• Job Description

  Req#: C9439-25-0116?language=en&page=140&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a payroll professional to join us as a Payroll and Pension Advisor, who can bring subject knowledge and experience to our team. Are you a highly motivated, versatile individual who has the enthusiasm, ability, skills and knowledge to support us in delivering and developing our service? If so, this is a fantastic opportunity to come and join us and share the passion we have for what we do.

  If you have technical understanding of Payroll, Pension and Statutory Legislation and the ability to work as part of a multi functioning team, then this is the perfect opportunity to progress your career within the payroll/pension world. Our Payroll and Pension team provides a comprehensive Payroll, Pensions, Expenses service to the Trust and its subsidiary company. We are passionate about providing high quality services, staff development and growing our talent. We understand that quality and accuracy are paramount and encourage our staff on continued learning and development.

  Main duties of the job

  As a Payroll and Pension Advisor, you will support the delivery of monthly and weekly payroll and pensions service to the Trust and its subsidiary company, CDD Services. The role involves maintaining employee assignments for pay related changes, interpretation and application of terms and conditions and industry regulations related to pay and pensions. You will be involved in the completion of the payroll processing and submission of statutory information. The postholder will also supervise and train other team members.

  About us

  If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

  You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

  We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

  We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

  From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary, If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post.

  Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

  Date posted

  11 February 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 4

  Salary

  £26,530 to £29,114 a year

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  C9439-25-0116

  Job locations

  Bishop Auckland General Hospital

  Cockton Hill Road

  Bishop Auckland

  County Durham

  DL14 6AD

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  nterpret and apply information from NHS Employers, HMRC and NHS Pensions whilst adhering to Trust policy and procedure.

  Authorise calculations for Pension Benefits

  Process statutory and non-statutory deductions as required by local and national demands.

  Process documentation for pay related changes and events

  Perform required processing and calculations for employee absence

  Responsible for ensuring overpayments are calculated and recovery arrangments implemented

  Check and verify accuracy of payroll output in line with department procedures. Ensure that monthly payroll reports are checked and errors investigated

  Run processes pertaining to production of ESR weekly payroll

  Support with monthly ESR payroll processing

  Authorise and balance calculations for interim payments and recovery in ESR

  Identify returned BACS and process redirections

  Responsible for the day to day supervision of Payroll and Pension Administrators and Assistants including training, appraisals and return to work absence interviews.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  nterpret and apply information from NHS Employers, HMRC and NHS Pensions whilst adhering to Trust policy and procedure.

  Authorise calculations for Pension Benefits

  Process statutory and non-statutory deductions as required by local and national demands.

  Process documentation for pay related changes and events

  Perform required processing and calculations for employee absence

  Responsible for ensuring overpayments are calculated and recovery arrangments implemented

  Check and verify accuracy of payroll output in line with department procedures. Ensure that monthly payroll reports are checked and errors investigated

  Run processes pertaining to production of ESR weekly payroll

  Support with monthly ESR payroll processing

  Authorise and balance calculations for interim payments and recovery in ESR

  Identify returned BACS and process redirections

  Responsible for the day to day supervision of Payroll and Pension Administrators and Assistants including training, appraisals and return to work absence interviews.

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working in a Payroll and Pension service
  • Worked within a busy team facing competing demands and pressures
  • IT Literacy essentially Microsoft Office and industry recognised Payroll software
  • Delivering high standard Customer Care
  • Worked to strict processing deadlines

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in NHS payroll or pensions or financial services sector. Using professional responsibilities ESR to process payroll

  Special Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of payroll procedures, payroll legislation, and statutory legislation affecting Payroll
  • ability to interpret and apply employer policies and procedures affecting pay
  • Can demonstrate excellent knowledge of pension auto enrolment and operating occupational pension schemes.
  • Good organisational skills, enabling speed and accuracy.
  • Excellent understanding of terms and conditions related to pay and how to interpret
  • Can demonstrate good working knowledge of industry recognised Payroll software
  • Ability to be self-motivated and agile and contribute to problem solving
  • Possess good communication skills and able to constructively challenge
  • Ability to empathise and negotiate and communicate complex and sensitive information
  • Ability to recognise when further support is necessary from Payroll Team Leader to deal with difficult situations
  • Ability to adapt to and deliver changes
  • Ability to constantly work well whilst under pressure of essential deadlines and changing workloads

  Desirable

  • Previous experience operating NHS payroll processing. Previous experience processing NHS or other public sector pension schemes . Operated NHS Terms and Conditions related to pay. Demonstrate working knowledge of ESR functionality as a professional user

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

  Desirable

  • Deliver training and participate in awareness sessions about NHS payroll or pension matters such as roadshows and other Trust events

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Payroll/Pension or significant equivalent experience gained through work experience in Payroll and Pension environment
  • Minimum 5 GCSE Grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent /equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Recognised IT Qualification or equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • AAT or other financial services training

  Person Specification

  Experience

  Essential

  • Previous experience working in a Payroll and Pension service
  • Worked within a busy team facing competing demands and pressures
  • IT Literacy essentially Microsoft Office and industry recognised Payroll software
  • Delivering high standard Customer Care
  • Worked to strict processing deadlines

  Desirable

  • Experience of working in NHS payroll or pensions or financial services sector. Using professional responsibilities ESR to process payroll

  Special Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Excellent knowledge of payroll procedures, payroll legislation, and statutory legislation affecting Payroll
  • ability to interpret and apply employer policies and procedures affecting pay
  • Can demonstrate excellent knowledge of pension auto enrolment and operating occupational pension schemes.
  • Good organisational skills, enabling speed and accuracy.
  • Excellent understanding of terms and conditions related to pay and how to interpret
  • Can demonstrate good working knowledge of industry recognised Payroll software
  • Ability to be self-motivated and agile and contribute to problem solving
  • Possess good communication skills and able to constructively challenge
  • Ability to empathise and negotiate and communicate complex and sensitive information
  • Ability to recognise when further support is necessary from Payroll Team Leader to deal with difficult situations
  • Ability to adapt to and deliver changes
  • Ability to constantly work well whilst under pressure of essential deadlines and changing workloads

  Desirable

  • Previous experience operating NHS payroll processing. Previous experience processing NHS or other public sector pension schemes . Operated NHS Terms and Conditions related to pay. Demonstrate working knowledge of ESR functionality as a professional user

  Special Requirements

  Essential

  • Able to travel across Trust sites to meet the requirements of the post

  Desirable

  • Deliver training and participate in awareness sessions about NHS payroll or pension matters such as roadshows and other Trust events

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ Level 4 in Payroll/Pension or significant equivalent experience gained through work experience in Payroll and Pension environment
  • Minimum 5 GCSE Grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent /equivalent knowledge and experience
  • Recognised IT Qualification or equivalent experience

  Desirable

  • AAT or other financial services training

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bishop Auckland General Hospital

  Cockton Hill Road

  Bishop Auckland

  County Durham

  DL14 6AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Bishop Auckland General Hospital

  Cockton Hill Road

  Bishop Auckland

  County Durham

  DL14 6AD

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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