Patient Level Costing Accountant

at  University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

The post holder will be instrumental in the development of and then periodic production of Patient Level Costing Information, providing robust financial information to the Head of Costing. This will be an important role in ensuring the Trust is producing accurate Patient Level Costing and annual National Cost Collection data.

This is a senior post within the Costing department and therefore the post holder will be expected, at times, to work on their own initiative providing high level support to the Head of Costing.

• Please be advised that we intend to hold interviews for this position on Wednesday 16th October 2024 and a short presentation will be required as part of the interview process.
• We strongly recommend that you evidence how you have met the skills requirement in the supporting information *

Assist in the regular production of internal patient level costing information for the Trust and in the annual production and submission of the National Cost Collection to NHS England. Provide full support to the Head of Costing in relation to this and share outputs with relevant parties.
Have lead responsibility for the accurate collation of all activity for all of the datasets required for the costing process, both for internal and external reporting. Upload activity into the relevant SQL database tables and reconcile to source data values in a timely manner.
Take an active role in improving data quality. Be proactive in the resolution of any inconsistencies and incompleteness of data that may occur by using dashboard data quality reports and data validation reports held within the costing system. Investigate issues and take corrective action and reload datasets as necessary.
Responsible for training end users (e.g. Finance colleagues, Clinicians and Operational Managers) in using the output tool for the Patient Level Costing System. This could relate to navigation of the system and guidance on setting up new reports / layouts for analysis.
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence ® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation’s core values.
Responsible for providing exception analysis from the Patient Level Costing System to the Head of Costing. This could include comparative analysis and benchmarking analysis.
Attendance at internal and external costing meetings.
Identify and action routine and ad-hoc information requests from Finance Teams, Operational Managers and end users as appropriate.
Respond to and resolve queries from finance teams and end users on information and output issues in liaison with the Head of Costing.
Responsible for the day-to-day line management of any Regional or National Trainees who work in the Costing Team.
Responsible for providing comprehensive financial/activity based analysis of Group/Specialty Service Line financial positions to the Head of Costing. This could include comparative analysis and benchmarking analysis.
Utilise expertise, experience, knowledge and skills to manipulate databases and design spreadsheets that analyse costing output which can be disseminated to Trust Managers when required.
Lead on service development in the role’s own specialist areas, proposing changes to procedures and policies operated within the Costing Department and ensure that the work that they undertake complies with NHSE Approved Costing Guidance. Improve and streamline existing processes and systems to promote greater efficiency and effectiveness to ensure processes are robust and well documented.
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