Finance Manager - Research Funding & Clinical Research Network

As 2022 HFMA large team of the year, The Newcastle Hospitals Research Finance Team offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the future of healthcare. The team forms part of the wider Finance Directorate, with a specific focus on supporting research across the Trust and North East and North Cumbria (NENC). As a Finance Manager you will form part of this award-winning team, contributing your skills and experience to provide financial oversight for the NIHR in Newcastle. You will support research applications, commercial contracting, collaborative contracting and financial management of key awards including oversight of the NENC Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). This is a key role within the Team; working alongside a second finance manager and the wider team you will contribute to the delivery of the Trust and RRDN Research Strategy by delivering an excellent finance function. The team is proud to deliver a professional, high-quality service within the Trust and look forward to welcoming you!

• Interview Date Thursday 12 December 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, You will manage a small team, covering costing of contracts, bids and allocations, month end closedown and process, reporting both internally and externally to NIHR, quarterly and annually.You will have a key role in the development and maintenance of the Trust's Research Costing and applications process to ensure Trust Costs are appropriately covered and financial risk is minimised.
• Deputise for the Assistant Director of Finance and Clinical Board Finance Manager in areas relating to Research Costing.
• Provide professional finance support for Research applications.
• To develop and maintain a costing model/process to be used during Research applications to ensure that Trust costs are appropriately covered.
• To be the key point of contact for provision of costing information and funding advice to the Newcastle Joint Research Office and to Research Project Leads during the application process and award stage.
• Utlise your knowledge and skills to support the Assistant Director of Finance and Clinical Board Finance Manager with key pieces of work such as business cases.
• Work Flexibly with the Finance Manager (post award) to ensure a robust financial management function is maintained.
• To liaise with Research Clinical Director, Deputy Medical Directors, Trust Executive Directors, consultant / senior clinicians, Newcastle Joint Research Office, Trust Research Finance team, Research Leads, and other Research staff as appropriate.
  
  Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
o Freeman Hospitalo Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)o Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)o Newcastle Dental Hospitalo Newcastle Fertility Centreo Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbriao Northern Genetics Serviceo Cramlington Manor Walks These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.