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Job summary

Main area
Workforce
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
  • Flexible working
  • Other
37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working)
Job ref
350-TWS6385122
Employer
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
V7 building
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59
Interview date
08/07/2024

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Employee Services Manager

Band 6

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Job overview

The post holder will lead the team responsible for all transactional tasks in ESR. as well as maintaining the expense system.  This will include maintenance, planning, development and implementation of changes to ESR, ensuring there is a proactive approach and that functionality is developed in support of the Trust and departmental objectives and strategies.

There will be a close working relationship between the post holder and the wider HR and workforce teams as well as all colleagues across the whole Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring all ESR data input, whether via ESR manager self-service or processed by the Employee Lifecycle team is completed accurately and on time

Working closely with the Workforce Systems Manager, Trust divisions  and the Trusts payroll provider, the post holder will be responsible for ensuring that  ESR is an accurate reflection of the organisational hierarchical structure at the Trust.

 

 

Main duties of the job

The role will manage the Employee Lifecycle team ensuring all transactional work is undertaken in line with payroll deadlines.  Managing the team and undertaking PACE reviews, absence management and  if necessary processes relating to performance and disciplinary in line with the trust's policies as they arise. Ensure the team members are sufficiently trained to complete their roles

The post holder will be a key contact within the trust and be a subject matter expert for all ESR related systems and processes.

Working for our organisation

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information about this role, please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of CPD relating to workforce systems

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant technical experience administering workforce systems
  • Leading, managing and developing a team
  • Experience of effective working with internal and external colleagues
  • Advising managers on workforce systems and NHS terms and conditions
  • Experience of dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential information
  • Experience of system changes
  • Experience of delivering training on ESR transactional systems and ability to identify training need

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Thorough understanding of NHS terms and conditions
  • Knowledge of TUPE processes
  • Demonstrable understanding of workforce issues in the NHS

Values

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of Mersy Care's values

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardCTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerCare Leaver CovenantStep into healthArmed Forces Covenant

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cathie Brocklehurst
Job title
Strategic Lead for Workforce Ops and Governance
Email address
[email protected]
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