Job overview

The Payroll Officer is responsible for managing the accurate and timely processing of payroll for a designated group of employees. The role ensures compliance with statutory regulations, organisational policies, and NHS terms and conditions, while delivering a high standard of customer service. The post holder will handle complex payroll queries, maintain payroll systems, and ensure all employee payments, deductions, and records are processed correctly and confidentially.

Closing date: 10th April 2026

Shortlisting: w/c 13th April 2026

Interviews: 22nd April 2026

Main duties of the job

Main Duties

• Process weekly and monthly payrolls, ensuring employees are paid accurately and on time.
• Review, validate, and input payroll data, ensuring completeness and compliance with policies and statutory requirements.
• Manage payroll systems (including ESR), handling data entry, batch validation, and file transfers.
• Investigate and resolve payroll queries, discrepancies, and complex cases from staff, managers, and stakeholders.
• Calculate manual payments, statutory entitlements (e.g. sick pay, maternity/paternity pay), and make necessary adjustments.
• Monitor and correct absence records to ensure accurate payment of occupational and statutory sick pay.
• Identify and manage overpayments, initiating recovery procedures where required.
• Provide payroll advice and guidance to employees and managers, including written communication on pay changes.
• Maintain and administer payroll-related systems such as travel and expenses processes.
• Ensure all payroll records and personal data are handled securely and confidentially.
• Record and track queries using service desk systems to support service improvement and trend analysis.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of payroll legislation, NHS terms and conditions, and related systems.
• Contribute to improving processes and standard operating procedures to enhance efficiency and service delivery.
• Work independently while ensuring accuracy and compliance, and provide cover for colleagues when required.

Working for our organisation

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: - 

We Care - We act with respect and empathy, and always value difference 

We Listen - We understand people’s views and respond to their individual needs 

We Deliver - We develop and provide excellent services and support our partners 

We will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements to enable staff to balance their work and home lives and support staff by offering a fantastic range of benefits including : 

Increase mileage rates for > 3500 

A wide range of health and wellbeing support packages 

A range of internal and external development and learning opportunities 

Plus many more. 

We are also proud to pledge our support to the Armed Forces and hold a Bronze Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. 

BDCFT is dedicated to environmental and social sustainability by delivering on the commitments within our Green Plan. All staff are actively encouraged and supported to participate in training and to identify and implement sustainable quality improvement across all service areas and activities. 

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidate’s best interest to apply as soon as possible.