Finance Assistant

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations.  You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

This vacancy is open to employees of Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust only.

NHS Band 4 Salary:  £28,392 - £31,157 per annum

Hours Per Week:  Full time 37.5 hrs

Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months

Location Base:  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN & St Mary's Hospital, Parkhurst Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5TG

Job Purpose

• To provide a comprehensive and effective administrative service to support the smooth and efficient running of the busy Management Accountant within the Finance Department and to be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a high-quality service to both Trusts.
• To support the Management Accountants in the completion of financial analysis to inform management decisions.
• To support the development, implementation and monitoring of expenditure and income processes on behalf of both Trusts, as required.
• To support the Management Accountants in the development, implementation and monitoring of Cost Improvement Plans to aid the delivery of the Financial Strategy of both Trusts.
• To support the annual budget setting process in conjunction with, and in support of, the Operating Plan and Cost Improvement Plan.

Shared Core Functions

• The Finance Assistant will discuss routine financial, income, expenditure and costing queries with staff, budget holders and external partners. The Finance Assistant will communicate routine details to service users but will defer to more senior staff for complex costing issues.
• Discussions may sometimes be sensitive and contentious.
• NHS income and expenditure is subject to external scrutiny and the Finance Assistant will be required to assist with the provision of information to regulatory bodies.
• The Finance Assistant will, in conjunction with the Management Accountants, be responsible for the dissemination of financial information to service managers.
• The Finance Assistant will, in conjunction with the Planning & Analytics team, be responsible for the dissemination of income and costing information to service managers.

For full job details and person specification please refer to enclosed job description.

Essential

• Computer skills including excel spreadsheet and database techniques

Desirable

• Experience of health sector issues across organisational and geographical boundaries
• Experience of working within a NHS organisation.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Full working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
• Excellent organisational skills
• Ability to interpret and present complex, sensitive, contentious or technical information in a user-friendly and understandable manner.
• Being flexible and adaptable at work in order to meet competing priorities.
• Track record of delivery of objectives to tight deadlines
• Highly developed ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Political awareness in managing sensitive policy issues in confidence.

Desirable

• Overall understanding of current health service sector issues
• Knowledge of management accounting techniques and working with the general ledger

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most. 

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs. 

For more information, please see our People and OD Strategy 2026

Smoke Free Policy: 

All of our hospitals operate a strict no smoking policy. Smoking cigarettes or tobacco products is not allowed on any of the grounds or in any of the buildings run by us. This applies to patients, staff, carers and visitors to Trust premises.

Our goal is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone we care for and, by making sure that our NHS services are smoke-free, we benefit the health of people who use our services as well as the health of the people who work for us.