Payroll Apprentice

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

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

We are offering a role that will combine valuable NHS experience and knowledge, while working towards the payroll level 3 qualification. This Trust supported programme will run over an 18-month contracted period. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week. Full training will be given on payroll systems, and you will be supported by a dedicated payroll mentor throughout your apprenticeship.

We are a large payroll department, providing payroll services to over 20 Trusts in the UK. We have circa 100 staff and offer training to candidates who do not have payroll experience.

As a Payroll apprentice you will be responsible for a section of payroll and the day-to-day processing, inputting and calculations associated with providing an excellent payroll service.

It is vital that you are reliable, self-motivated, organised and have excellent communication, numerical and literate skills. The ability to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload is also key to this role.

Main duties of the job

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

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

10 February 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£12,514 to £22,369 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1091429

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

*Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 5 or above to include Maths and English

Experience

Desirable

*Experience of working in an office in paid or voluntary role
*Experience working in an NHS payroll environment
*Experience of managing own workload

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to prioritise workload and meet strict deadlines
*Proven interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships
*Ability to adopt a flexible approach, working on own initiative as well as part of a team
*Excellent telephone manner
*Attention to detail and accuracy
*Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
*Reliable, punctual, patient, pleasant disposition.

Desirable

*Ability to use Microsoft office software to complete existing templates and spreadsheets
*Payroll legislation knowledge

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 5 or above to include Maths and English

Experience

Desirable

*Experience of working in an office in paid or voluntary role
*Experience working in an NHS payroll environment
*Experience of managing own workload

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Excellent verbal and written communication skills
*Ability to prioritise workload and meet strict deadlines
*Proven interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships
*Ability to adopt a flexible approach, working on own initiative as well as part of a team
*Excellent telephone manner
*Attention to detail and accuracy
*Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
*Reliable, punctual, patient, pleasant disposition.

Desirable

*Ability to use Microsoft office software to complete existing templates and spreadsheets
*Payroll legislation knowledge

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.