Job summary
Due to the promotion of the current post holder, the Trust now has a fabulous opportunity foran exceptionally talented, passionate, person-centred HR professional to lead a responsive Employee Relations service and highly motivated and hardworking Employee Relations team.
This role is pivotal in ensuring the Trust's ER practices and HR policies are of high quality and embrace best HR practice. Additionally, you will work closely with our Divisional Heads of Workforce in pro-actively taking forward the Trust's workforce agenda.
If you are passionate about working in HR, have significant HR experience at a senior level in a complex organisation, a demonstrable track record of delivery, a sound understanding of HR best practice and employment law, are highly skilled in the management of complex and challenging employee relations issues, and are able to confidently advise and support managers in executing pragmatic management solutions - we would be delighted to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To operationally manage the employee relations service and professionally lead and support the employee relations team - thereby ensuring a responsive, legally compliant best practice ER service is provided to both managers and employees.
To work with Divisional Heads of Workforce and the Associate Director of Workforce to ensure all employee relations issues are effectively managed and mitigated.
To deputise for the Associate Director of Workforce as reasonably required.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 21st April 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on the 9th May 2024.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 21st April 2024.
Interviews are due to be held on the 9th May 2024.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MCIPD qualified or equivalent demonstrable professional HR knowledge, skills and experience.
- Masters level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further professional/personal development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an HR function at a senior level in a large complex organisation.
- Extensive experience demonstrating competence across - complex employee relations matters, including performance management and direct involvement in complex disciplinary, and grievance cases.
- Significant experience of complex, large organisational change programmes including TUPE transfers and redundancies.
- Experience of leading and managing a team, inspiring confidence and facilitating their development.
- Proven track record in senior Workforce/HR/ER management roles.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an HR function within complex NHS organisational environments.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment.
- Experience of integrated workforce information systems.
- Experience of contributing to regional network meetings.
- Experience of developing and implementing HR policy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist and expert knowledge of national Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
- Knowledge and understanding of key national NHS workforce priorities and issues.
- A sound working knowledge of employment legislation and case law and its application across a range of professional groups.
- Understanding of the role of HR in the planning and delivery of the Trust Business Plan.
- Sound knowledge, understanding and direct experience of best practice in people management issues.
Skills
Essential
- Proven problem solving skills.
- Political awareness and sensitivity.
- Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strategic awareness - able to align Workforce activities with wider Trust and Divisional objectives.
- Planning and organisational skills - able to prioritise and work to tight timescales.
- Ability to deliver bespoke and management training.
- Self-motivated with resilience and tenacity.
- Able to evaluate situations and assimilate information quickly.
- Excellent IT skills including ability to use the full range of MS Office applications.
- Responsive and outcome driven.
- Highly effective interpersonal skills including negotiation and influencing skills.
- Able to be assertive when appropriate.
- Able to manage pressure.
- Able to deal with emotionally difficult and challenging situations sometimes including verbal aggression.
- Excellent verbal and written communication - able to draft well written and reasoned cases, investigation and appeal reports.
- Able to identify, interpret and analyse workforce reports, financial reports, complex legal decisions and case law.
- Leadership and drive to champion improvement initiatives.
- Proven coaching and facilitation skills.
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships both internally and externally.
- Able to attend meetings or conferences outside the region and outside normal working hours as required.
- Undertake departmental and Trust induction.
- Undertake mandatory training on an ongoing basis.
- Maintains own continuing professional and personal development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent experience. oEvidence of further professional/personal development.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MCIPD qualified or equivalent demonstrable professional HR knowledge, skills and experience.
- Masters level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of further professional/personal development.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in an HR function at a senior level in a large complex organisation.
- Extensive experience demonstrating competence across - complex employee relations matters, including performance management and direct involvement in complex disciplinary, and grievance cases.
- Significant experience of complex, large organisational change programmes including TUPE transfers and redundancies.
- Experience of leading and managing a team, inspiring confidence and facilitating their development.
- Proven track record in senior Workforce/HR/ER management roles.
Desirable
- Experience of working in an HR function within complex NHS organisational environments.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment.
- Experience of integrated workforce information systems.
- Experience of contributing to regional network meetings.
- Experience of developing and implementing HR policy.
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist and expert knowledge of national Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
- Knowledge and understanding of key national NHS workforce priorities and issues.
- A sound working knowledge of employment legislation and case law and its application across a range of professional groups.
- Understanding of the role of HR in the planning and delivery of the Trust Business Plan.
- Sound knowledge, understanding and direct experience of best practice in people management issues.
Skills
Essential
- Proven problem solving skills.
- Political awareness and sensitivity.
- Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strategic awareness - able to align Workforce activities with wider Trust and Divisional objectives.
- Planning and organisational skills - able to prioritise and work to tight timescales.
- Ability to deliver bespoke and management training.
- Self-motivated with resilience and tenacity.
- Able to evaluate situations and assimilate information quickly.
- Excellent IT skills including ability to use the full range of MS Office applications.
- Responsive and outcome driven.
- Highly effective interpersonal skills including negotiation and influencing skills.
- Able to be assertive when appropriate.
- Able to manage pressure.
- Able to deal with emotionally difficult and challenging situations sometimes including verbal aggression.
- Excellent verbal and written communication - able to draft well written and reasoned cases, investigation and appeal reports.
- Able to identify, interpret and analyse workforce reports, financial reports, complex legal decisions and case law.
- Leadership and drive to champion improvement initiatives.
- Proven coaching and facilitation skills.
Desirable
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships both internally and externally.
- Able to attend meetings or conferences outside the region and outside normal working hours as required.
- Undertake departmental and Trust induction.
- Undertake mandatory training on an ongoing basis.
- Maintains own continuing professional and personal development.
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters level or equivalent experience. oEvidence of further professional/personal development.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
Employer's website
https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)