Assistant Costing and Income Accountant

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an Assistant Costing and Income Accountant to assist with financial reporting and analysis. The role involves supporting the development of the Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS) and the national costs collection submission. Candidates should have a keen interest in NHS financial processes and capacity for analytical work. This position is full-time and permanent, based in Croydon.

Qualifications

• Support development of Service-line Reporting (SLR) and Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS).
• Assist with annual National Costs Collection submission.
• Provide support for income analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop systems understanding to drive efficiency and quality.
• Improve SLR/PLICS dashboards with clinical inputs.
• Model impact on profitability of community tariffs.

Job description

Overview

Full Time, Permanent, Band 4

The primary responsibility for the Assistant Costing and Income Accountant is to support the development of Service-line Reporting (SLR) and Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS). Support the completion of the annual National Costs Collection submission for the Trust. Provide support to Head of Income on income analysis, invoicing and queries including journal input and period end queries.

Responsibilities

• Support on the development of the Patient-level Information and Costing System (PLICS) with the aims: an understanding of patient-level costs at all levels of the organisation in order to drive improvements in efficiency and quality in service delivery, and the development of prices for NHS work not covered by the National Tariff Payment System (NTPS) and for non-NHS work.
• Support on the improvement of the PLICS and SLR dashboards, through discussion with clinical, nursing and operational leads.
• Support in producing SLR/PLICS for Community Services and model impact upon profitability of community tariffs and associated income tariffs where applicable.
• Provide support on the annual National Costs Collection submission for the Trust and assist the Head of Income with income analysis, invoicing and queries including journal input and period end queries.

About Croydon Health Services

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced staff take care of people of all ages across the borough of Croydon.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.

How to apply

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Ahad Abdul
Job title: Assistant Director of Finance - Business Services
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 020284013000