Associate Director- Employee Services | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £70,417 - £81,138 Per Annum, Pro Rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2024 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 8DY |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6236153/438-PB1663 |
Summary
We are looking for a senior payroll leader, with NHS front end payroll experience to lead our payroll and employee services function at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The role will develop in future to lead on our ICS wide/system payroll and employee services provision for One LSC. We currently operate a commercial model and provide a high quality, client-driven transactional HR and ESR Payroll Service to our Trust and other external client organisations.
The role will give you the opportunity to innovate and give your ideas on the strategic direction of our service, focusing on improving quality of service and exploring efficiencies for all our ICS client Trusts.
You will lead of management of all our contract agreements, service level agreements and procurement of new systems and technology, ensuring a quality service is provided to the Trust and client organisations.
You will hold an industry recognised qualification in payroll, equivalent to master’s degree level.You will be able to evidence your experience in delivering, leading and manage multiple client front end service payrolls and projects. You will also have proven experience of tendering and contract management. We are looking for expert knowledge of NHS Payroll Conditions and Procedures, the NHS Pension Scheme, current statutory legislation, and knowledge of ESR functionality and developments.
You will also have the opportunity to take a lead role in the ICS Systems Digital Programme, leading on the elimination of payroll waste, reduction in cost and streamlining of systems and technology. We would love to hear from you if you are motivated by this challenge, or if you are a subject matter expert in this regard.
A driving licence is required for the role and access to a vehicle, as you will be required to visit all our client payroll sites across the region. While the post is based at Preston Business Centre, we are happy to discuss opportunities for some agile working.
For further information about the role please contact Louisa Graham, Deputy Chief People Officer atlouisa.graham@lthtr.nhs.uk.
Interviews for the role will be held on Tuesday 4thJune 2024.
We have 9000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
For the full job description, please see the attachment in the supporting documents.
• Provision of the efficient and effective operation of the Payroll Service
• Provision of the efficient and effective operation of the NHS Pension Scheme and local Pension Schemes
• Provision of System Management and Administration
• Provision of Technology with the Employees Services Department
• Management and Leadership
• Competitive Tendering and Contract Monitoring.
• Networking
• Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the Department, the Finance Directorate, the Trust and Client organisations
• Systems and Business Development
This advert closes on Monday 27 May 2024