Job overview

An opportunity has arisen within the Trust’s Employee Services Department for a Workforce Officer. You will be part of a busy but
friendly team striving to provide the highest quality service to its customers. As part of the Workforce team, you will be responsible for the accurate recording of personal and contractual information for employees of the organisation.
Your main responsibility will be to ensure that all relevant administrative systems are maintained in a timely and accurate manner, providing
helpdesk support and training and ensuring that all relevant processes are carried out in line with Trust policies.
You will use  the Electronic Staff Record (ESR), e-mail systems and other HR systems to provide timely and accurate provision of workforce information in line with agreed organisation requirements.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job
• To input staff information received from wards and departments via the Trust online forms into the Electronic Staff Record system
(ESR), in accordance with NHS terms and conditions including new starter information, staff post changes, leaver information, changes of personal details, in a timely manner.
• Have understanding of Trust policies and work closely with the Payroll team on statutory legislation.
• Liaise with managers, employees and HR advisors and other sections in the department to provide support and advice and clarification
of data, escalating issues to the Workforce Team Leader as appropriate.
• Prioritise own workload and that of the Workforce Apprentice to meet pay affecting deadlines.
• Provide customer focussed helpdesk support which may include email, telephone, face to face meetings.

Working for our organisation

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice