Accountancy Assistant

The job entails working at both hospital site cashiering offices, Freeman and RVI, and Regent Point.
The role will involve the handling and safeguarding of petty cash. The role will also require dealing with internal departments and patients to aid effective use of petty cash. You will need to manage and store patient valuables and money safely and securely.
This role will require good attention to detail, organisation and money handling experience.
You will be required to perform reconciliations, review financial documents and check approval of signatories.
You will be working within the Financial Services Team ensuring the accurate recording of transactions, correct application of VAT.
This post is a generic role within the Financial Services team. The successful candidate will work within the Financial Services Team Tech and Cashiering department, however in times of need could be required to work in other sections of the wider Financial Services team.
+ Interview date: 11 October 2024
+ 37 hours 30 minutes/week
+ You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy, This is an excellent opportunity to join the Financial Services Team.
The successful candidate will work within Financial Services and contribute towards a high-quality service.
You should ideally have experience of working in a busy finance office environment and will possess excellent communication and organisational skills and will possess a real commitment to excellent service delivery. You must be capable of working to tight deadlines whilst ensuring consistency and accuracy. An enthusiastic and energetic approach to work along with an acceptance of work flexibility and continuously changing working practices is essential.
Please note that this post could be based at one of the following Trust Sites

• Regent Point Gosforth,


• Freeman Hospital,


• Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The successful applicant could be expected to work across all departments within Financial Services across all three sites., + To assist in the day to day operation of the Financial Services department
ensuring the delivery of a consistently high quality service to the Trust
+ To work flexibly as required to meet the needs of the various Financial Services Department teams
+ To assist in the co-ordination and control of activities within Financial Services
+ To ensure that transactions relating to the Trust's activities are processed in a timely manner
+ To work flexibly and actively assist in the collection or payment of monies relating to the Trust's Activities
+ To take immediate action in any remedial adjustments required to ensure the accurate financial recording of the Trust's activities.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team., Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.