Assistant Accountant

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 31 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Finance Officer to join the Financial Services Team on a temporary 10-month contract. The role is based in Regent Point, Gosforth and supports the Accounts Receivable functions, ensuring invoices are processed accurately and on time.

You will need prior experience in a busy finance office, strong communication and organisational skills, and the ability to handle deadlines while maintaining VAT compliance and financial procedures.

Qualifications

• Numerate education background and/or relevant accounting experience.
• Experience in a busy finance department.
• Knowledge of NHS and non-NHS legislation affecting financial work.
• Ability to supervise junior staff and work across teams.

Responsabilités

• Support day-to-day operations of the Financial Services department to deliver high-quality service.
• Work flexibly to meet the needs of various Financial Services teams.
• Ensure transactions are processed in a timely manner.
• Work on collection or payment of monies relating to the Trust’s activities.
• Provide supervisory support to Band 3 and Band 2 colleagues.

Connaissances

Communication skills

Planning

Organisational skills

NHS legislation understanding

Formation

Accounting Technician status / CCAB progression

Outils

Finance systems

Description du poste

Main area 317 Financial Services - Corporate Grade Band 4 Contract 10 months (to cover secondment until 08 November 2027) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 317-2026-43-01-DR

Site Regent Point Town 317 Regent Point Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 10/11/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Financial Services Team on a temporary 10 month contract within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience working within a busy finance office and will demonstrate outstanding communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, together with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality customer service.

You will be able to work effectively under pressure, managing priorities and meeting tight deadlines while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. A proactive and adaptable approach is essential, along with the flexibility to respond positively to evolving working practices and service requirements.

The post is based within the Accounts Receivable Department and will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services Team. The post holder will contribute to the delivery of a consistently high-quality financial service to the Trust, helping to ensure the timely processing and payment of invoices while maintaining accuracy and compliance with VAT regulations and financial procedures.

Please note that this post will be based at Regent Point, Gosforth. However, successful applicants may be required to work across other Trust sites, including the Freeman Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), to meet service needs.

Main duties of the job

• Monitor outstanding debts and support the recovery of overdue balances.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and payment queries from patients, suppliers, commissioners, and other external organisations.
• Ensure financial transactions are processed accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Maintain debtor records and financial information on relevant finance systems.
• Liaise effectively with colleagues across the Trust to resolve financial queries and support service improvements.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To support the day-to-day operations of the Financial Services department ensuring the delivery of a consistently high-quality service to the Trust
• To work flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various Financial Services Department teams
• To ensure that transactions relating to the Trust’s activities are processed in a timely manner
• To work flexibly and actively assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the Trust’s Activities
• To take immediate action in any remedial adjustments required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trust’s activities
• To provide support to departmental managers and other finance staff
• To provide supervisory support to Band 3 and Band 2 Financial Services colleagues

Interview Date Tuesday 10 November 2026

37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Accounting Technician status or be progressing towards a CCAB accountancy qualification or NVQ Level 4 in a numerate subject or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

• A good level of education in a numerate subject
• Experience in a Finance Department of a busy organisation
• A detailed understanding of accounting procedures
• Knowledge of NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it effects own area of work
• A good working knowledge of financial and non-financial computer systems
• Previous NHS Finance experience
• Show the ability to supervise junior staff

Skills & Abilities

• Able to work autonomously to manage own workload and change priorities as necessary to achieve key tasks, although with advice available if required
• Good communication, planning and organisational skills are essential
• Ability to be able to work independently or part of a team, to ensure strict deadlines are adhered to
• Ability to understand NHS and non-NHS legislation and how it affects own area of work

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.