Job Description:
Financial Administrator
Shockerwick House Care Home, Lower Shockerwick, Bath BA1 7LL
CQC rating: Good
Carehome.co.uk rating: 9.8/10
Salary - £25,447 - £32,604
Permanent contract - 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday 0830 -1630
Welcome bonus: £1000*
Shockerwick House is an historic building that has been lovingly converted into a care facility, offering nursing and residential care, convalescence, palliative, short stays for a minimum of one week and day care.
Shockerwick House is located on the outskirts of Bath’s World Heritage Site. The magnificent 17th century house is set in twelve acres of wheelchair friendly gardens, with an orangery and vegetable plot. The beautifully appointed rooms offer plenty of areas for residents to relax or socialise in. The home has a secure entry and exit system and a 24-hour call system so that residents feel safe and secure. All bedrooms have their own TV and telephone.
Special diets are catered for and the home has magnificent, oak-panelled dining rooms. Hot and cold options are included and snacks and drinks are available throughout the day and night.
Relaxation sessions, manicures and foot spas are just a few of the many additional benefits of life at Shockerwick House, with arts and crafts and musical afternoons being some of the activities that residents have embraced.
We make health happen
Here at Bupa we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You’ll help us make health happen by:
1. Using bespoke software to raise invoices, process income including cash allocation, complete banking and take appropriate action in relation to debt management.
2. Liaising with Local and Health Authorities to ensure appropriate information and payment is received.
3. Ensuring correct and complete documentation including Terms and Conditions are provided and recorded for all admissions.
4. Safeguarding monies on behalf of residents and funds raised by the home, recording and reconciling transactions to bank statements.
5. Ensuring effective administration of purchasing and supplier payments, management of petty cash transactions and replenishment.
6. Processing of employee related information and payroll to ensure staff information and payments are accurate and timely.
7. Providing clerical support to the Home Manager, including letter writing, memos and local management reporting.
8. Maintaining a well-ordered filing system, stationary replenishment and personnel file management.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
You’ve worked as a Financial Administrator before with experience in providing excellent customer service and you’ll have a friendly manner both face to face and over the phone. You’re approachable, organised, have an eye for detail and the ability to build strong relationships with our residents, their families and internal/external teams. You're dedicated, efficient and can handle a varied workload, and importantly, your caring attitude underpins everything you do - to make a real difference to people’s lives.
Benefits
Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.
Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
9. My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support
10. Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350
11. Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes
12. 28 days holiday
13. We offer a sick pay scheme to our frontline teams, as an addition to statutory sick pay, to help provide some reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
14. Long service - For every milestone at Bupa we will reward you with ecards, extra holidays and money!
15. Free meal on every shift
16. Interest-free annual travel loan to enable the purchase of public transport annual season tickets
17. We offer a range of Bupa pension plans – find out more on our career site
18. Parental leave - We have schemes for adoption, birth parents and co parents -find out more on our career site
19. Menopause Plan - Specifically designed to empower women to seek advice, choose their treatment and take control of their health
20. Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK
Why Bupa?
We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.