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Job summary

Main area
Payroll
Grade
DSFS Grade B/C
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (will consider part time working for the right candidate)
Job ref
166-DSFS-8036564
Employer
Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town
Chesterfield
Salary
Dependant on experience
Closing
17/06/2026 23:59
Interview date
30/06/2026

Employer heading

Derbyshire Support Facilities Services logo

Payroll Officer/Senior Payroll Officer

DSFS Grade B/C

Job overview

DSFS are  looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, organised individual to join our payroll team.  The role is part of a team within the finance department that provides a payroll and pension service to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Derbyshire Support and Facilities Service Ltd

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for their own payroll section and workload to help deliver an accurate and quality payroll service.

You will also undertake the responsibilities of payroll checking, calculating manual payments and calculating and checking overpayments

 

Working for our organisation

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that’s 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just over 900 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the ‘Chesterfield Royal family’, DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that’s dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone’s abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together. 

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Please see below link for the DSFS website.

DSFS - Derbyshire Support & Facilities Services Limited | DSFS

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the job description and person specification attached to this vacancy.  This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that is required.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Educated to GCSE level and attained Grades A - C or 4 - 9 ib English and Maths
Desirable criteria
  • Studying towards or have achieved a national payroll qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous experience within a payroll environment
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience within an NHS payroll office

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Proven ability to prioritise workload
  • Effective written and verbal skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and demonstrate initiative
  • Knowledge of statutory regulations relating to payroll
  • Ability to work alone and as part of a team
  • Knowledge of microsoft packages
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to analyse and interpret complex information
  • Good understanding of Agenda for Change/NHS terms and conditions
  • Previous use of ESR, the national HR and Payroll System

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Proactive
  • Motivated
  • Confident and positive
  • Ability to work with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good communicator
  • Ability to work flexibly to meet deadlines

Demonstrates DSFS values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates DSFS values

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Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Julia Bates
Job title
Payroll Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01246 516124
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