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Job summary

As a result of the current post holder’s retirement, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated Payroll professional to lead the very successful Payroll and Pensions Services team. The team provides high quality Payroll and Pension services to numerous NHS organisations and their subsidiaries. The service has expanded over recent years and we are seeking a highly motivated individual to ensure the high standard of service delivery to our customers is maintained and continues to develop.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading a payroll department within a large and complex NHS organisation or NHS payroll Service provider. They will be required to have in depth knowledge of the Electronic Staff Record system as well as NHS terms and conditions and statutory payments.

This role is based at Salisbury District Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for the overall leadership, management & performance of the payroll department, which provides managed payroll, pension and expense administration services to numerous NHS organisations and their subsidiaries.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Person Specification

Essential

  • Achieved formal Payroll qualification
  • 5 years NHS Payroll and Pensions experience

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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NHS Payroll Officer
Employer: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Department: Payroll experience
Location: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust, Salisbury
Salary: £21,892 – £24,157 per annum pro rata if part time

Voted by the Sunday Times as the best place to live in Britain, Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, Salisbury also has one of the 31 UNESCO world heritage sites in the UK in the form of Stonehenge and in addition boasts a number of museums and famous landmarks which are well worth a visit. Alternatively, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and organised Senior Payroll Officer who has excellent numeric and analytical skills and high attention to detail and thrives on achieving results.

As a member of the Payroll team based at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust you will be using the ESR payroll system, you will be responsible for providing support to the Team Leader including processing the payroll, dealing with customer queries about issues such as pay, employment terms and conditions as well as maintaining ESR records. You will also be accountable for work distribution, checking the team’s work and team administrative tasks.

You must have 5 GCSE (or equivalent) passes including Math’s and English, a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and knowledge of payroll best practice/legislation, together with experience of working in a Payroll department and be fully conversant with ESR. As well as administrative experience and the ability to communicate sensitive information in a way that builds on the successful relationships with our customers. Support will be provided to staff in developing their Payroll knowledge via a formal payroll qualification.

 

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in installments from your salary. Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.

Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.

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