Trainee Payroll Officer | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Preston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Lancashire is seeking a Payroll and Pensions Officer to join their Employee Business Services. The successful candidate will be responsible for inputting pay-affecting data into payroll systems, ensuring precise calculations of deductions. Strong attention to detail and experience with payroll processing are essential. Join us in providing high-quality services to approximately 20,000 employees and contribute to improving health outcomes in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in payroll systems and data input.
• Understanding of PAYE, National Insurance, SMP, and SSP calculations.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Input pay-affecting data into the National ESR Payroll system.
• Perform calculations for PAYE and National Insurance.
• Advise employees based on departmental procedures.

Job description

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%.

Responsibilities

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.

About the Partnership

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.

Please note that One LSC is hosted by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, who would be the employer.

How to apply / Additional information

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.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025