Directorate Accountant

Reporting to the Head of Financial Management, you will provide financial management knowledge and information to Divisions and to the Trust as a whole to assist in the production of timely, accurate and relevant information for the completion of the monthly reports.

For the position of Directorate Accountant, we are seeking an experienced finance professional, CCAB qualified / finalist or equivalent with a minimum of 2 years working at a senior level, to support the Trust in delivering its challenging agenda.

The Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing first wave Foundation Trust that provides a range of medical services to more than 400,000 patients per year. We are a 550 bed General Hospital located on the outskirts of the picturesque city of Chester. Patient care is our primary focus and our aim is to be the Hospital of Choice for both our traditional community and a wider area. Our team of over 3500 staff work together to continually improve waiting times and patient care wherever possible., The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery