HR, Payroll & Recruitment Team Leader

We are on the search for an efficient, organised and motivated person to join our friendly team as an HR, Payroll & Recruitment Team Leader.  This newly created role will lead a talented group of professionals, within the wider People Team ensuring seamless HR admin operations, efficient payroll management, and successful recruitment processes. To be successful in this role you must have end to end payroll experience and have supervised employees. If you are an experienced payroll professional looking for a new challenge, or to widen your skill set, then get in touch. 

What we can offer you:

• Salary: from £34,922 up to £38,802 per annum (FTE), dependant on experience
• Working hours: 30 - 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Office location: Brentry, Bristol, with opportunities for some hybrid working
• Permanent position

Job Overview:

Reporting to the Head of People the HR, Payroll & Recruitment Team Leader will play a pivotal role in overseeing and managing the HR, payroll and recruitment processes for the hospice. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and efficiency, while also providing guidance and support to team members.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, including accurate calculation of salaries and deductions, in compliance with relevant laws and regulations and act as a backup for the preparation and processing of the monthly payroll. You must have full end to end payroll experience
• Oversee HR administration including managing the onboarding and offboarding processes
• Maintain and develop existing transactional processes and practices across the function to deliver a customer-focused administration services as part of the wider people team to meet the hospice needs
• Ownership of the end-to-end high quality recruitment and selection process
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies that promote compliance and mitigate risks.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the team of 3 direct reports, fostering a culture of growth, collaboration, and excellence.

About Us

St Peter's Hospice is a well-loved hospice that provides extensive inpatient and community services, in Bristol and the surrounding areas. Every year St Peter's Hospice makes a difference in the lives of thousands of patients and their families when it matters most.  

Many of our staff work directly with patients and their families in nursing, health care and medical jobs. Others raise money to support patient care through our chain of over 40 charity shops and our fundraising activities. We also have a significant number of staff working in varied office-based roles. 

Our aim is to provide an inclusive, safe and healthy workplace that boosts creativity and motivation. 

Our Inpatient Unit is a state-of-the-art centre of clinical excellence, that was built with the generous support of the people of Bristol. Beyond our Inpatient Unit, you'll find our team in homes and on the phone 24/7. More recently in response to the pandemic we have moved some services online to continue support for our patients. 

The Hospice is also a centre of educational excellence and we teach other healthcare professionals about how to care for people at the end of their lives, supporting the NHS and care homes provide end of life care.

The Benefits

For our nursing and clinical teams, we offer attractive terms and conditions similar to the NHS including: 

• NHS equivalent salaries 
• Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years’ service) 
• Continuance of the NHS Pension Scheme for existing members