Research Finance Business Support AssistantNHS

Job summary

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Skilled Worker sponsorship will be assigned in line with Trust procedure. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Support Assistant to join our dynamic and forward-thinking Finance Management team supporting the Research Division.

This role will provide support to the Finance Research team, with a key focus on Trial Income recovery. The Research Division is a self-funding area within the Trust and relies on income to fund their activities. The post holder will lead on generating invoices for trial activity in collaboration with Clinical Trial Admin teams and Commercial and Non-Commercial sponsors. Key skills required are attention to detail, clear communication skills - written and verbal, problem solving abilities, and the ability to work to tight deadlines and on own initiative.

The finance team have a hybrid working arrangement of three days based in the office at the Wirral site and two days working from home.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a key player in the Research Financeteam and take responsibility for ensuring that Finance Activity sheets are maintained and activity invoices are raised to Pharmaceutical Companies in accordance with the Clinical Trial Agreement.

In addition to handling invoice generation on a day-to-day basis, the Post holder will also support in investigating and resolving aged debt queries to ensure full income recovery in accordance with Clinical Trials Agreement.

The post holder will liaise with Trial Admin teams and commercial sponsors to agree patient activity and invoice contents, answering any queries as required.

Job description

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

• Kind
• Empowered
• Responsible
• Inclusive