Finance Staff ensure that our budgets are spent wisely and for the benefit of our patients.
Job roles have different titles. Some titles reflect the type of job and the level, for example:
Finance Assistants need to be:
You will also need good numeracy, IT and organisational skills.
You can enter as a trainee and study while you work, take a relevant finance qualification and then apply to join the health and care sector.
Finance Assistants in the health and care sector will usually work towards a finance-related qualification. You usually need at least 2 GCSEs including English and maths, or equivalent. Employers may also ask for IT skills. They may expect some customer service or office experience. You can also do an apprenticeship in finance.
If you join the sector with a finance qualification, this could be one with no set entry requirements such as an AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) Certificate or Diploma.
We'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to talk to us about apprenticeships and traineeships, email hyp-tr.apprentices@nhs.net
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