Costing Accountant

Following the integration of the finance functions across Hounslow & Richmond Community Healthcare (HRCH) and Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust (KHFT), an exciting Costing Accountant opportunity has become available in the Income, Costing and Contracts team.

The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Costing Accountant in the maintenance and reporting of Patient Level Costing (PLICS) models for Service Line Reporting and National Cost Collection exercises., The post holder will be responsible for supporting the Senior Costing Accountant in the maintenance of the Trust Patient Level Costing (PLICS) model for Service Line Reporting and National Cost Collection exercises. This role includes extensive work on disseminating the information in suitable formats to colleagues at all levels within the Trust.

The role requires the postholder to cover all aspects of the job description across KHFT and HRCH but will have particular emphasis on the development of the HRCH costing support.

The postholder will support the wider Income & Costing team with expert knowledge of appropriate costing and use of standard cost information and will engage in a range of analysis and benchmarking to broaden the information available.

The post holder will be based at Thames House in Teddington but the role offers agile working arrangements, with approximately 50% office based and 50% working from home. The role may include travel to other sites, including Kingston Hospital.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year across its region, whilst Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust provides community health services to people registered with GPs in the London boroughs of Hounslow and Richmond, providing high-quality healthcare in people's homes and convenient local clinics.

Better Together is a collaboration between Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

We achieved Future Focused Finance Level 1 accreditation. Also earned accreditation with all the major accountancy bodies as well as the Promoting Good Practice Award from the London Skills Development Network in recognition of our commitment to training and personal development. We demonstrate this through good track record of existing team members gaining internal promotions and going to achieving successful careers within NHS Finance.

The Finance Department is professional and forward-looking. We aim to provide financial expertise as an equal partner in the management process of the Trust, which seeks to provide the best possible patient care. To achieve all financial duties and maintain good governance arrangements to safeguard Trust assets. To adopt best practice with Finance Staff Development to be the employer of first choice.