Cashier

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join The Dudley Group as a key part of our Accounts Receivable Department within the Finance Department based at Russell's Hall Hospital.
Our Finance Department has recently received the Future Focussed Finance (FFF) Accreditation Level 1 and is currently working towards Level 2.
The Accounts Receivable Team is responsible for securing the clinical and non-clinical income for the Trust, its subsidiary company Dudley Clinical Services Limited and its charity Dudley Group NHS Charity by communicating with colleagues to ensure all information is obtained in a timely manner to enable prompt invoice raising for services provided.
Working as part of the Cashiers team, you will provide a helpful point of contact for patients, visitors and staff at the hospital. You will make a positive contribution towards an atmosphere that ensures the needs of patients and visitors are dealt with fairly, embedding The Dudley Group values.
The role will require being office-based, located at Russells Hall Hospital., + Take the lead role for receiving, counting, checking and preparing for banking all monies received
+ Receipting of all income including but not limited to, cash, cheques, credit card transactions and on line receipts, including the issue of receipts and thank you correspondence
+ Allocation of appropriate income to debtor accounts within the Integra Sales Ledger
+ Uploading of bank statement data, and reconciliation of transactions within the Integra Cash Management system.
+ To act as the focal point for all visitors at the General Office window
+ Record Patients Property including cash and valuables for Russells Hall Hospital. To complete patients property documentation in accordance with Trust procedure and request payments for payments upon discharge
+ Issue petty cash together with patients travelling expenses in accordance with the NHS Hospital Travel Costs Scheme and the Trust Standing Financial Instructions, maintaining the petty cash system
+ Process and record applications for Trust Car Parking Value and Concessionary administration by cards
+ To issue follow up unpaid prescription debts, securing payments, and escalating where this is not achieved
+ To record, analyse and input data using Microsoft applications as appropriate
+ To liaise with other departments as necessary in the undertaking of the role

Working for our organisation
At the Dudley Group our patients and staff are at the heart of all that we do and that is to provide a world class service that aligns with our vision of "excellent health care, improved health for all". We are seeking to recruit staff who share our vision and values of making Dudley Group an incredible workplace.
We are committed to becoming a diverse and an inclusive employer and where people feel sense of belonging. Seeking to expand diversity within our teams, we positively encourage applications from under-represented groups such as ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQ+ groups. We are also under-represented in-terms of gender within nursing roles and we would welcome applications from people from male and non-binary backgrounds.
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust recognises the values and transferable skills that the Armed Forces community bring and recognise their compatibility with NHS roles.
We are committed to home life balance through flexible working and making reasonable adjustments where possible

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The scope of the role will involve the following:
+ Input data, from internal and external sources, into the Trust and Charity computerised systems and provide standard reports.
+ Provide support and information to the Accounts Receivable Manager. Responding to routine queries from staff, donors and customers as required.
+ Ensure that Trust and Charity policies, procedures and financial timescales are maintained.
+ Plans own daily workload, with effective scheduling of priority tasks. Works with little direct supervision, referring more complex queries to the Manager.
+ Administration of monthly ward safe collections in accordance with the Trust Patients Property and Money Policy
+ Collection of income from remote locations outside the General Office, including but not limited to, the Pharmacies and Ultrasound Department.
+ Reimbursement of floats for petty cash and stamp stocks held outside the General Office, in accordance with Trust procedures and Standing Financial Instructions.
Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK) are welcome and will be considered, dependant upon Job Role and Salary needed to meet the criteria for sponsorship, alongside all other applications. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here Work in the UK.
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RECRUITMENT EQUALITY STATEMENT
We are committed to equal opportunities and want to ensure our workforce is representative of the population we serve. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and diverse groups. It is essential we understand our demographics, in order that we can monitor our performance as an equal opportunity employer, as well as continuing to embed a culture of inclusivity across the organisation, which supports the active participation and contribution of our diverse staff groups in the Trusts decision making processes . On application the shortlisting manager will not see this criterion and therefore it cannot be part of their decision making. Please ensure you complete your equal opportunities questions for us and help us to make sure everyone is welcome.
The Trust is committed to employing and supporting people with disabilities. It is the Trust's policy to interview all candidates with a disability who meet the minimum 'essential' criteria as identified on the person specification. To ensure we know you have a disability, please inform us under the appropriate section on the application form. We welcome applications from the LGBTQ+ community and openly encourage people with different sexual orientation, gender identity and expression to apply to join our team. We promise to respect and encourage the use of all pronouns and will not purposefully mis-gender anyone.
We are governed by the public sector equality duties and by our values of Care, Respect and Responsibility to ensure we eliminate discrimination, harassment, victimisation and any other behaviour that is unlawful, undermines our core values and/or falls short of our Behaviour Framework. We want all of our staff to 'call out' any behaviour from colleagues, patients or visitors that constitutes the above and appropriate action be taken.
We will, at every opportunity, advance equality and inclusivity for all staff, at all levels within the organisation, by removing or minimising disadvantage, encouraging participation and taking all relevant steps to meet the needs of anyone who shares a protected characteristic. We will also foster good relations between persons who share a protected characteristic by tackling prejudice and promoting understanding at every opportunity.
We have staff Networks in place to help support staff experience of diverse staff groups and inform us on the actions, interventions and support what we need to put in place to improve the working lives and daily experiences of all colleagues and all teams. Anyone can join the networks and we take pride in having Allies as part of every network within the organisation.
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Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date. Please note, preference will be given to at risk employees.
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