Job summary
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for a Pay & Employee Services Officer to join its busy Pay & Employee Services Department.
The Pay and Employee Services department provides a full range of Payroll and Pensions related services to both the Trust and to a number of other NHS Organisations, along with managing the Trusts' workforce systems including eRostering and ESR and the Trust's Employee Benefits offerings.
You will be responsible for processing a dedicated section of Payroll within one of our Client Trust's and managing the end to end process for all employees within that section, including processing new starters, changes to contract, leavers etc. The role will include complex manual calculations in respect of gross to net pay and attention to detail will be essential.
You will be working with the national integrated HR and Payroll System, ESR and will we be able to demonstrate an understanding of NHS Terms and conditions and the NHS Pension Scheme. You will have had experience of working within a busy payroll department previously.
Customer service is an important part of the role and candidates must have excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate delivery of effective Customer Service.
Main duties of the job
To work within the Pay and Employee Services Team to ensure the delivery and provision of a comprehensive, cost effective and efficient service to STH and other client organisations.
Interpret, verify and input confidential employee information into the integrated Payroll and HR system, ESR - complying with internal and external deadlines, in order to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time.
To act as the point of contact for both clients and employees to provide technical advice, information and support on highly complex pay issues, terms and conditions and statutory regulations.
To be responsible for the processing of an allocated workload within strict time and quality restraints whilst ensuring that correct procedures are followed and that statutory and legislative requirements are applied and maintained.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Delivering a service to over 50,000 employees to a number of Client's across the NHS, you will work as part of a busy team and will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills to ensure effective service delivery.
Details
Date posted
16 September 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year
pa/pro rata for part time staff
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time,
Part-time,
Flexible working,
Home or remote working
Reference number
190-1909-DIR-SP-A
Job locations
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
