Pensions Team Leader
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 29/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship is not clearly stated in this advert.
The advert didn't contain a clear role-specific sponsorship line, so HiveMind can't confirm eligibility. Verify with the recruiting manager or trust HR before you apply.
Role summary
This role involves leading the Pensions Team to provide a high-quality, cost-effective pensions service to University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and its clients. Key responsibilities include managing transactional services, manual input and calculations for approximately 500 employees, and liaising with various internal and external agencies. The post holder will provide technical advice, guidance, and support to employees regarding pension changes and contribute to the continuous improvement of the Trust's Pensions Service.
Key responsibilities
- Provide technical advice and guidance to support Trust employees and the employer to understand, implement and communicate changes to pension's as per NHS Pensions & Nest T&C's and guidance.
- Contribute to the management of the Pensions Team, development and continuous improvement of the Trusts Pensions Service to the Trust and Clients.
- Ensure a high quality cost effective service with regard to Pensions and all related issues.
- Provide a full and comprehensive transactional Service.
- Provide a full pension service [involving manual input and calculation] to approximately 500 employees.
- Liaise with all NHS employees and also external agencies such as NHSPA, HMRC. DWP, banks, building societies, solicitors and other financial institutions involved with the pensions industry.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate and show Communication skills , Team Work, Relationships
- Provide and understand complex calculations and reports
- Significant Pensions experience NHS, Nest LGPS.
- Competent in pension skills, a working knowledge of Pension systems, understanding pensions information on payslips,
- Have previous supervisory Experience
- Have worked on Large Payroll/Pensions Systems.
- Computer skills, including experience using Excel, Word, ESR, NHS Pensions, Nest, LGPS
- Planning, Organisational, Leadership, Training, Team Meeting, Setting tasks and deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a NHS Pensions Dept
- GDPR/Sensitive Information
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 0d ago · Closes in 8d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
Full advert · preview
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Pensions Team Leader
The closing date is 29 September 2026
Job summary
To ensure that University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust and their clients, Derbyshire Healthcare Services, Derbyshire Community Health Services receive a high quality cost effective service with regard to Pensions and all related issues.
A full and comprehensive transactional Service applies to University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation.
Provision of a full pension service [involving manual input and calculation] to approximately 500 employees paid by ISS on behalf of University Hospitals of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation Trust.
To liaise with all NHS employees and also external agencies such as NHSPA, HMRC. DWP, banks, building societies, solicitors and other financial institutions involved with the pensions industry.
Main duties of the job
Provide technical advice and guidance to support to Trust employee's and the employer to understand, implement and communicate changes to pension's as per NHS Pensions & Nest T&C's and guidance.
Contribute to the management of the Pensions Team, development and continuous improvement of the Trusts Pensions Service to the Trust and Clients.
Closing date of applications: 29th September 2026
Interview date: 13th October 2026
About us
As a t
Join the community to read the full pack, responsibilities and person-specification in one place.
Apply to this role — free for your first 7 days
CareerHive is included with the CareerHive community on Skool. Start your free 7 days there and your access here unlocks straight away with the same email.
- Every sponsorship-friendly NHS role, bands 3–7, across all four nations
- The full advert and the direct apply link
- HiveMind AI — interview prep, likely questions and tailored supporting information
- Your private vault of saved roles, documents and application pipeline
- Daily alerts when a role that matches you goes live
Already a member? Sign in with the email you joined the community with. After 7 days your membership continues at the normal monthly price, or you can cancel any time and access here simply stops.