not afraid of the fast paced environment. If you are looking for a challenging, interesting and dynamic role, where things can change very quickly Finance is the right place for you. You will join an enthusiastic, driven and caring team in a friendly, professional working environment where no two days are ever the same.

We are looking for an individual who is committed, compassionate and self-motivated, able to work well within a team and under pressure. We are looking for a friendly professional with excellent communication skills, ability to form good partnerships, and confident in dealing with difficult situations. You will join a modern and progressive Trust that believes that helping to keep our staff healthy and happy is one of our key responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

To support the finance department in the day to day provision of financial, budgeting, purchasing, service line reporting and associated systems to the Trust

Working for our organisation

Our Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Travel between hospital sites will be required.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide first line support to users for system administration related queries and requests for training. To assist in the day to day tasks of maintaining the financial and procurement systems, providing support to the users, ensuring system security and data integrity is kept. To report and extract data from the Trusts financial system both routinely and on an ad hoc basis, using available reporting packages with possible further analysis in Microsoft Excel. To support the delivery of any upgrades/projects managed by the Projects Senior Lead and play an active role in the implementation of finance systems. To assist in system and process reviews to ensure systems are fully exploited in the delivery of an effective, efficient and high quality financial management and accounting service to users. To liaise with users to assess operational requirements and problems, and to assess training needs, and the delivery of appropriate solutions. Liaise with members of the department to provide information and perform system processes to deadlines. Feedback to Financial Controller and Projects Senior Lead regularly on progress and any issues in day to day tasks.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Minimum of 5 GCSE’s Grades A-C (9-4) including maths and English or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Level 3 or equivalent Working towards an Accountancy/Business Qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience/background in working with finance systems Experienced user of MS Excel

Desirable criteria

An understanding of the impact of other finance sections on the financial reports and of accounting procedures within the NHS

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Ability to organise and prioritise Ability to work to strict timetables Able to investigate and find solutions to problems Ability to deal with users in a sensitive and diplomatic way Good written and communication skills Ability to work both individually and as part of a team

Desirable criteria

Working knowledge of Unit4 ERP/ Agresso finance system Knowledge of financial and accounting procedures

Personal

Essential criteria

Creative and Flexible Enthusiastic and self-aware Open/Reflective/Warm Team focussed Reliable, Adaptable and Dependable

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