HR Advisor

St Margaret's Somerset Hospice

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Job summary

St Margaret's Hospice Care has a fantastic opportunity for a temporary HR Advisor to join our team. This role can be based in Taunton or Yeovil. You will join us on a 6-month fixed term basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,000 per annum.

We are working to deliver a quality HR service to St Margaret's Hospice and you will be a key part of that. Under the guidance of the HR Manager and Senior HR Advisor, you will put your professional expertise into practice by providing support on a wide range of employee relations issues, including absence management and performance.

We understand that different ways of working suit different people which is why we offer some hybrid working. After a supportive induction in our Taunton hub, you will be able to work some of your days from home. Although this is 37-hour full time role, we are also open to a part time working pattern of 30 hours per week.

Main duties of the job

Your day-to-day work will include:

  • Start to end Employee Relation case management including investigations and disciplinaries.
  • Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with a wide range of staff, managers and relevant organisations.
  • Advising on best practice, sharing learning and ideas for continuous improvement.
  • Acting as a mediator or facilitator.
  • Building Management capability through coaching, upskilling, and advice
  • Promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace

About us

You won't just be joining a fantastic team - you'llbe part of a welcoming, community minded charity. Our mission is to provide excellent specialist palliative care for patients and support to their families. If you speak to any of our staff or volunteers, they will tell you how the patient is at the heart of everything they do. So, if you're looking for a role where you can really make a difference, working as part of a supportive team, we could be a perfect match.

What can we offer you?

Holiday entitlement

  • 33 days holiday including bank holidays rising to 35 days after 1 year, and increasing with length of service (pro-rata if part-time)
  • Ability to buy and sell annual leave

Pension scheme

  • NHS employees eligible to continue with their NHS pension scheme*
  • Non-NHS employees will receive 5% employer and 5% employee contribution.

Award-winning Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family offering:

  • Vitality & wellbeing health portal for non-emergency care
  • Unlimited access to 24/7 online GP Consultations as Expert Case Management
  • Confidential and free 24-hour Employee Assistance
  • Counselling and support
  • Legal, financial, and medical information and advice

And more

  • Life assurance cover
  • Health Cash Plans
  • Blue Light Card
  • Enhanced parental leave*
  • Excellent learning and development opportunities
  • Free on-site parking in Yeovil and Taunton
  • Volunteering and fundraising opportunities

*Eligibility criteria applies

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

077 - 24 - HR Advisor (temp)

Job locations

Heron Drive

Bishops Hull

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5HA


Little Tarat Lane

Bishops Hull

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2HU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Management Support

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and regulatory developments and provide pragmatic advice to St Margarets Hospice Managers with regard to employment legislation, pay and conditions of service, discipline and grievance issues, sickness and absenteeism, general staffing issues, recruitment and retention.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of staff, managers and any other relevant organisations.

Ensure best practice, consistency, shared learning and ideas for continuous improvement from a HR perspective within the HR team and across the organisation.

To provide reports and give presentations as required.

Lead and/or work with HR colleagues or managers on projects designed to improve Services.

Participate in operational meetings and project groups, using positive influence to ensure contemporary practice across the Organisation.

To maintain active contact with Network Groups to share and promote best practice.

Promote health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Employee Relations

Advise Hospice managers on current Human Resources policies, employment legislation and practice.

Manage individual cases, including probationary, grievance, disciplinary, capability and absence cases towards satisfactory conclusion providing ongoing support to managers.

To monitor and oversee long term ill health cases maintaining contact with individual members of staff if required, liaising with Occupational Health Service and advising managers on the most appropriate use of the Sickness Absence policy and procedures. To take a lead role in managing short term illness and stress related absences where this is significant.

Provide advice and support on change management processes.

General HR

Supporting colleagues in responding to queries and resolving them, escalating more complex matters to the Senior HR Advisor where necessary.

Contribute towards the development of HR policies and procedures and the HR function to ensure reflection of current best practice, legislation and allow St Margarets aims and objectives to be achieved.

To be a role model of good practice.

Actioning paperwork for contractual changes, including variation to contract and payroll changes forms.

Communication and People Skills

Diplomacy, discretion and tact are essential as the post holder is regularly required to communicate confidential and often complex information across the organisation, professional relationships which include the Chief Executive, Directors and Medical professionals.

