Job summary
Barts Health NHS Trust has an exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated People Manager to join the Group Support Services People team on a fixed term/secondment basis until 30 June 2025.
Managing a team of two Senior People Advisors, you will ensure the delivery of a comprehensive, professional and high quality HR service. Reporting to the Head of People -GSS you will ensure the provision of professional customer-focussed HR advice, coaching and solutions that support the business in the identification and management of workforce issues and major change programmes.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate must be CIPD qualified and havesignificant experience in dealing with a full range of complex employee relations issues. The ability to quickly build credibilitywith stakeholders is essential along with the determination to make a real difference.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Paula Moriarty, Head of People GSS (paula.moriarty@nhs.net).
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Paula Moriarty, Head of People GSS (paula.moriarty@nhs.net).
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent
- CIPD qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- Demonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- Experience in the public sector or in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- Experience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- Management of staff.
- Experience of interpreting and applying HR knowledge to workforce management
- Proven effective problem solving ability
- Experience of supporting change management within a large complex environment
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking Agenda for Change job matching reviews
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to the Trust workforce strategy Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy
- Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy
Skills
Essential
- Leadership - fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally
- Able to input data and manipulate data
- Ability to use Microsoft Office to a minimum intermediate level
- Experience of coaching and developing people
Skills
Essential
- Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes
- Ability to cope with frequent distressing and emotional circumstances
- Able to influence and negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
- Ability to cope with unpredictable and intense situations
- Ability to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines with frequent interruptions
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
- A highly flexible approach to work and a willingness to cross cover other HR Managers (Site/Corporate Services) when required
- A willingness to travel to other Barts Health sites to attend meetings, deliver training etc, when required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent
- CIPD qualification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- Demonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- Experience in the public sector or in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- Experience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- Management of staff.
- Experience of interpreting and applying HR knowledge to workforce management
- Proven effective problem solving ability
- Experience of supporting change management within a large complex environment
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking Agenda for Change job matching reviews
Knowledge
Essential
- Expert knowledge of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to the Trust workforce strategy Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy
- Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy
Skills
Essential
- Leadership - fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally
- Able to input data and manipulate data
- Ability to use Microsoft Office to a minimum intermediate level
- Experience of coaching and developing people
Skills
Essential
- Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes
- Ability to cope with frequent distressing and emotional circumstances
- Able to influence and negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
- Ability to cope with unpredictable and intense situations
- Ability to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines with frequent interruptions
Other
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development.
- A highly flexible approach to work and a willingness to cross cover other HR Managers (Site/Corporate Services) when required
- A willingness to travel to other Barts Health sites to attend meetings, deliver training etc, when required
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
