Head of HR & Medical Staffing

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

Main Duties

1. The post holder has managerial responsibility and accountability for HR Operations, Employee relations, Medical Staffing and overseeing the Occupational Health contract.

2. Supports development and implementation of People Strategy, in line with Trust and national priorities and initiatives, and leading HR practice.

3. Lead on specific initiatives or policy developments, including negotiating, consultation, implementation and monitoring across the Trust, e.g. Trust wide HR policies and procedures.

4. Supports the strategic development of the organisation through providing professional advice and expertise on a range of issues.

5. Initiates and produces reports as required for a range of Trust wide committees, including Executive Board, Trust Board, and staff side forums.

6. Establishes and implements new policies, procedures or practices across the Trust in response to a range of drivers, including new legislation, Department of Health requirements or local Trust needs. This often includes interpretation of highly complex guidance/legislation.

7. The post holder will lead the teams according to our organisational values and ensure that we are supporting a just and learning culture and that we evaluate the impact of our interactions to ensure the teams are making the right difference and enabling managers to be the best that they can be.

8. The post holder will provide valuable advice and expertise across all services and directorates on organisational change processes, service re-design, service delivery and complex employee relations cases, ensuring that impact to the workforce is managed correctly, sensitively and as efficiently as possible.

Operational Management

9. Ensure that HR operational and advisory services provide a prompt, efficient and high-quality service to directorates which continues to develop in line with evaluation.

10. Identify any changes required within the HR or Medical Staffing teams, including structural or role changes, new ways of working, or a change in focus, and ensures the teams contribution to the Trust remains relevant, timely and responsive to the needs of the organisation.

11. Work with the Medical Director, Medical Staffing Manager and Medical Staffing HR Lead to ensure consistency in application and management of MHPS, job planning, revalidation, rota management and recruitment of medical staff.

12. Ensures that effective Workforce Information processes are in place within HR in order that performance issues within directorates and Trust wide are identified, monitored and actioned.

13. Leads and directs strategic change projects. Retain oversight of all aspects of HR and organisational change across the Trust and deliver distinct change projects that embraces service and cultural change.

14. To report to the Associate Director of People Services on functions, systems and policies ensuring that they are relevant, fit for purpose, compliant with law and regulation and provide efficient support to the Trust business and assurance on relevant productivity and quality measures within the HR function and across the Trust.

15. Ensure that the HR Business Partnering service contributes to the delivery of the culture/engagement, EDI and health and wellbeing aspects of the Trusts People Strategy and that these are successfully embedded within the organisation through the work of the HR Business Partnering Service.

16. Champion best practice Human Resource management. Influence key business decisions to ensure the effective management of staff through the fair, efficient and pragmatic application of best practice; this will include the training and coaching of business managers in workforce policy and practice and the monitoring and development of best practice to embrace diversity in the workforce.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree Level Education or equivalent experience
• Chartered Member of the CIPD

Experience

Essential

• Significant experience of working in HR at a senior level
• Experience of leading a team and line management

Desirable

• Experience of medical HR

knowledge & skills

Essential

• An in-depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
• In depth knowledge of employment legislation, HR policies and procedures
• Strong effective communicator in writing, business presentations and in interpersonal communication who can build relationships across all levels and can influence key stakeholders.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of Medical Staffing processes including Maintaining High Professional Standards
• Working knowledge of NHS pay and reward systems

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

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Elizabeth House, Fulbourn Hospital

Cambridge

CB21 5EF

Employer's website

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