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Senior Accountant (Costing & Analytics) – NHS Borders
Agenda for Change Band 7 £48,788 - £56,747 per annum (pay award pending)
Full Time (37 hours)
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a qualified/final stage (CCAB/CIMA) with a specialist interest in costing to develop and implement the Health Board’s approach to patient-level costing and finance analytics.
About the Role
You will work closely with Finance Business Partners, Clinicians, Service Management and other support functions to develop a new costing model which links patient activity to costs, and to report on the outputs of this costing model.
Working with the Senior Finance Manager you will help modernise the directorate’s approach to business analytics and support quality improvement within the directorate, including review of how information is gathered, stored and utilised.
You will be responsible for preparing annual costing returns which report on the Board’s costs and activity and will take a lead on financial benchmarking, comparing the costs of NHS Borders with other similar healthcare organisations.
What we are looking for
We are looking for an individual with a desire to influence how health services are delivered by working collaboratively with clinicians to understand and model the costs and activities of patient level treatment and service delivery.
You will have a previous experience in managing complex financial and non-financial data together with a high level of IT literacy and a strong understanding of cost accounting and business analytics.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a collaborative approach to working with stakeholders to improve the use of data analysis to drive decision-making.
About the Board/Region
NHS Borders is responsible for the provision of health services to the population of the Scottish Borders. The Scottish Borders is one of the least densely populated areas within mainland Scotland with a population of around 116,000 people spread across over 4,700 km2.
Our services cover primary care, community, mental health, maternity and acute healthcare. Facilities include a district general hospital (Melrose), four community hospitals, and more than twenty other separate health centres and other facilities.
Our new organisational strategy sets out the Board’s strategic vision and our aspirations for how we will strengthen the delivery of high quality, efficient and effective health services to meet the needs of our population. In this role you will work closely with our senior finance team to support improvement in the directorate’s costing and analytics and how this is used to in the development of plans to enable delivery of this vision.
Other Relevant Information
This post is suitable for hybrid working. The main base(s) of work will be at Newstead and Borders General Hospital, Scottish Borders.
The successful applicant will be expected to operate in line with NHS Borders values.
To arrange an informal visit or for a discussion about this opportunity please contact:
Samantha Harkness, Senior Finance Manager, NHS Borders: sam.harkness@nhs.scot
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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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