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Workforce Information & System Administrator

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Chester, CH2 1UL

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

14 September 2026

9 days left

Job description

Working part time 22.5 hours per week Previous applicants need not apply. Please note that this role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. We are look...

  • Providing high quality, accurate, timely and user friendly HR Information to internal and external customers and stakeholders (staff, managers, payroll, finance etc.).
  • To maintain good administrative processes to ensure workforce information and payroll data are processed accurately and to deadlines
  • Perform the process of producing regular reports to the Trust Board, Executive Team, Managers and HR staff, consulting over the content and format of these reports, investigating any unusual information requiring comment and ensuring that any necessary commentary, analysis or supplementary notes are provided
  • Produce statistical reports and questionnaire responses related to workforce issues required by external stakeholders (such as NHSI etc..) within the timescales set and to the standard required. Liaise with external bodies and internal contributors regarding the information.

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or can demonstrate equivalent level of education in an appropriate discipline or extensive experience in NHS workforce information/payroll role

Desirable

  • Qualification in ICT skills

Knowledgeand Exerience

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of a broad range of IT Skills including Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Email, internet and local information systems
  • Understanding the importance & requirements of Data Protection & Confidentiality
  • Significant experience in a role supporting staff, managers and decision makers in pay, HR and workforce issues
  • Experience working with payroll teams and experience of the pay process.
  • Manipulating and analysing HR data and presenting it as accessible workforce information
  • Experience within an information role/setting or experience in a recognised information area

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions
  • Knowledge of Workforce Information Systems

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

4 September 2026

Last checked

5 September 2026

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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