Job description

Job responsibilities

Here at Hope House Childrens Hospices our vision is to ensure that children affected by conditions so serious that they are not expected to reach early adulthood enjoy with their families the best quality of life with access to specialist care and bereavement support when they need it.

Your role as a Nurse is to participate in the delivery of our Care Strategy, which looks to expand the delivery of safe, caring, responsive, effective and well led childrens palliative care in our hospices and communities.

Your duties will be to deliver and ensure a high standard of care in response to the children and young people's needs, whilst developing your shift leadership experience and coaching of junior staff.

You will be flexible in your approach to work, willing to travel in our local communities and have a background in childrens nursing. The ability to communicate in the Welsh language would also be an advantage.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• An NMC registered Nurse with childrens experience

Desirable

• Recognised childrens nursing qualification

Experience

Essential

• An understanding of the needs of children and young people with life-limiting conditions and childrens palliative care.
• An up to date understanding of the health, community and social care sectors.
• A working knowledge of consent, GDPR and confidentiality management, Caldicott Principles and Duty of Candour.
• A working knowledge of the principles and implementation of Safeguarding processes and procedures

Desirable

• n/a

Skills

Essential

• The key skills you will require for this role include
• Communication
• Organisational skills
• Work under pressure and stress

Desirable

• n/a

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children’s Hospices

Address

Ty Gobaith

Tremorfa Lane

Groesynydd

Conwy

LL32 8SS

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Reporting to the Finance Manager, this varied role combines responsibility for all aspects of payroll processing with supporting finance administration, especially regarding the purchase ledger. The Payroll and Finance Officer is responsible for the full end-to-end payroll cycle for approximately 300 employees, ensuring accurate processing and record keeping, timely payments, and the fulfilment of all policy, procedural, reporting and regulatory requirements. Additionally, the postholder works with colleagues in the Finance team to ensure effective finance administration and management of the purchase ledger. This includes monitoring the Accounts email inbox, processing payments, bank reconciliation, petty cash management, and reporting. Success requires the postholder to work both on their own initiative, and collaboratively with colleagues inside and outside the Finance team. Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of evolving payroll and pension regulations and best practice is key, as is the ability to provide accurate, timely and relevant insight and analysis

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of payroll from prior experience including PAYE/NIC, workplace
• pensions, statutory sick and maternity payments, P60s, P11Ds, P45s etc.
• Up to date knowledge of payroll legislation.
• Knowledge of accounting and payroll software
• Principles of accounting, inc. profit & loss, balance sheets and cash flow
• Understanding of nominal codes, journals, and double entry

Desirable

• n/a

Qualifications

Essential

• Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) or equivalent
• qualification or professional experience.
• Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) or equivalent qualification or
• professional experience.

Desirable

• n/a

Experience

Essential

• Exceptional level of numeracy
• High level of IT proficiency, comfortable with digital working as a default
• Microsoft Excel expertise
• Analytical skills and the ability to present information clearly
• Communications skills with stakeholders at all levels
• Time management and working under own initiative to meet deadlines
• Ability to explain complexity both verbally and in written form
• Excellent attention to detail and high level of accuracy

Desirable

• n/a

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children’s Hospices

Address

Nant Lane

Morda

Oswestry

Shropshire

SY10 9BX

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)