Remuneration Team Manager

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 7 manager to oversee the management and development of the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). The role encompasses providing leadership to the Remuneration Team, ensuring compliance with national guidelines, and managing various stakeholder relationships. Applicants should have the ability to analyze complex payroll data and monitor key performance indicators. The position also entails providing training and support to managers while facilitating effective communication across the Trust. The commitment to improving patient care and staff development is paramount.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the Trust's Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
• Provide leadership to the Remuneration Team.
• Ensure quality checking staffing structures/hierarchy is in place.
• Ensure services are compliant with national guidelines and local policy.
• Support team with technical aspects of ESR, pay and grading.
• Provide training and advice to managers and stakeholders.
• Manage relationships regarding terms, conditions, and pay awards.
• Analyse and interpret complex payroll data issues.
• Monitor key performance indicators monthly.
• Compile and present reports to key stakeholders.

Job description

Responsibilities

This role will be responsible for managing and developing the Trust's Electronic Staff Record (ESR), ensuring benefits realization, best practice, and integration across associated systems such as Payroll. Reporting to the Head of Establishment Systems Team, the post holder will manage and develop systems and processes to ensure ESR and associated systems are effectively deployed and used across the Trust, providing an essential data management function and ensuring timely workforce and payroll management of all employee groups.

The post holder will provide leadership to the Remuneration Team, ensuring that the team delivers an effective, efficient and customer focused service that meets the changing needs of the NHS, the organization, managers, employees and the delivery of key objectives.

The role will work closely with the EST Reporting Manager to ensure that the quality checking staffing structures/hierarchy is in place, and that ESR is updated with establishment and employee specific changes.

To provide transactional services that should be fully compliant with national guidelines and local policy requirements including GDPR. To act as the operational lead for the liaison with the Trust's payroll provider. The post holder will be expected to travel to any one of the MSEFT sites as required for meetings.

• Provide support, advice and guidance to the team regarding technical aspects of ESR, workforce structures, pay and grading.
• Support the overriding requirements of the function and the Trust by demonstrating the ability to work in a flexible independent manner.
• Provide training and advice to managers and key stakeholders as appropriate.
• Manage key stakeholder relationships regarding terms and conditions, pay awards and the timely execution of implementation and management of the operational aspect of the relationship with SBS.
• Employ highly developed and effective communication skills in dealing with complex information.
• Interpret and advise the Trust on the impact of pay circulars, Agenda for Change amendments and incremental changes to the workforce.
• Analyse and interpret highly complex issues/problem relating to payroll data and formulate action plans where required to address any identified risks.
• Ensure that key performance indicators are monitored monthly, and any challenges escalated appropriately.
• Compile and present reports and analysis as required to key stakeholders at all levels of the Trust, providing assurance that the project is delivering on the business case objectives.

Working for our organization

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse AI in applications; you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Band 7

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.