Finance Apprentice

The Finance department is a key support service for the Trust and are looking to develop future talent as part of our succession planning. During the 18 month apprenticeship you will achieve an apprentice standard AAT level 2. You will be required to assist the department in the provision of the broad range of services provided, working under the supervision of the department staff. You will work in the Financial Management Team. The applicant will need to be able to follow procedures, speak to managers throughout the Trust and meet strict deadlines. Please see job description for more details.

Please note if you're shortlisted for this vacancy you may need to attend an initial assessment in Maths and English as part of the recruitment process if you haven't achieved minimum GCSE Grade C or equivalent in both subjects. If you state that you have achieved this on your application, you will need to show certificate evidence to the interview panel at interview.

You will be working towards an apprenticeship in :
Apprenticeship Standard (AAT) Level: 2 Duration of: 18 months

To achieve an apprentice standard (Key Skills, Certificate/Diploma and Technical Certificate) within the specified time frame. Attend all of the training sessions for the programme whenever necessary. Undertake any necessary home work during the length of the course.

To assist the department in the provision of the broad range of services provided, working under the supervision of the department staff.

An Apprentice is expected to expand and broaden their skills and abilities. Nonetheless, they must operate at all times under the direct supervision of a senior member of staff, unless operating according to agreed procedures that have been approved by the department.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Preparation and input finance ledger expenditure and budget journals as required by other staff members checking that policies and procedures are adhered to and coding is correct.

Assist with ‘close-down’ of month end accounts in line with the agreed monthly timetable. Ensure appropriate accruals and journals have been input into ledger within set deadlines.

Provide financial analysis and data to managers in an appropriate format which would include designing and implementing reconciliatory spreadsheets using financial calculation.

Produce monthly analysis of control codes transactions reconciling these accounts and stock codes to expected values.

Any other adhoc duties as and when required in line with service needs and commensurate within this training position.

To operate at all times within the local Standard Operating Procedures relevant to the area of work.

To check the shared inboxes for work streams and respond to any general enquiries using the standard emails, or escalate to a member of the team as appropriate.

To respond to all emails, correspondence and telephone calls and liaise with other departments within the Trust in a friendly and professional manner, when assigned to that task.

To ensure that security in the work environment is maintained, locking doors and windows, challenging unknown persons who enter the work area and by wearing the Trust identity badge at all times whilst at work.

To undertake statutory and mandatory training as required in accordance with Trust’s policies and procedures.

To maintain at all times the rules relating to patient confidentiality.

Become familiar with and complying with all health and safety regulations, Trust policies and procedures and incident report.

Any other duty, requested by senior managers, as deemed appropriate and relevant to the role.

Participate in education and training programmes when appropriate and ensure accurate records are kept of your Apprenticeship Programme.