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Finance Apprentice

Employer
NHS England Apprenticeships
Location
Birmingham
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
30 Jun 2022

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Job summary

Are you looking to start your Finance career within the NHS? Are you enthusiastic and keen to study whilst learning new skills? Can you demonstrate our Trust Values Kind, Connected Bold?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice Finance Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team here at University Hospitals Birmingham.

Working as part of the Finance Team, we are offering a role that will link valuable NHS experience and knowledge, with working towards the Assistant Accountant Apprenticeship Standard, alongside a nationally recognised qualification (AAT Advanced Diploma in Accounting). This Trust supported programme will run over an 18-month contracted period. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week.

There will also be the opportunity to apply for appropriate positions within the organisation on completion of the Apprenticeship.

Full training will be given on Finance systems.

We offer a package which includes a salary allowance of 10,000 per annum, for the first 12 months of the Apprenticeship programme. Payment thereafter is 10,000 per annum or in accordance with age as determined by the National Minimum Wage Regulations. New apprentices will be employed on statutory terms and conditions.

You will be over 16 and have been resident in the UK/EU for the last 3 years.

Please do not apply if you have already achieved an AAT level 3 or higher Finance qualification as you will not be eligible for this Apprenticeship scheme.

Main duties of the job

We are inviting applications from candidates with 5 GCSEs grade 5-9 (or equivalent) including Maths & English. You will have excellent keyboard and computer skills, good written, verbal and interpersonal skills with experience gained in a busy office, customer based environment or volunteer role.

The types of finance activities you will be supported to learn and get involved in:-

Learning how to produce monthly management information making use of the Trust financial systems.

Post accounting journals to correctly reflect the financial position of differing

parts of the Trust organisation and support the delivery of a completed set of draft accounts for review each month.

You will also be supported to plan, organise and manage your time effectively, on a day to day basis, whilst working as part of a team.

You will actively engage with all aspects of the study programme and submit assignments, to the required standard within the agreed deadlines. There will be lots of opportunity to join in learning events and activities, in the workplace that will also support your professional and personal development.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
  • Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
  • Offering our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. We do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information at https://birminghamandsolihullcovidvaccine.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccination.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • 5 GCSE's including Maths and English minimum grade 5
  • The post holder must be able to meet the criteria and follow a course of study to complete AAT level 3 within the given deadlines


Experience

Essential

  • Able to work accurately under pressure
  • Able to work well in a Team


Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

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