Payroll Apprentice

Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. in Chesterfield is seeking a motivated apprentice to join the payroll team. You will start with input, checking and processing payroll information while working toward a recognised payroll qualification.

Interviews are scheduled for 5-6 October 2026. The role offers full-time hours (37.5 per week) within the Finance department, supporting Chesterfield Royal Hospital and DSFS.

Qualifications

• Good standard of general education.
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent).
• Mathematics & English (Grades A-C or 4-9).
• Willingness to complete a recognised payroll apprenticeship programme and associated learning requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for your own payroll section, prioritising and organising work to meet deadlines.
• Input, check and process payroll information to deliver a accurate service.
• Respond to pay queries from staff and managers.
• Provide advice and support on pay related matters to customers across the organisation.
• Develop working relationships with internal departments and external agencies.
• Take part in apprenticeship training and apply learning to the workplace.

Skills

Basic IT skills including emails, Word

Prioritising

Working under pressure

Written and verbal communication

Teamwork

Excel functions

Education

GCSE level (or equivalent)

Maths & English GCSE (A-C/4-9)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Email/Outlook

Job description

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Main area Payroll Grade Apprenticeships: Apprenticeship Contract Fixed term: 24 months (depending on course time and start date) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 166-DSFS-8229709

Site DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital Town Chesterfield Salary £15,643 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 20/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic and organised individual to join our busy payroll and pensions team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is keen to start a career in payroll while gaining hands on experience and working towards a recognised payroll qualification. You will be part of a team within the Finance department that provides a payroll and pension service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital and Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd.
Both in-house and external training will be given for you to progress to take responsibility for your own payroll section.

Interviews 5&6th October 2026

Main duties of the job

• Under the supervision of the Payroll/Senior Payroll Officers you will take responsibility of your own payroll section, prioritising and organising your workload to meet strict deadlines
• Under the supervision of the Payroll/Senior Payroll Officers you will manage your own workload to help deliver an accurate and quality payroll service. This will include the input, checking and processing of payroll information
• Under the supervision of the Payroll/Senior Payroll Officers you will respond to pay queries from staff and managers
• Under the supervision of the Payroll/Senior Payroll Officers you will provide advice and support on pay related matters to our customers, including staff members and managers across the organisation
• Develop and maintain working relationships with other internal departments and external agencies
• Take part in apprenticeship training and apply your learning to the workplace

Working for our organisation

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Qualifications and Training

• Good standard of general education
• Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent)
• Mathematics & English (Grades A-C or 4-9)
• Willingness to complete a recognised payroll apprenticeship programme and associated learning requirements

Experience

• An interest in payroll and finance
• Ability to carry out basic administrative tasks accurately, including data entry and filing
• Understanding of the importance of providing a helpful, professional and responsive service to all stakeholders
• Previous relevant office experience
• Experience of working in a busy environment

Skills and Knowledge

• Basic IT skills including e-mails, Microsoft word and excel
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Effective written and verbal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Knowledge of other Microsoft Office tools
• Knowledge of more complex excel functions

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work with attention to detail and accuracy
• Good numeric ability
• Ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

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