Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Finance
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
337-NP-8797MS
Employer
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northwick Park Hospital
Town
Harrow
Salary
£31,081 - £33,665 Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust logo

Financial and Treasury Assistant

Band 4

Careers at #LNWH

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

  • Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
  • St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
  • Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
  • Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.  

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH

Find out more about Our HEART values

Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits

Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy

We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.

Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.

  • H onesty
  • E quity
  • A ccountability
  • R espect
  • T eamwork

These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.  If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

This is a permanent role which will provide support to the Financial Control and Treasury department. 

The post holder will provide a high-quality cashiering service to patients, staff and customers, and deal with patient fares and patient’s property in accordance with agreed principles. This function is essential in helping to ensure the Trust has sufficient cash to meet financial liabilities.

 They will also support the Capital and Financial Accounting team in carrying out a range of financial accounting duties to ensure that the general ledger is accounted for promptly and accurately in line with Standing Financial Instructions.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

·        Provide a personal service to staff and patients for the issuing of petty cash, patient’s fares and minor staff reimbursements and ensure the Trust records are updated in a timely and accurate manner.

 ·        Deal with patients from overseas, when accepting income from chargeable patients.

 ·     Responsible for contacting the Trust’s bankers in the course of obtaining authorisation for payments made by credit / debit cards.

 ·        Responsible for recording details of all receipts and payments made by the Cashiers office, onto the Trust’s financial ledger systems.

 ·   Responsible for receipting and banking Trust income and prepares documentation in preparation for submission to the bank.

 ·     Prepare and distribute manual cheques in respect of Salaries and Wages payments, and creditor payments which are considered urgent.

 ·        To assist with audits being conducted in the Financial Accounting office and contribute to the implementation of recommendations made.

 · To perform calculations and verifying authorisation on the reimbursement of petty cash and ensuring that VAT is calculated correctly on all cashiering transactions.

 ·       Provide cover for all cashier sites within the Trust as and when required.

 

Working for our organisation

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

•             Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK

•             St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease

•             Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice

•             Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre. 

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to NVQ level 4 standard
  • 5 GCSEs including Maths and English or equivalent qualification
  • Passed the ECDL modules or comparable experience
Desirable criteria
  • ● Studying towards AAT/CCAB

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience working in a financial environment
  • Knowledge of accounting procedures
  • Experience of working to tight deadlines
  • Experienceof computerised accounting systems
  • Experience managing and prioritising a busy workload
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in the NHS
  • Knowledge of general ledger

Skills , Abilities and Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Highly numerate with good technical skills
  • Competency in spreadsheet skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and capable of working on your own initiative with minimum supervision
  • To communicate effectively with all levels of staff both written and oral
  • Ability to prepare clear and accurate information
  • Good organisation skills
  • Strong customer focus
  • Flexible and reliable

HEART Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate commitment to Trust HEART values – Honesty, Equity, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerArmed Forces Covenant

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Faisal Zaidi
Job title
Financial and Capital Accountant
Email address
[email protected]
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies