People Advisor

Job description

Job responsibilities

1. Manage a caseload of complex employee relations cases in an advisory capacity ensuring they are handled appropriately and in a timely fashion; Prioritise work and follow-up tasks on a daily and ongoing basis, working with the Investigating Manager and other key stakeholders to identify and manage changing priorities; Timetable cases so that investigations progress within agreed timescales Ensure effective and regular communication with all parties during the investigation process;2. Advise managers on the interpretation and application of HR Policies and procedures, Terms and Conditions of Employment, and employment legislation and case law.3. Support and advise managers dealing with employees with sickness/absence, both long and shortterm, including providing, managers with regular sickness absence reports relating to their individual areas in order to achieve a year on year decrease in sickness rates.4. Support and advise managers with employee discipline, grievance, capability, bullying or harassment situations, including meetings and/or interviews with managers and employees, advising on the conduct of formal investigations and the preparation and content of investigation reports.5. Attend grievance, disciplinary and capability hearings to advise managers, employees and unions on due process and appropriate decisions and sanctions. Ensure proper records are maintained (taking formal notes when necessary).6. Participate in the evaluation and grading of posts within the organisation, in accordance with Agenda for Change, and advise managers on the impact of the grading across the wider workforce.7. Contribute fully within the HR team on the drafting, formulation and implementation of existing and development of new policies and procedures.8. Take a proactive role in the communication and dissemination of new policies and procedures, ensuring managers are trained and competent in their application.9. Undertake and assist with any necessary audits e.g. in accordance with NHSLA and other statutory requirements10. Develop positive and effective working relationships with senior managers, staff representatives and external agencies.11. Participate in specific project areas as agreed within the Human Resources Directorate, e.g. Health Work and Wellbeing, Equality and Diversity and to share good practice.12. Maintain an accurate employee relations database and to provide information as required e.g. corporate report and equal opportunities monitoring.13. Liaise and work with HR colleagues as appropriate to maintain effective communication, ensuring that best practice is shared and developed and to facilitate cross cover for colleagues.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• Part qualified or working towards CIPD qualification.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge or experience.
• Experience of providing advice on employee relations
• Experience of participating in and advising on performance management, investigations and hearings

Desirable

• Recent experience working within a similar role within the NHS

Essential

Essential

• Up to date knowledge of HR Best Practice

EDI

Essential

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Address

Worthing, Chichester or Brighton

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)