Booking Admissions Officer

Job overview

The role has been designed specifically with the objective of providing the post holder with the relevant qualifications, practical experience, and support to progress from band 5 to band 6 across an agreed period (dependent on the experience and completion of professional accountancy qualification of the successful candidate).

Financial Analyst(/progression to Senior Financial Analyst) will be an integral part of the Division, providing high quality and timely financial advice and support to multidisciplinary Divisional and Directorate teams (including clinicians, ward managers and budget holders) to enable the delivery of the Hospital’s financial objectives:

• Generating and producing monthly budget statements and financial reports, in accordance with the Trust agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.
• To participate in and co-ordinate the setting of the Hospital Directorates revenue budgets
• To assist in the training of budget holders and managers in budgetary management and control.
• To assist in the training and development of individuals within MI&A team.
• The post holder will provide support to the divisional Finance Business Partner and senior MI&A team as part of both business-as-usual financial reporting and specific projects.
• Cross-divisional working will be a key part of this role and the post-holder will be required to

Undertake regular or ad-hoc pieces of work across the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Financial Objectives:

• Generating and producing monthly budget statements and financial reports, in accordance with the Trust agreed timetables and departmental policies and procedures.
• To participate in and co-ordinate the setting of the income budgets
• To assist in the training of budget holders and managers in budgetary management and control.
• To assist in the training and development of individuals within MI&A team.
• The post holder will provide support to the Finance Business Partner – Income and senior MI&A team as part of both business-as-usual financial reporting and specific projects.
• Cross-divisional working will be a key part of this role and the post-holder will be required to undertake regular or ad-hoc pieces of work across the Trust.
• Working in conjunction with the Costing analyst to allow a sharing of knowledge, processes and experiences.

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD: B rilliant people, O utstanding care, L eaders in Research, Innovation and Education, D iversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.