Deputy Head of Pay Pensions and Benefits

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Job overview

We are looking for a dynamic, experienced, and ambitious Deputy Head of Pay Pensions and Benefits to help manage and transform our service.

You will help manage the of the outsourced payroll and pension provider for UHL to ensure that we deliver on KPI's and we continue to shape and transform the service in relation to pay, pensions and staff befits for all staff at UHL.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, continually striving for service improvements and possessing strong leadership skills with the ability to quickly adapt to an ever-changing environment.

You will be self-motivated and lead on implementing practices to enhance the service with the ability to work to tight deadlines with minimal supervision.

Main duties of the job
• Requires specialist knowledge for procedures and practices relating to all terms and conditions of service e.g. Agenda for Change, NHS Pensions, Trust policies,

To challenge and propose changes that enhance the service delivery and to champion such changes to the trust

Be fully conversant with all systems used for payroll processing as well as those used for storing/retrieving data

Analyse, investigate and resolve complex pay/financial queries and discrepancies from management, employees, and external organisations telephone and written, accurately and promptly and in a sensitive manner, understanding the need for confidentiality.
• Maintain procedures to ensure that confidentiality, accuracy, and security of information is always maintained in accordance with current legislation, policies, and procedures.

Assist the Head of Pay, Pensions and Benefits to develop payroll processes that that effective compliance and governance.
• Demonstrate effective stakeholder management across different services and at all levels. Pro-actively manage stakeholders, respond to and resolve conflict when this arises through facilitation or other appropriate mechanisms.
• Deputise for the Head of Pay Pensions and Benefits during their absence, attending meetings and making decisions as necessary.

Working for our organisation

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/aboutus/work-for-us/current-vacanc...

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• Ensure flexibility of projects, and service relationship with projects if required to meet conflicting/changing requirements.
• Propose changes that support new methods of service delivery and establish and continuously evaluate how to incorporate users more into reviewing the team's processes and outputs.
• To challenge and propose changes that enhance the service delivery and to champion such changes to the trust.
• Be fully conversant with all systems used for payroll processing as well as those used for storing/retrieving data.
• Requires specialist knowledge for procedures and practices relating to all terms and conditions of service e.g. Agenda for Change, NHS Pensions, Trust policies, Local agreements and Statutory legislation and relate them to the payroll environment.
• To provide expert advice on data and compliance ensuring that Clinical Groups/ Corporate Services teams comply with all Trust requirements for payroll, pensions and staff benefits.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Advanced Theoretical Knowledge of payroll , pensions and staff benefits acquired through qualification and/or experience. Post Graduate Diploma level or Equivalent relevant experience
• Proven experience of managing and delivering an NHS payroll , Benefits and pension service

Desirable criteria

• IPPM Diploma

Experience

Essential criteria

• Exceptional team leader and customer service skills Current experience of staff management

Desirable criteria

• Contract management experience of an external payroll , pensions service

Communication Skills

Essential criteria

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills giving the ability to influence at senior levels and proven networking skills that help change and transformation become embedded in the wider trust,

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

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Documents to download

• JD and Person Specification (PDF, 584.5KB)
• Understanding your right to work in the UK (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Employee Benefits (PDF, 578.5KB)