Trainee Payroll Officer

East Lancashire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Rishton; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is recruiting a Trainee Payroll Officer to join our Employee Business Services team. You will learn to input pay data into the ESR system and contribute to accurate payroll processing for thousands of NHS staff, working to strict deadlines with a strong emphasis on accuracy.

This office-based role requires good IT skills, attention to detail and a commitment to service improvement. Training toward a payroll qualification is provided as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Experience using Microsoft Windows and Office packages.
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Understanding of GDPR and confidential data handling.

Responsibilities

• Input pay-related data into the ESR Payroll system and perform calculations (PAYE, NIC, SMP, SSP).
• Maintain accuracy and meet strict deadlines while processing payroll data.
• Provide guidance to employees in line with departmental procedures and policies.
• Apply corrective actions in ESR to ensure accurate statutory deductions.

Skills

Windows

Office

Interpersonal

Organisational

Communication

GDPR

Education

GCSEs incl Maths

Tools

ESR system

Job description

Job overview

Would you like the opportunity to join a progressive and forward thinking Payroll and Pensions service?

Our friendly and thriving Employee Business Services currently has 6 clients. Providing a high quality payroll and pension service to approx. 20,000 employees which equates to producing in excess of 300,000 payslips annually whilst consistently delivering accuracy rates of 99%.

We are looking to recruit a Trainee Payroll Officer, who has a passion for helping us provide an excellent customer experience to our clients, has an excellent telephone manner and excellent administrative and IT skills. The candidate must demonstrate attention to detail and a commitment and enthusiasm to contributing to service improvement and development. The candidate must have knowledge of the ESR system, Agenda for Change and NHS Pension scheme whilst working under pressure and adhering to strict deadlines.

Main duties of the job

The role involves inputting a range of pay-affecting data into the National ESR Payroll system and performing various calculations, such as PAYE, National Insurance, Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP), and Statutory Sick Pay (SSP).

The work is carried out to strict deadlines, with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail. In addition, the role includes taking appropriate recovery action based on individual circumstances and advising employees in accordance with departmental procedures. Corrective actions are undertaken in the ESR system to ensure accurate calculations of statutory deductions and that correct entries are made

This role is fully office based and you will be required to undertake a payroll qualification.

Working for our organisation

Our Partnership brings together the five NHS provider Trusts with the Integrated Care Board (ICB) in Lancashire and South Cumbria to improve health and healthcare. The organisations across Lancashire and South Cumbria involved in the collaboration are Blackpool Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust.This is about working together as equal partners to make sure patients, their families and communities benefit across the whole of the area.

The aim is to reduce health inequalities and improve services, outcomes and people’s experiences of accessing healthcare. Our partnership also aims to ensure that Lancashire and South Cumbria is a great place to work.

We want to further improve quality by sharing skills and best practice, pooling our resources and standardising the way we work where possible to reduce unnecessary duplication. To achieve this we have created One LSC, which will oversee all corporate services for Lancashire and South Cumbria.

This is an exciting time to join a new collaboration, which is focused on a system-wide approach to better outcomes for patients and opportunities for staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others.

Person specification

Supporting evidence

Essential criteria

• Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Windows and Office packages
• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Understanding and knowledge of dealing with sensitive and confidential issues, work policies and procedures (GDPR)

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working with PC’s and technology
• Experience of ESR system
• Knowledge of NHS Terms & Conditions of service, including Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated up to 4 GCSEs grade C or above (including mathematics)