Employee Services Manager

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 July 2024

Job summary

The post holder will lead the team responsible for all transactional tasks in ESR. as well as maintaining the expense system. This will include maintenance, planning, development and implementation of changes to ESR, ensuring there is a proactive approach and that functionality is developed in support of the Trust and departmental objectives and strategies.

There will be a close working relationship between the post holder and the wider HR and workforce teams as well as all colleagues across the whole Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all ESR data input, whether via ESR manager self-service or processed by the Employee Lifecycle team is completed accurately and on time

Working closely with the Workforce Systems Manager, Trust divisions and the Trusts payroll provider, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that ESR is an accurate reflection of the organisational hierarchical structure at the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The role will manage the Employee Lifecycle team ensuring all transactional work is undertaken in line with payroll deadlines. Managing the team and undertaking PACE reviews, absence management and if necessary processes relating to performance and disciplinary in line with the trust's policies as they arise. Ensure the team members are sufficiently trained to complete their roles

The post holder will be a key contact within the trust and be a subject matter expert for all ESR related systems and processes.

About us

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Date posted

26 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

350-TWS6385122

Job locations

V7 building

Kings Business Park

Liverpool

L34 1PJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about this role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

Evidence of CPD rleating to workforce systems

Experience

Essential

Significant technical experience administering workforce systems
Leading, managing and developing a team
Experience of effective working with internal and external colleagues
Advising managers on workforce systems and NHS terms and conditions
Experience of dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential information
Experience of system changes
Experience of delivering training on ESR transactional systems and ability to identify training need

Knowledge

Essential

Thorough understanding of NHS terms and conditions
Knowledge of TUPE processes
Demonstrable understanding of workforce issues in the NHS

Values

Essential

Knowledge of Mersy Care's values

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

Evidence of CPD rleating to workforce systems

Experience

Essential

Significant technical experience administering workforce systems
Leading, managing and developing a team
Experience of effective working with internal and external colleagues
Advising managers on workforce systems and NHS terms and conditions
Experience of dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential information
Experience of system changes
Experience of delivering training on ESR transactional systems and ability to identify training need

Knowledge

Essential

Thorough understanding of NHS terms and conditions
Knowledge of TUPE processes
Demonstrable understanding of workforce issues in the NHS

Values

Essential

Knowledge of Mersy Care's values

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.