It is important to be able to exercise judgement as to the urgency of a situation and a vital expectation of the post is to uphold confidentiality at all times.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Responsibilities

Management Support

To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and regulatory developments and provide pragmatic advice to St Margarets Hospice Managers with regard to employment legislation, pay and conditions of service, discipline and grievance issues, sickness and absenteeism, general staffing issues, recruitment and retention.

To develop and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of staff, managers and any other relevant organisations.

Ensure best practice, consistency, shared learning and ideas for continuous improvement from a HR perspective within the HR team and across the organisation.

To provide reports and give presentations as required.

Lead and/or work with HR colleagues or managers on projects designed to improve Services.

Participate in operational meetings and project groups, using positive influence to ensure contemporary practice across the Organisation.

To maintain active contact with Network Groups to share and promote best practice.

Promote health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Employee Relations

Advise Hospice managers on current Human Resources policies, employment legislation and practice.

Manage individual cases, including probationary, grievance, disciplinary, capability and absence cases towards satisfactory conclusion providing ongoing support to managers.

To monitor and oversee long term ill health cases maintaining contact with individual members of staff if required, liaising with Occupational Health Service and advising managers on the most appropriate use of the Sickness Absence policy and procedures. To take a lead role in managing short term illness and stress related absences where this is significant.

Provide advice and support on change management processes.

General HR

Supporting colleagues in responding to queries and resolving them, escalating more complex matters to the Senior HR Advisor where necessary.

Contribute towards the development of HR policies and procedures and the HR function to ensure reflection of current best practice, legislation and allow St Margarets aims and objectives to be achieved.

To be a role model of good practice.

Actioning paperwork for contractual changes, including variation to contract and payroll changes forms.

Communication and People Skills

Diplomacy, discretion and tact are essential as the post holder is regularly required to communicate confidential and often complex information across the organisation, professional relationships which include the Chief Executive, Directors and Medical professionals.

It is important to be able to exercise judgement as to the urgency of a situation and a vital expectation of the post is to uphold confidentiality at all times.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards)
  • Recent and relevant experience of working in a busy HR environment.

Desirable

  • Accredited mediator or coach.

Self Awareness

Essential

  • The ability to communicate effectively with a range of people on different matters.
  • Able to adapt style accordingly and often in demanding and sensitive situations.
  • Maintaining awareness and responding appropriately to individual needs.

Working with others

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in conflict management and dispute resolution.

Outcome and Results

Essential

  • Extensive experience of managing a varied caseload in all types of employee relation matters.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work with competing demands and often within strict deadlines.

Leading in your area

Essential

  • Sound understanding of Terms and Conditions, contracts of employment and employment law, and the ability to ensure compliance through being able to influence and coach others.
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • CIPD Level 5 qualified (or working towards)
  • Recent and relevant experience of working in a busy HR environment.

Desirable

  • Accredited mediator or coach.

Self Awareness

Essential

  • The ability to communicate effectively with a range of people on different matters.
  • Able to adapt style accordingly and often in demanding and sensitive situations.
  • Maintaining awareness and responding appropriately to individual needs.

Working with others

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in conflict management and dispute resolution.

Outcome and Results

Essential

  • Extensive experience of managing a varied caseload in all types of employee relation matters.
  • Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work with competing demands and often within strict deadlines.

Leading in your area

Essential

  • Sound understanding of Terms and Conditions, contracts of employment and employment law, and the ability to ensure compliance through being able to influence and coach others.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

St Margaret's Somerset Hospice

Address

Heron Drive

Bishops Hull

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5HA


Employer's website

https://www.st-margarets-hospice.org.uk/home-page (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

St Margaret's Somerset Hospice

Address

Heron Drive

Bishops Hull

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5HA


Employer's website

https://www.st-margarets-hospice.org.uk/home-page (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior HR Advisor

Liz Cox

Liz.Cox@st-margarets-hospice.org.uk

Date posted

21 August 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£35,000 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

077 - 24 - HR Advisor (temp)

Job locations

Heron Drive

Bishops Hull

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 5HA


Little Tarat Lane

Bishops Hull

Yeovil

Somerset

BA20 2HU


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