Primary Care Network Finance Officer
| Posting date: | 14 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 June 2024 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG8 6PY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0220-24-0010-COR |
Summary
JOB PURPOSE To act as Finance Officer for Primary Integrated Community Services in its dealings with 11 local Primary Care Networks (PCNs). To act as a liaison source of information for the PCN Clinical Directors & Business Managers. Co-ordinate Finance information for each PCN under direction from the Clinical Director and Finance Manager. Ensure all available PCN funding is claimed in a timely manner and appropriately accounted for. To manage the supplier payments process. Be very organised and methodical working with the team to share PCN information and good practice across the other networks. Act as cover for the Finance Manager for periods of annual leave. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES The duties and responsibilities to be undertaken by the PCN Finance Officer may include any or all of the items in the following list, and any other duties deemed commensurate of this role. This includes: Produce invoices to request all necessary PCN funding from local ICBs and other providers. Prepare and submit monthly ARRS staff claims. Allocate incoming funds to correct PCN and undertake inter-company transfers of funds as appropriate. Produce monthly statements of income and expenditure for each PCN including forward projections. Liaising with the Clinical Directors, Business Managers, and the Finance Manager sourcing information and collating this for meetings. Attending regular meetings with PCN Clinical Directors & PCN representatives to present finance information. Keep accurate financial records using QuickBooks and Xero. Be a point of contact for various NHS bodies and work towards understanding the PCN obligations and maturing process over the next few years. A can-do attitude and knowledge of primary care to build upon would be advantageous. General role requirements This job description is not designed to be an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities but represents the current key areas of work. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder when necessary and in line with service developments. The post holder will: Ensure that PICS policies are adhered to within the post holders own work area, including proposing changes to working practices as a result of new guidelines or legislation. Have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships with all PICS staff, commissioners, and associated healthcare agencies at all levels. Initiating contact with and responding to, requests from team members, managers and associated healthcare agencies and providers. Personal/Professional Development: The post-holder will participate in any training programme implemented by PICS as part of this employment, such training to include: Participation in an annual individual performance review, including taking responsibility for maintaining a record of own personal and/or professional development. Taking responsibility for own development, learning and performance and demonstrating skills and activities to others who are undertaking similar work. Quality: The post-holder will strive to maintain quality within the Organisation, and will: Alert other team members to issues of quality and risk. Assess own performance and take accountability for own actions, either directly or under supervision. Contribute to the effectiveness of the team by reflecting on own and team activities and making suggestions on ways to improve and enhance the teams performance. Work effectively with individuals in other agencies to meet patients needs. Effectively manage own time, workload, and resources. Communication: The post-holder should recognise the importance of effective communication within the team and will strive to: Communicate effectively with other team members. Communicate effectively with patients and carers. Recognise peoples needs for alternative methods of communication and respond accordingly. Contribution to the Implementation of Services: The post-holder will: Apply PICS and PCN Practice policies, standards, and guidance. Discuss with other members of the team how the policies, standards and guidelines will affect own work. Participate in audit where appropriate. For more information, please see the supporting documents.