Payroll Officer

Job summary

We are recruiting for a payroll officer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Are you enthusiastic, passionate, and keen to learn and improve your skills? Do you work well within a team and enjoy passing that knowledge onto others? Are you a good communicator, numerate and have good organisational skills? Do you like to work on spreadsheets/Excel often to tight deadlines? If the answer is Yes, then we would love to hear from you.

The payroll/pension department consist of 21 Full & Part time staff, we pride ourselves in providing a high-quality payroll and Pension service for a number of clients including the main East & North Herts NHS Trust across multi-sites.

We are responsible for processing approx. 14,700 staff each month

The Payroll Department is a friendly and approachable team which is based offsite at Wiltron House. Payroll work closely with HR and Finance and holds good relationships with both.

Working for the NHS and Payroll department you will also have access to many benefits offered by our Trust including access to competitive NHS pension scheme, in-house and external training to enable you to perform the role and progress with your career.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

As a payroll officer you will work as part of a team ensuring an accurate payroll is produced according to defined deadlines, adhering to statutory and NHS terms and conditions, requiring knowledge and interpretation in all these areas along with the Trust's computer system Oracle.

Main duties:

- manage own workload in an effective and timely manner

- complete complex calculations, resolve enquiries, and provide information or advice when required

- maintain accurate employee records in accordance with Statutory/Trust regulations. Detailed knowledge of Trust, HCT & CCG's local policies Undertake regular training, keeping updated with all new statutory regulations and NHS directives affecting pay.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Wiltron House

Stevenage

SG1 2EF

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Wiltron House

Stevenage

SG1 2EF

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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