UCSF Payroll and Workforce Planner

NHS Scotland; Kirkcaldy; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is recruiting a Payroll and Workforce Planner to support the day-to-day running of UCSF, providing operational support and HR administration, payroll and rota management across four sites. The role includes secretarial support to managers and project work to improve quality and service delivery.

Fixed Term/Secondment opportunities exist; 32 hours over 5 days in a one-year contract. PVG scheme membership is required prior to appointment, with right to work checks and house policies

Qualifications

• Payroll processing and payroll administration.
• HR administration duties and staff support across four sites.
• Rota/shift management and operational scheduling responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational support to UCSF day-to-day running across four sites.
• Deliver comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to managers and staff.
• Assist in design, implementation and monitoring of quality and effectiveness initiatives; support project work.

Skills

Payroll

HR administration

Rota management

Secretarial / admin support

Job description

Walk-In Service, Urgent Care Services Fife (UCSF) are currently recruiting for a Payroll and Workforce Planner to support the day to day running of UCSF, providing operational support, assisting in the design, implementation and monitoring of quality and effectiveness initiatives across four sites.

You will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to managers and associated staff within the service and contribute to the efficient service delivery of patient care. You will provide comprehensive Human Resource administration, payroll and rota management. Give support to managers and staff within the wider UCSF team and ensure appropriate business development and project management support is available to the Operational Management Team and undertake any related project work as required. Effective working relationships will be maintained with both internal and external stakeholders.

Fixed Term/Secondment Opportunity – Existing permanent employees must first discuss this opportunity with their substantive line manager. The secondment policy can be found here Hub Blink (joinblink.com) If you do not have approval for a secondment from your current line manager, you will not be able to progress your application for a fixed term post. External applicants, with continuous NHS Service, must also have in place a secondment agreement, from their existing board to apply for this post.

Fixed Term Contract (1 year) – 32 hours over 5 days

Informal Enquiries: Angela La Porte, [e-mail] / Carrie Drummond, [e-mail] 01592 740240

A requirement of this post is to become a member of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme Prior to appointment.

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form.

We offer flexible working and family-friendly policies and fully support disabled candidates, and candidates with long-term conditions or who are neurodivergent by making reasonable adjustments to our recruitment policy and practices.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

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