Payment / PV Officer

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Work-life balance policies

Occupational health services

Learning resource centres

Discounted leisure benefits

Financial and shopping benefits

Job summary

Public Services Delivery Scotland is seeking a Payments Officer to deliver an accurate payments service to Primary Care contractors and other beneficiaries in line with financial regulations. You will support the Payments/Payment Verification Co-ordinator and work with NHS boards and government departments.

The role requires a solid background in financial systems (e-Fin, FPM, CoMap) and strong numerical, analytical abilities. Hybrid working in the UK is available with a Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Educated to HNC/HND level with experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Support Payments/Payment Verification Coordinator to manage payments for NHS Health Boards and other government departments.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Education

HNC/HND level

Tools

Microsoft Office

e-Fin

Finance Process Manager (FPM)

CoMap

Job description

On 1 April 2026, NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and NHS Education for Scotland (NES) became one national organisation, focused on continuity today and a stronger, more connected service for tomorrow. As part of this transformation, NSS and NES have joined to form a new organisation: Public Services Delivery Scotland (PSD Scotland). This new organisation will play a pivotal role in supporting the renewal and ensuring the long-term sustainability of health and care services across Scotland.

About The Organisation

PSD Scotland unites expertise from NES and NSS in a way that will allow us to accelerate national programmes to support the NHS to deliver better care, now and in the future. We support staff with education and training, provide the tools and data that improve services, and run vital national functions such as procurement, logistics and blood, tissue and cell services.

The Post

The purpose of this role is to deliver an accurate and comprehensive payments service to all Primary Care contractors and all other parties in line with financial regulations and legislation, providing assurance around probity and quality and that activity is properly monitored.

The Candidate

The postholder will support the Payments/Payment Verification Co-ordinator to manage payments on behalf of NHS Health Boards and other Government departments to health contractors and other beneficiaries. The postholder will be self-motivated, possess strong analytical and numerical skills, able to deal with sensitive issues in a confidential manner, a team player with the ability to work independently and use own initiative.

The postholder should be educated to HNC/HND level with experience of Microsoft Office applications including Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint, and experience of NHS Systems e-Financials (eFin), Finance Process Manager (FPM) and CoMap.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a PVG Scheme/Disclosure Scotland check. Any candidate who have lived/worked overseas for more than 12 months in the preceding 5 years will also be required to provide a criminal record check from the appropriate overseas agency.

Location and Working Pattern

Gyle Square, Edinburgh or Delta House, Glasgow. Currently hybrid working.

Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week.

It is a condition of this employment that you must live and remain a resident within the UK and have entitlement to work in the UK for the post in which you will be employed.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes pension scheme, comprehensive range of work life balance policies, occupational health services, learning resource centres and discounted leisure, financial and shopping benefits. HR Benefits Brochure.

Inclusion

Public Services Delivery Scotland is a national organisation and, as an anchor institution, it is our ambition to be a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone feels welcome.

We recognise that flexible working creates an inclusive workplace where employees can thrive and feel confident about their ability to balance their personal and professional responsibilities. This is supported through Once for Scotland flexible working policies. PSD Scotland has made a long‑term commitment to staff health and well‑being and offers many learning and development opportunities to support and improve our approaches to diversity, inclusion and mental health in the workplace.

There are a number of equality staff networks in place which all staff are welcome to join.

We are also an equal opportunities employer and as such aim to guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies.

As an accredited Disability Confident Leader, it is the aim of PSD Scotland to offer a fully accessible and inclusive recruitment service that supports applicants on their candidate journey.

If you are interested in any reasonable adjustments, please contact the Recruitment Team on [e-mail]

Further Information

For an informal discussion on the post, please contact Pauline Boardman (National Finance Manager) on [e-mail]

Closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 9th September 2026.

Please note that the majority of correspondence is sent by e‑mail only, so please check your e‑mail regularly (including junk folders).

We are an equal opportunities employer and as committed participant in the disability confident scheme, guarantees to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies however, where exceptionally high application volumes make this impracticable, a fair and proportionate shortlisting approach will be applied in line with Disability Confident guidance