Elysium Healthcare

Payroll Officer

The closing date is 10 March 2026

Job summary

This is a temporary Payroll Officer role at Elysium Healthcare, a stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees. The role involves managing payroll for staff across multiple sites, ensuring accuracy and timeliness. The successful candidate will have experience in a multi-site payroll department, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

The Payroll Officer will be responsible for preparing weekly and monthly payroll runs, administering payroll amendments accurately, acting as a point of contact for payroll inquiries, and performing ad-hoc payroll requests. The role requires experience in a multi-site payroll department, familiarity with payroll software (preferably Unit 4), and the ability to multi-task and manage a busy workload.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees. It is part of the global Ramsay Health Care network, which operates in 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people. Elysium Healthcare provides a range of healthcare services, including mental health, neurology, learning disabilities, and children's services, across a network of over 90 sites in England and Wales.

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,500 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1461428181

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Borehamwood

WD6 1JN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Payroll Officer who has worked in a payroll department serving a multi-site company where you are familiar with managing deadlines and working on multiple pay rolls at the same time? If so, join Elysium Healthcare as a Payroll Officer.  

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will be part of the finance team at our Borehamwood offices to administer the salaries of our staff working in both our hospitals and head office. 

Your key responsibilities will be preparing weekly and monthly payroll runs, ensuring that all payroll amendments are administered correctly and accurately, acting as a point of contact for payroll enquiries and performing any ad hoc payroll requests. 

This role is hybrid with 3 days in the Borehamwood office.

As a Payroll Officer you will be:

  • Ensuring that all payroll amendments are administered correctly and accurately reflected in our payroll system.
  • Acting as a point of contact for payroll queries from hospital workforce teams along with employees directly, ensuring all queries are resolved effectively.
  • Preparing weekly and monthly payroll runs, reviewing for accuracy and following up on any amendments.
  • Performing ad-hoc payroll requests as requested

To be successful as a Payroll Officer, you’ll need:

  • Experience of working in a payroll department serving a multi-site organisation
  • Experience of Unit 4 preferable but not essential
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task and manage a busy and varied workload
  • Teamwork skills
  • Good IT skills (Microsoft Office)
  • Exceptional communication skills; written, verbal and interpersonal

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £29,500
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
  • Free parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer: 

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.  

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.  

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure. 

#HO

Job description

Job responsibilities

Are you an experienced Payroll Officer who has worked in a payroll department serving a multi-site company where you are familiar with managing deadlines and working on multiple pay rolls at the same time? If so, join Elysium Healthcare as a Payroll Officer.  

Working 37.5 hours a week, you will be part of the finance team at our Borehamwood offices to administer the salaries of our staff working in both our hospitals and head office. 

Your key responsibilities will be preparing weekly and monthly payroll runs, ensuring that all payroll amendments are administered correctly and accurately, acting as a point of contact for payroll enquiries and performing any ad hoc payroll requests. 

This role is hybrid with 3 days in the Borehamwood office.

As a Payroll Officer you will be:

  • Ensuring that all payroll amendments are administered correctly and accurately reflected in our payroll system.
  • Acting as a point of contact for payroll queries from hospital workforce teams along with employees directly, ensuring all queries are resolved effectively.
  • Preparing weekly and monthly payroll runs, reviewing for accuracy and following up on any amendments.
  • Performing ad-hoc payroll requests as requested

To be successful as a Payroll Officer, you’ll need:

  • Experience of working in a payroll department serving a multi-site organisation
  • Experience of Unit 4 preferable but not essential
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to multi-task and manage a busy and varied workload
  • Teamwork skills
  • Good IT skills (Microsoft Office)
  • Exceptional communication skills; written, verbal and interpersonal

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £29,500
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off!
  • Free parking
  • Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
  • Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
  • Pension contribution to secure your future.
  • Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
  • Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer: 

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.  

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.  

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure. 

#HO

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of working in a payroll department serving a multi-site organisation, strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and manage a busy workload, teamwork skills, good IT skills (Microsoft Office), and exceptional communication skills.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Experience of working in a payroll department serving a multi-site organisation, strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task and manage a busy workload, teamwork skills, good IT skills (Microsoft Office), and exceptional communication skills.

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

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Borehamwood

WD6 1JN


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Elysium Healthcare

Address

Elysium Healthcare

Borehamwood

WD6 1JN


Employer's website

https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruitment Team

Elysium Healthcare

recruitment@elysiumhealthcare.co.uk

Details

Date posted

10 February 2026

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,500 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

1461428181

Job locations

Elysium Healthcare

Borehamwood

WD6 1JN


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