Associate Director- Employee Services

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., 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 at [email protected].
Interviews for the role will be held on Tuesday 4^th June 2024.

Working for our organisation
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., + 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
Thanks for taking the time to view this advert; we're looking forward to receiving your application. You should be aware that the vacancy may close earlier than the published date if sufficient applications are received so it would be best to apply as soon as you can. We'll contact you by e-mail to update you on the progress of your application so please check the e-mail account that you applied from (including spam/junk) regularly.
We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership, neurodiversity or veteran status are encouraged to apply for this post. Our Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders is available Here
To support you in your application process we've created a What we can offer you guide that shows what you can expect when you join our hospitals. The guide includes links to our strategic aims and objectives as well as our values, development support and rewards and benefits. To help you get the best from your application we've also put together two guides to help you make your application the best it can be. Just click here and here to go through them, or have them open as you complete your application.
We recognise that the recruitment process may present barriers for some and you may need personal adjustments to enable you to participate in our recruitment process. Please make contact with the recruitment team at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.
We are reminded everyday of how important life is, so as part of our Working Smarter pledge we offer a variety of flexible working options and wellbeing support to enable our people to find and maintain the right work-life balance.
If you are applying for a secondment role please ensure you have agreement from your current line manager prior to attending an interview. Also please ensure you have read the LTHTR Secondment Policy. A copy of this can be found on the intranet or by contacting [email protected]
Please note a young person must be in part-time education or training until they're 18. therefore if you are under 18 we are unable to employ you on a full time basis, unless it is in an apprenticeship role.
If the role you've applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this on your behalf and the cost will be recovered from your salary, either as a one-off payment, or over 3 months. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22, Standard DBS check £22 and Enhanced DBS check £42. You should be aware that if you are successful in obtaining a position that requires a DBS check but later withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check. DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions. The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
In line with guidance from United Kingdom Health Security Agency, all staff and volunteers are required to comply with Trust Infection Prevention and Control processes in relation to safe working. This includes mask wearing and adherence to social distancing at all Trust sites.

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.