University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 Payroll Training & New Business Manager

The closing date is 07 September 2025

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has risen in the Payroll department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to join our friendly payroll team.

We are a large payroll dept, providing payroll services to over 20 Trusts in the UK. We have circa 100 staff and have a pool of staff that we are currently training to be Payroll Officers; we offer the Level 3 Payroll Apprentice course to all of our Payroll Trainees.

It is vital that you are reliable, self-motivated, organised and have excellent communication, numerical and literate skills.

We are seeking a motivated individual to work with the Head of Payroll/Deputy Head of Payroll and Payroll Operations Manager, to deliver and develop a structured training programme to new trainees, and work alongside the apprenticeship program and to lead with the implementation of new business.

You should have substantial NHS payroll experience, as a large part of the role will be training on NHS terms and conditions of service and their implementation. You will be responsible for the development and delivery of the training programme and responsible for updates in line with legislation and NHS terms and conditions of service.

This role also would represent the payroll department at regular meetings for new business understanding the policies, procedures and working practices to suggest and initiate any training to all parties to ensure a smooth transition from its current provider to our business.

Main duties of the job

1.To work with the Head of Payroll/Deputy Head of payroll and Payroll Operations Manager, to deliver and develop a structured training programme to new trainees, and work alongside the apprenticeship program.

2.To lead with the implementation of new business and to review Payroll Staff Services needs when implementing new business, and make recommendations on skills and expertise required to deliver the service

3.Compliance with Local, National and Statutory regulations and have a full understanding how PAYE, NI etc. works in conjunction with the payroll facility.

4.To be able to communicate effectively in person, by telephone or in writing to include confident use of all Microsoft packages. To be able to deal confidently with requests for advice or assistance with queries from employees, colleagues, managers and external agencies including the HMRC.

5.To have excellent presentation and training skills.

6.To interpret and explain amendments to legislation or national regulations to payroll teams. To coach and mentor team members when required.

7.The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the Trust's objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post.

7.The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the Trust's objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1094692

Job locations

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT


Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good basic education
  • *English Language and Maths pass GCSE (E)
  • *PC skills
  • *Excellent working knowledge of legislation and NHS terms & conditions

Desirable

  • *Substantial working experience and knowledge of NHS Payroll and statutory legislation*

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent customer care skills in promoting reputation of payroll function
  • Ability to interpret complex national, local statutory regulations correctly and accurately
  • Ability to plan and organise own and others workloads including the ability to delegate
  • Ability to use specialised computerised applications requiring expert knowledge to manipulate and retrive data
  • Proven interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships
  • Ability to adopt a flexible apporoach working on own initiative and part of a team
  • Good leadership skills
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to relay complex information in an easy to interpret format
  • The ability to coach and develop staff

Desirable

  • Good presentation skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service (E)

Desirable

  • *Reliable, punctual, patient, pleasant disposition.(D)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate good basic education
  • *English Language and Maths pass GCSE (E)
  • *PC skills
  • *Excellent working knowledge of legislation and NHS terms & conditions

Desirable

  • *Substantial working experience and knowledge of NHS Payroll and statutory legislation*

Experience

Essential

  • Excellent customer care skills in promoting reputation of payroll function
  • Ability to interpret complex national, local statutory regulations correctly and accurately
  • Ability to plan and organise own and others workloads including the ability to delegate
  • Ability to use specialised computerised applications requiring expert knowledge to manipulate and retrive data
  • Proven interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships
  • Ability to adopt a flexible apporoach working on own initiative and part of a team
  • Good leadership skills
  • Excellent telephone manner
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy
  • Ability to relay complex information in an easy to interpret format
  • The ability to coach and develop staff

Desirable

  • Good presentation skills

Additional Criteria

Essential

  • *Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service (E)

Desirable

  • *Reliable, punctual, patient, pleasant disposition.(D)

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Donna O'Neill

donna.oneill@uhb.nhs.uk

01213717542

Details

Date posted

26 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1094692

Job locations

Regent Court

Second Floor, 14, George Road

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 1NT


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