Financial Services Officer

NHS National Services Scotland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a part-time Financial Services Officer in Inverness. This role involves supporting financial processes, managing patient income and expenditure, and requires strong organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate will have office experience and understanding of financial software. Key benefits include an NHS pension and annual leave entitlement.

Benefits

Generous NHS pension scheme

Annual incremental salary progression

Generous annual leave entitlement

NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Must have excellent organization skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills are required.
• Attention to detail is crucial.
• Experience in an office environment is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office is required.
• Ability to learn new systems is necessary.
• Must be able to work effectively in a team setting.
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the Financial Services Support Team Leader in various tasks.
• Ensure allocation of all income and expenditure on the patient monies system.
• Action payments on Bankline to clients’ accounts.

Skills

Excellent organization skills

Good communication skills (written and oral)

Attention to detail

Previous office experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite

Ability to learn new systems

Teamwork

Effective communication with staff at all levels

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking to recruit a part time Financial Services Officer for the Financial Services team based at New Craigs, Inverness. The postholder will work two consecutive days, Thursdays and Fridays.

This post provides vital support to the Financial Services Support Team Leader by undertaking a variety of tasks. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring allocation of all income and expenditure received and recorded on our patient monies system Trojan.

The post holder will also action payments on Bankline to clients’ personal accounts and record within the relevant systems. In this role it is critical to have good communication skills as you will be dealing with patients, staff, and community based clients, and also support workers face to face.

There could also be a requirement to move between functions periodically.

What we would want from you

• Candidates must have excellent organisation skills,
• Good communication skills both written and oral,
• Attention to detail,
• Previous experience of working in an office environment,
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of software is required, along with the ability to carry out finance tasks using accounting software,
• Ability to learn new systems,
• Ability to work as part of a team,
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.

Benefits we offer you

• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• NHS discounts and much more

Next Steps

Our recruitment process for this post is online, except for the interview stage, which will be in-person.

For more information please contact Donald MacKenzie; tel: [phone]; email: [e-mail]

This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa or a Health and Care Worker visa. NHS Highland is unable to provide candidates with a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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