Head of Costing & Service-Line Reporting

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

About
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people.
We also provide some specialist services for a wider population, including renal services in Medway and Maidstone and a cardiac service for all of Kent based at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford.
Our Vision and Values
We have a national and international reputation for delivering high quality specialist care, particularly in cancer, kidney disease, stroke and vascular services.
We value and pursue excellence in research and innovation . Our Trust has been ranked first in Kent for clinical research studies, as well as consistently recruiting high numbers of patients into research trials.
As a teaching Trust we play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, working closely with local universities and Kings College University in London.
We\’re on an exciting journey of transformation, with a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there\’s never been a better time to join us.

Key Details

• Location: Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, CT1 3NG
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week
• Salary: £53,755 – £60,504 per annum
• Grade: NHS AfC: Band 8a
• Main Area: Corporate

Job Overview
The postholder will be a qualified accountant (CCAB or CIMA), having overall responsibility for managing the costing team and will lead the delivery and production of the East Kent Hospitals National Cost Collection and other costing returns and ensure their timely submission. The post holder will provide timely and accurate Service Line Reporting (SLR) reports to support decision making in the Trust and will also work closely with the Information team for the resolution of data quality challenges. The post holder will be an active member of the Trust\’s Senior Finance Management Team, responsible for providing management, training, motivation, leadership and development to the Trust\’s finance team.

Main Duties Are As Follows

• Responsible for the completion and submission of the Trust\’s annual National Schedule of Reference Costs 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.
• To liaise with NHSE/I appointed auditors for the NCC providing evidence and back up of data sources, procedures and methodology used in the supply of information to the board and external agencies.
• 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.
• 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.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities Are As Follows:

• Responsible for the completion and submission of the Trust\’s annual National Schedule of Reference Costs.
• To be the Trust expert in Patient Level Information Costing system (PLICS) and act as the main point of contact to the Care groups for all costing and profitability related issues.
• Continually review the Approved Costing guidance issued by NHSE/I to ensure the costing principles are adhered to.
• Analyse the complex outputs from costing returns and communicate this complex information to managers.
• Deliver training and formal presentation sessions when required.
• Support the development and maintenance of the costing strategy, policies and procedures.
• Ensure a prompt response to any other ad hoc requests that may arise.
• Able to work independently and with significant freedom to act.
• Will be required to attend meetings across the organisation with colleagues at varying levels of seniority up to Board-level Directors.

Applicant Requirements
Essential Criteria

• Full CCAB / CIMA qualified, in exceptional circumstances qualification by relevant experience may be acceptable.
• Evidence of CPD.
• Costing experience in a complex environment.
• Practical experience of producing high level management information and report writing.
• Experience of staff management including staff development.

Desirable Criteria

• Costing in an Acute NHS environment.

Contact Information

• Name: Andrew Green
• Job Title: Senior Finance Projects Manager
• Email: (email protected)
• Telephone: 01227 863037

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