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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Payroll Manager

The closing date is 30 December 2025

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Job summary

Payroll Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Payroll Manager to join the Finance team on a full time basis.

The finance team has recently been restructured, and this is therefore an exciting time to join a progressive and dynamic team.

The role will be responsible for monitoring the outsourced payroll function and be the payroll specialist in the Trust. You will need to understand complex payroll issues and be able to manually check/ re-calculate pay and overpayments as necessary.

Dependant on the candidates circumstances the formal base may be either Ipswich or Norwich on appointment and it will be possible to work part of the time from home.

NSFT supports flexible working and we will consider part time and flexible working requests in the fulfilment of these roles

Main duties of the job

To be the payroll specialist within the Trust, understanding complex payroll issues and being able to manually re-calculate pay/ overpayments as necessary.

Be familiar with rules around pension and personal tax and be able to point people where to get appropriate advice.

To monitor the timely and accurate delivery of payroll services to Trust employees in accordance with the contracted SLA agreement between all key stakeholders.

To ensure effective communications are maintained between the Payroll Provider, Finance Department, Human Resources Department, and localities and to encourage the promotion of a 'blame free' culture and establishing of good working relationships between all parties.

To be proactive in the development, introduction and monitoring of robust procedures to support the effective delivery of the payroll service and to work with key stakeholders to ensure optimum performance is delivered and best practice is adhered to by all parties.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-COR7623207-A

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and which includes the job specification outlining the requirements of the role

Job description

Job responsibilities

See attached Job description and which includes the job specification outlining the requirements of the role

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using payroll systems and understanding of 'best practice' in a payroll department.
  • Experience of managing a payroll team in a large and complex organisation

Desirable

  • Previous experience of NHS payroll.
  • Previous experience on the use of ESR (Payroll system)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge on the mechanics of NHS payroll and Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Desirable

  • NHS policies and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4/ AAT Technician Level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Equivalent payroll qualifications.
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of using payroll systems and understanding of 'best practice' in a payroll department.
  • Experience of managing a payroll team in a large and complex organisation

Desirable

  • Previous experience of NHS payroll.
  • Previous experience on the use of ESR (Payroll system)

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge on the mechanics of NHS payroll and Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Desirable

  • NHS policies and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ Level 4/ AAT Technician Level or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Equivalent payroll qualifications.

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

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Financial Services

Alison Langridge

alison.langridge@nsft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

09 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

Depending on experience Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

246-COR7623207-A

Job locations

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH


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