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Head of Payroll Services
| Posting date: | 25 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £64,455.00 to £74,896.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64455.00 - £74896.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 December 2025 |
| Location: | Reading, RG1 5UZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9193-25-0930 |
Summary
Strategy Interpreting statutory legislation and providing authoritative advice to all staff across two Trusts on specialist payroll and pension matters Ensure that the Payroll department resources are aligned with the Trust business strategy Ensure that services are provided in accordance with agreed levels of service and the required standards of probity and in an efficient manner and provide value for money Liaise with directors to ensure the services being provided are aligned with the operational requirements of the Trust Formulate long-term strategic payroll plans for the Trust and for the component parts of it, allowing for variations in internal and external circumstances Present senior managers throughout the Trust with expert interpretation and analysis of their Payroll and Pension information Carry Corporate responsibility for the development and implementation of payroll and pension advice to all Trust personnel To understand the business fully, enabling the Payroll function to drive change such that the Trust fulfils its strategic objectives utilising lean methodologies and planning Develops payroll and pension policies for the organisation, working jointly with other organisations to create a consistent approach. Corporate responsibility for the implementation of all national policies and practices Management Prepare and maintain a rigorous standards-based approach to all core activities, to ensure that work throughout the Department is quantified and that outputs are measured to inform continuous improvement Ensure that all staff within the Department are engaged in measuring the quality of their work, that core processes are coherent and are well understood and that the input of department staff and stakeholders is routinely sought in pursuit of enhancement to service levels Prepare a detailed schedule of all key dates for Payroll reporting and ensure that the data input streams are organised to feed in to those and that staff are organised and capable of making the necessary contributions Holds the budget for both pay and non-pay for the Payroll department servicing two Trusts Responsibility for the management of several independent payroll departments. This would typically include training, continuing development, performance reviews and disciplinaries Please see attached Job Description for full details.