Finance Assistant presso Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight 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 achieve this.

The vision for our single corporate services is to:

• Be an employer of choice for corporate talent, attracting and retaining people who share our values for excellence in care and welcome the opportunity to benefit from the broad range of flexible career and development opportunities we can offer.
• Improve efficiency through simplified and standardised policies, processes and systems, drawing on the best from both Trusts
• Do things once and reduce any duplication on transactional tasks giving corporate staff the ability to focus on higher value and diverse activities
• Co-invest in the latest digital solutions and standardise our approach, meaning we things once for both organisations.
• Improve learning and development opportunities and sharing best practice, upskilling both Trusts
• Co-locate teams in purpose-built facilities on the Island and in Portsmouth to enable closer working and sharing.
• Build resilience for individuals and our teams

The single corporate service is delivered across both organisation. 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.

Band 3: £24,937 - £26,598

Full time 37.5 hours per week

Base: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Corporate Hub, Block 4000, Lakeside North Harbour, Western Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 3EN.

Permanent contract

Finance is part of the Single Corporate Service providing a service across both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth University Hospitals NHS Trust.  Financial Services is a key part of the Finance Department, and the role is part of a multidisciplinary team delivering a high quality service to the public, customers, suppliers and both Trusts.  Individuals may be required to occasionally undertake business travel between sites as agreed with their line manager.

The role provides a comprehensive and effective administrative service to support the smooth and efficient running of the busy Financial Services team.  The post holder will support the senior Financial Services staff in the completion of financial analysis to inform management decisions and support the development, implementation and monitoring of expenditure and income processes on behalf of both Trusts, as required.

The key day to day responsibilities consist of:-

• Cashier duties including selling of ferry tickets plus ad hoc cover for other tasks due to sickness and annual leave.  This includes both hospital sites on the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth.
• Control account reconciliations
• Maintenance of authorised signatory list
• Supplier set ups
• Inputting faster payments and payment requests including cross Solent travel claims.
• Assisting with annual accounts tasks including petty cash and stock
• Oracle (finance ledger) queries including supplier liaison, stationery orders, opening/closing and amendment of user accounts
• Directing/chasing non-purchase order and purchase order notifications

The role allows for some flexible hybrid working arrangements, however, the post holder must be on site at least two days per week. 

We are seeking someone who will have basic accounting skills, good communication skills and a willingness to study. 

The post holder should possess a good working knowledge of MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook, have excellent organisational skills and be flexible and adaptable at work to meet competing priorities.

We can offer

• A generous starting salary package, NHS Pension Scheme and “Blue Light” Discounts & Benefits
• Annual leave starting at 27 days rising to 33 days with continued service
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• A wide-ranging staff benefits scheme including home electronics, on site nursery, interest free season ticket loans for travel
• A committed Health & Wellbeing programme
• Staff recognition schemes
• A range of staff networks and Learning and Development opportunities  
• Excellent work-life balance

For an informal chat, please contact Laura Barnes, Financial Accountant [email protected] or Katie Parrott, Senior Financial Accountant  [email protected] or telephone 01983 811099 x 6274.

Please see attached Job description for additional information. 

Please note closing date: 26th October 2025

Essential

• The postholder is required to have basic knowledge of health service financial management, Information analysis
• and the use of information across the NHS.
• Basic accounting skills and forecasting skills
• Evidence of communication skills with non-financial managers on financial issues

Desirable

• Entrance Level must be equivalent to AAT NVQ Level 2

Experience

Desirable

• Knowledge and/or experience within the NHS.

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.

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.