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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Directorate Accountant
Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 09-Nov-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Regent Point
- Town
- 317 Regent Point
- Postcode
- NE3 3HD
- Major / Minor Region
- Tyne and Wear
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (Band 7)
Specialty
- Main area
- 317 Finance R&D - Delivery Post Award
- Interview date
- 19/11/2025
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
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, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Region’s only Finance team dedicated to Clinical Research in the NHS is recruiting.
This is a rare opportunity for a highly motivated and flexible professional to join our team as a Directorate Accountant.
Newcastle Hospitals has a strong reputation worldwide for leading groundbreaking research in healthcare with a vast portfolio of studies, we are in the top three commercial research study sites in the country. We manage circa £40 million of Clinical Research funding per annum across a complete spectrum of clinical specialties including research into the use of AI and cell therapy.
We are unique in the country, 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 having significant portfolio of NIHR funded research programmes.
The Directorate Accountant will lead in the day-to-day management of the Research Finance Team, monthly reporting, and ensuring contractual requirements for all research agreements are met. This is a pivotal role in the organisation to support research with the postholder working closely with colleagues, both in finance and those working in research across the region.
The role is based at Regent Point in Gosforth. 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.
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The successful postholder will support the Research Finance Manager in all aspects of Research Finance:
- Lead and manage a team of 7 finance staff
- Month end and year end reporting
- Preparation of forecasts, budgets, and annual returns
- Developing strong relationships with budget holders, providing advice and support on all finance aspects including identification of any risk
- 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
- Interview Date Wednesday 19 November 2025
- 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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Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• 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.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To deputise for the Finance Manager R&D
- To ensure the provision of a high quality financial management service for all Trust Research and Development income and expenditure
- To work closely with principal investigators and the research management team, providing timely and accurate information and advice to facilitate the effective monitoring and management of Trust led grants and to support the decision making process
- To play a significant role in the formulation of the Trust’s annual budget
- To ensure that financial controls are maintained within Corporate Governance guidelines
Person specification
Skill
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate complex, sensitive or contentious information to a range of audiences using a range of different communication methods
- Ability to analyse, interpret and make judgements involving complex facts and situations
- Staff management experience and the ability to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
Desirable criteria
- Presentation skills/experience of public speaking
- Experience of report writing
Experience
Essential criteria
- Substantial experience in the finance department of a complex organisation
- Demonstrable experience in management accounting, including ability to provide detailed guidance and advice to finance and non-finance managers within own area
- Professional accountancy qualification or equivalent knowledge, experience and expertise
- Evidence of participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS finance experience at a senior level
- Previous NHS R&D Finance experience
- An in depth understanding of NHS Research funding streams and the role of NIHR (National Institute for Health Research)
- ECDL or equivalent experience
Attitude / Aptitude
Essential criteria
- Able to work autonomously to agreed objectives
- Ability to make judgements involving highly complex facts and situations
- Flexible approach is required to fulfil the duties of the role
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good level of education in a numerate subject
- In depth specialist and practical knowledge of the NHS Finance Regime and NHS Research and Development funding streams in particular
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha Moat
- Job title
- Directorate Accountant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2137338
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