Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.
At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.
Job overview
Sherwood Forest Hospitals are seeking a driven, customer-focused individual to take on the role of Payroll Officer within our Finance department. As a key member of our team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the smooth delivery of monthly and weekly payrolls for the Trust, ensuring compliance with the Trust's standing financial documents. The key components of this role are to deliver an efficient and effective payroll processing support to enable the delivery of the weekly and monthly payrolls as well as supporting excellent customer service to colleagues of the Trust. First class customer service is key to this role as is an eye for detail with regards data entry into the ESR system for changes to contracts such as maternity, change of hours, positions etc.
Join us in supporting our mission to deliver outstanding patient care while maintaining financial integrity. This is a permanent position based at King's Mill Hospital. Apply now to be part of our dedicated team!
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation. We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
* Payroll experience
* Knowledge of all Payroll statutory requirements
* Good computer skills
* Qualified or studying towards European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
Desirable criteria
* Experience of using a computerised Payroll system
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GCSE in Maths and English
* Qualified or studying towards payroll qualification NVQ level 3 / Relevant experience
Training
Essential criteria
* Attends all training in respect of IT and statutory updates and changes
Experience
Essential criteria
* Previous experience of working in a Payroll office
* Good customer service skills
* Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working for the NHS and working on the Healthpay system
Contractual Requirements
Essential criteria
* Full time
* Flexible working as work often dictates hours
Desirable criteria
* Ability to change working patterns to reflect the workload in the department
Visa sponsorship
Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here: Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK. Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
Application and candidate instructions
We support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that personal statements and behaviour examples be truthful and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenticity and credibility. For the avoidance of doubt plagiarism can include presenting ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own.
If you would like this information in an alternative format or in a different language please contact us on 01623 622515 ext 3271. We no longer accept handwritten/paper applications and the email address given on your application will be used for all correspondence regarding this post.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. Only applications received on or before the closing date will be considered for short listing. This is to ensure that the Trust meets its commitment to Equality of Opportunity.
In submitting an application, you authorise Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any current and previous NHS Service details and you agree to the Trust obtaining and transferring personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be shared using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) and third party systems via an automated process and will only be used for the purposes of maintaining your employment record.
Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The Trust will pay for the check initially and then the money will be deducted from your first salary once you've commenced employment. The current price of a check is £26.40 for a standard check and £54.40 for an enhanced. If you are asked to complete a DBS check and have a previous identity that you do not wish to be disclosed to your employer and/or on your DBS certificate, you should call or email the dedicated sensitive applications team before submitting your application. The team is experienced in dealing with sensitive cases and will advise you of the process and what you need to do.
Please note any genuine job offer letters will only be received if you have applied, interviewed, and received a verbal offer from the appointing manager for a vacancy within Sherwood Forest Hospitals. If you receive a job offer and you are not sure of its authenticity, please report it to the following email [email protected].
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Documents to download
* Job Description ( PDF, 376.4 KB )
* Application Guide ( PDF, 584.5 KB )
* Nursing, Midwifery & AHP Strategy 25-28 ( PDF, 2.6 MB )
* Benefits leaflet ( PDF, 834.4 KB )
* Our staff networks ( PDF, 810.6 KB )
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