What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payroll Apprentice position at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust?
Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has risen in the payroll department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to join our friendly payroll team.
As an apprentice, we are offering a role that will combine valuable NHS experience and knowledge, with working towards the payroll level 3 qualification. This Trust supported programme will run over an 18-month contracted period. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week. Full training will be given on payroll systems, and you will be supported by a dedicated payroll mentor throughout your apprenticeship.
We are a large payroll dept, providing payroll services to over 20 Trusts in the UK. We have circa 90 staff and offer training to candidates who do not have payroll experience.
It is vital that you are reliable, self-motivated, organised and have excellent communication, numerical and literate skills. The ability to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload is also key to this role.
Role
This is a fixed term contract role for 18 months and will be paid in accordance with the current Apprenticeship rates:
The Trust shall pay to the Apprentice an allowance at the rate of 15,642.00 per annum (net of tax) *, for the first 12 months of the apprenticeship. Payment thereafter will be at 24,852.00 per annum or in accordance with age as determined by the National Minimum Wage Regulations.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Jordan Harrison
Jordan.Harrison@uhb.nhs.uk
01213717500
Pay scheme
Other
Band
Salary
£15642.00 to £24852.00 Yearly
Contract
Apprenticeship
Duration
18 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1103771
Job locations
Regent Court
Attachments
Job Description
Apprentice Payroll Officer JD PS.pdf – 539KB Opens in a new window
An exciting opportunity has risen in the payroll department at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to join our friendly payroll team.
As an apprentice, we are offering a role that will combine valuable NHS experience and knowledge, with working towards the payroll level 3 qualification. This Trust supported programme will run over an 18-month contracted period. The working hours are 37.5 hours per week. Full training will be given on payroll systems, and you will be supported by a dedicated payroll mentor throughout your apprenticeship.
We are a large payroll dept, providing payroll services to over 20 Trusts in the UK. We have circa 90 staff and offer training to candidates who do not have payroll experience.
It is vital that you are reliable, self-motivated, organised and have excellent communication, numerical and literate skills. The ability to work to deadlines and prioritise your workload is also key to this role.
Role
This is a fixed term contract role for 18 months and will be paid in accordance with the current Apprenticeship rates:
The Trust shall pay to the Apprentice an allowance at the rate of 15,642.00 per annum (net of tax) *, for the first 12 months of the apprenticeship. Payment thereafter will be at 24,852.00 per annum or in accordance with age as determined by the National Minimum Wage Regulations.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
- To support the provision of an accurate and timely payroll service for our clients
- To be responsible for a section of weekly and monthly payroll with supervision
- To process in accordance with statutory and NHS national terms and conditions of employment.
- To fulfil the requirements of the Payroll Administrator Level 3 alongside day-to-day payroll responsibilities
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSE's at grade 5 or above to include Maths and English (E)
- ECDL or equivalent computer skills as a minimum (E)
Essential
- Experience of working in an office in paid or voluntary role (D)
- Experience working in an NHS payroll environment (D)
- Experience of managing own workload (D)
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritise workload and meet strict deadlines (E)
- Proven interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships (E)
- Ability to adopt a flexible approach, working on own initiative as well as part of a team (E)
- Excellent telephone manner (E)
- Attention to detail and accuracy(E).
- Be able to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service (E)
- Reliable, punctual, patient, pleasant disposition.(E)
- Ability to use Microsoft office software to complete existing templates and spreadsheets (D)
- NHS payroll knowledge (D)
- Payroll legislation knowledge (D)
Jordan Harrison
Jordan.Harrison@uhb.nhs.uk
01213717500
Pay scheme
Other
Band
Salary
£15642.00 to £24852.00 Yearly
Contract
Apprenticeship
Duration
18 Month(s)
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1103771
Job locations
Regent Court
Attachments
Job Description
Apprentice Payroll Officer JD PS.pdf – 539KB Opens in a new window
Salary : $15,642 - $24,852