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Senior Payroll and Pensions Officer

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Senior Payroll and Pensions Officer. If you are passionate about providing top-notch payroll and pension services, we want to hear from you!

Key Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate an efficient and accurate Payroll and Pension service for employees.

  • Provide comprehensive superannuation administration and advisory service to all employees of the Trust.

  • Prepare and manage a section of payroll, assisting the supervisor as needed.

  • Monitor and advise on performance measures to control the Trust's financial position.

  • Report the financial position to the Board of Directors and Foundation Trust Regulators, Monitor.

  • Operate and develop the Budgeting system: Management Budgeting.

  • Provide top-quality Financial Services.

  • Prepare statutory returns, including Annual Accounts and Reference Costs.

  • Offer high-quality financial and business advice to Divisions, Service Directors, Budget Managers, and the Trust as a whole.

  • Operate and develop the Service Line Reporting System

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application online.

Join us at Sherwood Forest Hospitals and be a part of our commitment to providing exceptional healthcare services.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal's Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King's Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, wealso care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-6919545

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements.

Essential

  • High-level knowledge of all Payroll statutory requirements and any pending changes
  • Excellent computer skills

Desirable

  • Experience of using ESR
  • Experience of working in an NHS payroll department.

QualificationsAcademic/ Craft/ Professional.

Essential

  • Qualified to Foundation level of Institute of Payroll and Pensions management, Edexcel / BTEC Certificate / NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge/experience
  • European Computer Driving Licence

Desirable

  • Relevant management qualifications

Further Training

Essential

  • Attends all training in respect of systems, IT and statutory updates/ changes

Desirable

  • Willingness to attend updates and new courses on Supervisory skills

Experience

Essential

  • High-level customer service skills
  • Excellent Payroll skills
  • The ability to supervise tasks and be part of the team

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Significant experience working in payroll

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible working hours

Desirable

  • Ability to change working pattern to reflect the workload in the Department
Person Specification

Knowledge Requirements.

Essential

  • High-level knowledge of all Payroll statutory requirements and any pending changes
  • Excellent computer skills

Desirable

  • Experience of using ESR
  • Experience of working in an NHS payroll department.

QualificationsAcademic/ Craft/ Professional.

Essential

  • Qualified to Foundation level of Institute of Payroll and Pensions management, Edexcel / BTEC Certificate / NVQ level 4 or equivalent knowledge/experience
  • European Computer Driving Licence

Desirable

  • Relevant management qualifications

Further Training

Essential

  • Attends all training in respect of systems, IT and statutory updates/ changes

Desirable

  • Willingness to attend updates and new courses on Supervisory skills

Experience

Essential

  • High-level customer service skills
  • Excellent Payroll skills
  • The ability to supervise tasks and be part of the team

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience
  • Significant experience working in payroll

Contractual Requirements

Essential

  • Flexible working hours

Desirable

  • Ability to change working pattern to reflect the workload in the Department

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Payroll and Pensions Manager

Joanne Sankey

Joanne.Sankey@nhs.net

07786334310

Date posted

15 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

214-CEN-6919545

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-In-Ashfield

NG17 4JL


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