Payroll Officer

What You will be doing....

Processing payroll transactions accurately and efficiently within strict deadlines.

Maintaining employee records using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.

Applying NHS Terms and Conditions, statutory regulations, and Trust policies to ensure payroll accuracy and compliance.

Calculating complex pay elements, including enhancements, deductions, sickness, and contractual changes.

Investigating and resolving payroll queries, providing advice and guidance to staff and managers.

Working collaboratively within a dedicated team that values continuous improvement, innovation, and excellent customer service.

You will be part of a team that directly supports our workforce.

Have the opportunity to develop specialist payroll expertise.

A supportive working environment with ongoing training and development.

Have a role where accuracy, professionalism and teamwork are truly valued.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire University NHS FT, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute NHS Hospitals Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care wed want for our family and friends.

More than 3,000 people work for the Trust they tell us its a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time.

Education and Qualifications

Essential: - 5 GCSE's or equivalent to include English and Mathematics Grace 4 /C or above; - Level 3 Payroll Qualification or equivalent knowledge or experience

Desirable: - Has detailed ESR knowledge and NHS Payroll knowledge

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Desirable: - ESR (Oracle) - Knowledge of latest payroll legislation and guidance

Experience

Essential: - Experience of working in the NHS Payroll environment; - Knowledge of NHS Conditions of Pay/Pensions Regulations

Desirable: - NHS Working Practices