Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to join a fast paced, innovative HR Department at one of the largest leading Teaching Hospital Trusts in the country. The department offers excellent opportunities to develop your HR practice working within a Business Partner model and dealing with a highly diversified workforce spanning both primary and secondary care settings.
You will see the positive impact of your skills and practice in the frontline care providers you work with, and the excellent patient care ultimately delivered.
The successful candidate will support the HR Business Partner and HR Manager to provide a comprehensive HR service to a group of clinical specialties and corporate services, including supporting the EPR Connect programme.
Main duties of the job
You will develop your HR career through managing a significant and varied caseload along with the provision of support and advice in the application of HR policies and terms and conditions. Within this role you will have the opportunity to provide training, coaching and mentoring to healthcare professionals leading and managing a high performing, high profile workforce.
We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate transferable experience of effectively supporting the management of employee relations cases and advising on terms and conditions.
We will also consider applications from candidates who have experience of advising managers on HR related matters and can demonstrate sound judgment of how to approach sensitive and complex casework. A knowledge and understanding of relevant employment legislation is essential.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of 6 months due to the post being recruited as part of a limited term project within the Trust. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts taking into consideration the requirement for the post to be maintained as a part of the project's implementation and the timescales associated with this.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Educated to A-level standard or equivalent quals / experience
- CIPD Qualified or equivalent theoretical knowledge or working towards or the appropriate qualifications/experience and aptitude to undertake the course
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Relevant Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Transferable experience of working in an advisory capacity in a relevant HR field involving sensitive and complex casework
- Able to demonstrate a strong understanding and sound judgement when approaching sensitive and complex employee relations casework listed below osickness absence odiscipline ogrievance obullying/harassment ocapability
- Proven working knowledge of employment legislation.
- Experience of advising managers on HR related matters.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting organisational change processes.
- Experience of working within unionised environment.
- Dealing with professional groups
- Working knowledge of NHS terms & conditions of service
- Understanding of job evaluation.
- Knowledge of NHS employment standards and practice
- Generalist HR experience
- Involvement in formal hearings.
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as MS Word/MS Outlook.
- Accurate keyboard skills.
- Influencing skills where conflicting opinion or a range of options are available.
- Demonstrate an understanding in terms of good practice related to undertaking investigations.
- Ability to critically analyse employee relations cases and identify appropriate solutions through reference to organisational policies, employment legislation and precedent.
- Ability to remain calm in challenging and emotive situations.
- Recognition of own personal boundaries and when to refer matters to others/senior colleagues.
- Excellent organisational skills to manage a significant number of cases with strict deadlines.
- Well-developed report writing skills.
- Ability to communicate confidently to all levels of staff.
- Effective team member and able to provide cover for and support to other team members.
Desirable
- Mediation skills/training
- Advanced IT skills.
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Educated to A-level standard or equivalent quals / experience
- CIPD Qualified or equivalent theoretical knowledge or working towards or the appropriate qualifications/experience and aptitude to undertake the course
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable
- Relevant Management Qualification
Experience
Essential
- Transferable experience of working in an advisory capacity in a relevant HR field involving sensitive and complex casework
- Able to demonstrate a strong understanding and sound judgement when approaching sensitive and complex employee relations casework listed below osickness absence odiscipline ogrievance obullying/harassment ocapability
- Proven working knowledge of employment legislation.
- Experience of advising managers on HR related matters.
Desirable
- Experience of supporting organisational change processes.
- Experience of working within unionised environment.
- Dealing with professional groups
- Working knowledge of NHS terms & conditions of service
- Understanding of job evaluation.
- Knowledge of NHS employment standards and practice
- Generalist HR experience
- Involvement in formal hearings.
Special Skills / Aptitudes
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as MS Word/MS Outlook.
- Accurate keyboard skills.
- Influencing skills where conflicting opinion or a range of options are available.
- Demonstrate an understanding in terms of good practice related to undertaking investigations.
- Ability to critically analyse employee relations cases and identify appropriate solutions through reference to organisational policies, employment legislation and precedent.
- Ability to remain calm in challenging and emotive situations.
- Recognition of own personal boundaries and when to refer matters to others/senior colleagues.
- Excellent organisational skills to manage a significant number of cases with strict deadlines.
- Well-developed report writing skills.
- Ability to communicate confidently to all levels of staff.
- Effective team member and able to provide cover for and support to other team members.
Desirable
- Mediation skills/training
- Advanced IT skills.
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).
