Job Description

An exciting opportunity has become available for a payroll co-ordinator to join the payroll team within North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. This is an permanent contract working 37.5 hours per week.



Previous NHS Payroll and ESR experience is desirable. You will need to demonstrate a flexible approach, working as part of a small but established payroll team. The ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines, whilst maintaining a high degree of accuracy, you will need to display excellent communication and organisational skill. You should also possess a sound working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.



As a Payroll Co-ordinator, you will play a crucial role in supporting the administration of the Payroll service within our Trust. You'll work closely with the Payroll and HR teams to ensure that all admin matters are handled efficiently and accurately.



This role is ideal for someone with strong administrative skills who is able to work within a fast paced, busy environment.



We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.



Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!



Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.



We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.



We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.



Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".



We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.



From 01/04/25 If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling 49.50, spread over first and second pay.



For full duties and responsibilities of the Payroll Co-ordinator role please refer to the attached job description and person specification