Job summary
We are seeking a visionary and strategic thinker to lead our Pay Services function, playing a pivotal role in the delivery of our pay strategy and overarching MFT People Plan. As the Head of Pay, you will be the key driving force behind the development and continuous improvement of our pay function, ensuring our approach aligns with our commitment to excellence and being an employer of choice. You will lead a dedicated team and collaborate with trust wide stakeholders to embed customer centric processes which ensure accuracy, compliance and efficiency.The ideal candidate will be an influential and forward-thinking leader, with a highly developed knowledge of pay and pensions. You will be experienced in leading a large-scale pay function, with a clear view of how processes, technology, governance and people need to interact to deliver a great service. You will be passionate about improvement and customer experience, inspiring team members and stakeholders in a clear vision for the service, with a clear delivery framework.It goes without saying you'll have a highly collaborative and cohesive style and be super skilful in influencing and negotiating, enabling change innovatively and effectively. Your work here will underpin our MFT People Plan, helping us attract and retain the best people to the right roles, in turn supporting the trust deliver exceptional healthcare to our community.
Main duties of the job
Bringing a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge, you will develop and oversee the implementation of an aligned Pay Services strategy that supports MFT's aspiration of being the Greater Manchester 'Employer of Choice'.
You will provide effective leadership to an informed and engaged Pay Services function, and design, develop and deliver innovative and best practice services.
Using your highly developed operational management skills you will fully embed performance and insight data within every level of payroll operations to drive performance, plan resources and underpin future service planning/strategy.
You will embed effective service governance, ensuring that appropriate policies and controls are in place to balance risk, ensure compliance and facilitate effective decision making.
You'll use your strong people management skills to develop and deliver a clear workforce plan, focusing on team culture, skill development, behaviours and succession planning.
Last, but by no means least, with the ability to adapt your style for any situation and work inclusively and collaboratively with a range of colleagues from different backgrounds, you will ensure that our pay strategy and function supports the Trust to look after and value our people.
About us
MFT is England's largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the one million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together ten hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforces to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you will benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We have also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we have launched in September 2022.
We are proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What is more, we are excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBA/Master's degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Recent and relevant evidence of leadership development and expertise
Desirable
- Chartered Manager (CMI)
- Prince 2 practitioner
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of pay, pensions and reward, with relevant work experience
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Leadership and management of teams
- Strategic planning
- Business change and transformation
- Significant experience of leading a transactional customer focus service
- Experience of budget management
Desirable
- Completion of the Mary Seacole programme
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex and novel situations and to make sound decisions under pressure
- Strategic thinking
ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Directs own work and that of others
- Contributes outside scope of role
- Assertive
- Methodical
- Logical
- Calm under pressure
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBA/Master's degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
- Recent and relevant evidence of leadership development and expertise
Desirable
- Chartered Manager (CMI)
- Prince 2 practitioner
Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of pay, pensions and reward, with relevant work experience
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Leadership and management of teams
- Strategic planning
- Business change and transformation
- Significant experience of leading a transactional customer focus service
- Experience of budget management
Desirable
- Completion of the Mary Seacole programme
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Essential
- Ability to analyse complex and novel situations and to make sound decisions under pressure
- Strategic thinking
ATTRIBUTES
Essential
- Directs own work and that of others
- Contributes outside scope of role
- Assertive
- Methodical
- Logical
- Calm under pressure
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.
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.
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).
