Deputy Directorate Accountant

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The Region’s only Finance team dedicated to Clinical Research in the NHS is recruiting.  An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, and flexible professional to join our team as a Deputy Directorate Accountant in a newly created role.

Newcastle Hospitals manages circa £30 million of Clinical Research per annum across a complete spectrum of clinical specialties.

It is unique in the area in having large infrastructure grants for the Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical Research Facility, Experimental Cancer Medicines Centre, hosting the Local Clinical Research Network, as well as a significant portfolio of NIHR funded research programmes and commercial research.

The Deputy Directorate Accountant will play a key role in the day to day management of Research Finance, monthly reporting, and as ensuring contractual requirements for all research agreements are met.

The role is based at Regent Point in Gosforth, with parking available or easy access to the Regent Centre metro and bus interchange We offer agile and flexible working to support work-life balance and provide a supportive and inclusive team environment with opportunities to thrive and develop.

• Interview Date Wednesday, 15 May 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.

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The successful postholder will support the Directorate Accountant in all aspects of Research Finance:

• Co-ordinating month end reporting
• Developing strong relationships with budget holders, providing advice and support on all finance aspects including identification of any risk.
• Preparation of forecasts, budgets, and annual returns.
• Liaison with external bodies
• Local Clinical Research Network / Regional Research Delivery Network reporting
• Quarterly and annual reporting on infrastructure grants and research grants
• Process improvement
• Support to strategic work
• Deputising for the Directorate Accountant where appropriate

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

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.