Job summary
We have been transitioning to a newly implemented Trust operating model and on a journey of cultural transformation which will see our ambitions to create the best place to work delivered.
We have a great opportunity for a People Advisor to join our team in the UHB, Heartlands Site People Team. You will be working with the Senior People Partners and People Partners in the delivery of people priorities to support the Trust's ambition and intent to create the best and safest place to work, where our people thrive through better and healthier lives made possible by fulfilling work.
Main duties of the job
You will be working within the Heartlands People Operational HR Team. The role will underpin the support the team provide to managers and staff. It will support with offering advice in relation to a wide range of employee relations matters and support the wider Heartlands Operational Team with the reporting and . Through the advice you give and relationships you build you will also support embedding the principles of the Trust Behavioural Framework and Just and Learning Culture. Working closely with colleagues from across the People Directorate you will seek to embed these principles in your delivery of training and engagement with our Organisational Development and Transformation Team.
Please talk to us about any flexible working requests at interview. We offer opportunities for compressed and hybrid working where operational requirements allow.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *HR Knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience e.g. Level 5 CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) to degree equivalent level.
- *Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- *Recent experience in HR including providing general HR advice.
- *Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting case reports
- *Up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and Human Resource Best Practice
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasion, negotiating and influencing skills.
- *Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision and as part of a team.
- *Good IT skills (to include as a minimum: Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- *Ability to interpret and apply Terms and Conditions of Employment
- *Ability to set own priorities, meet tight deadlines and work independently.
- *Ability to gain and maintain credibility and establish good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation.
- *Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.
- *Able to pay attention to detail.
- *Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions and where work is unpredictable.
- *Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness.
- *Proactive with the ability to work on own initiative, responding to immediate requests.
- *Flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to regularly changing situations.
- *Proactive and self-motivated.
- *Ability to work across all Trust sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *HR Knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience e.g. Level 5 CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) to degree equivalent level.
- *Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development
Experience
Essential
- *Recent experience in HR including providing general HR advice.
- *Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting case reports
- *Up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and Human Resource Best Practice
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasion, negotiating and influencing skills.
- *Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision and as part of a team.
- *Good IT skills (to include as a minimum: Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- *Ability to interpret and apply Terms and Conditions of Employment
- *Ability to set own priorities, meet tight deadlines and work independently.
- *Ability to gain and maintain credibility and establish good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation.
- *Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.
- *Able to pay attention to detail.
- *Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions and where work is unpredictable.
- *Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness.
- *Proactive with the ability to work on own initiative, responding to immediate requests.
- *Flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to regularly changing situations.
- *Proactive and self-motivated.
- *Ability to work across all Trust sites.
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.
