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Job overview

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has a vacancy for the role of Senior Management Accountant - Costing.

We are looking for a candidate who is keen to develop a career in NHS finance and we will actively support you with this. The successful candidate will work closely alongside Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Recovery and Project teams.

The role will provide support to the Assistant Finance Manager – Costing in managing the development and implementation of Service Level Reporting (SLR) and Patient Level Costing (PLICs), and will assist in the submission of the National Cost Collection (NCC). The Trust is expanding its costing function to support a programme of work focused on developing robust costing models and project financials, ultimately utilising data‑driven insights to inform decision‑making across the Trust and support the creation of a sustainable financial recovery pipeline.

Main duties of the job

• Assist and support the Assistant Finance Manager – Costing in the development and implementation of the Trust’s Patient Level Information Costing System (PLICS), Service Line Reporting (SLR) tools and the Costing Transformation Programme.
• Assist and support the successful submission of the yearly National Cost Collection whilst complying with national guidance and continuously improving the quality and accuracy of submitted data.
• Support the development of benchmarking and use benchmarking tools to aid efficiency and improvement within service areas; contribute to promoting the use of Model Hospital and other benchmarking tools.
• Where data quality issues are identified, work with finance, operational and clinical staff to cleanse, refine or manipulate data so it can be successfully incorporated into the costing system and meet costing standard requirements.
• Assist the Assistant Finance Manager – Costing with complex patient‑level analysis, provide appropriate data required for analysis and follow up on agreed actions.
• Assist with the provision and development of various reports designed to communicate PLICS/SLR information to operational managers, clinicians, divisional and Trust boards.
• Keep up to date with National Costing Standards, assist with their implementation and incorporation within the costing model.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

You would be joining a vibrant and enthusiastic Finance team at a challenging and interesting time with financial recovery and sustainability as a priority. Alongside the wider Finance department our teams are based at the Basingstoke site but currently benefit from hybrid working arrangements and are expected at times to travel to one of our other two sites.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £600 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [email protected].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a detailed view of the role.

The role is hybrid, splitting time between home and the Basingstoke finance office. Happy to discuss further during interview or at the offer stage.

If you would like further information please contact Jon Kaval, Deputy Director of Finance – Performance & Reporting [email protected].

Person specification

Training & Qualification

• Essential: Part qualified member of the CCAB body or equivalent experience.
• Essential: Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience.
• Desirable: Evidence of CPD.

Experience & Knowledge

• Essential: Understanding of NHS Finance regime.
• Essential: Experience of the production, analysis and presentation of complex financial information.
• Desirable: Production of annual NHS Reference Costs or Training Costs submission.

Skills & Ability

• Essential: Advanced user of IT including all Microsoft Office packages.
• Desirable: Knowledge of SQL.
• Desirable: Working knowledge of PLICs, Costing systems and the Costing Transformation Programme.

Our commitment to you

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part‑time working will be considered.

The paperwork

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID‑19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID‑19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email – please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it is essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over‑reliance on generic, AI‑generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

• JD & Person Spec - Senior Management Accountant - Costing Band 6 (PDF, 763.0 KB)
• HHFT Employee Rewards & Benefits (PDF, 723.8 KB)
• Tackling Climate Change at Hampshire Hospitals (PDF, 4.9 MB)