Job summary
We are currently looking to recruit two Senior HR Advisors
to join the HR Advisory Team to provide HR support and advice.
Working within the HR Advisory Team, the Senior HR Advisor
acts as the first line of HR advice and support to our managers and staff. With designated
service areas, you will manage your own caseload, spanning the full range of employee relations
issues.
We work in a blended way from our base at County Hall, from
home and you will be required to join meetings in person on our sites as
needed.
You will have experience of providing HR advice and guidance
that draws upon your up-to-date knowledge of HR best practice and employment
legislation. As an HR professional, you will proactively seek out opportunities to develop your
professional practice.
You will enjoy working as part of a team and working
together to provide a compassionate people first response to queries and
concerns.
Our team vision is promoting a safe, positive work culture
through compassionate HR policies, and responsive, equitable, consistent people
management advice and support.
Closing date is 9 February 2024 and shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on 5 March 2024.
Main duties of the job
A key role within our team, the Senior HR Advisor will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a professional HR service. You will be responsible for managing a complex employee relations case load including sickness absence management, disciplinary, grievance and bullying and harassment cases working closely with managers and taking a lead on specific policy development and projects.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Well developed, knowledge of current human resources practice and employment law.
- Developed interpersonal skills able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented.
- Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others.
- Strong commitment to the development of a customer focused approach in delivering HR solutions.
- Strong time management and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, creative, and flexible approach, able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for delegated areas of responsibility Self awareness and understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact of personal style and approach on others.
- Commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness, and personal integrity in dealing with others.
- IT literate Microsoft word, outlook, excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER responsibilities, including sickness management of complex cases, disciplinaries, grievance, organisational change, redundancy etc.
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
- Expertise and experience on the Agenda for Change job matching / job evaluation processes, including participation in panels.
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified/equivalent CIPD accredited HR qualification or
- working towards it.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Well developed, knowledge of current human resources practice and employment law.
- Developed interpersonal skills able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented.
- Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others.
- Strong commitment to the development of a customer focused approach in delivering HR solutions.
- Strong time management and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, creative, and flexible approach, able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for delegated areas of responsibility Self awareness and understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact of personal style and approach on others.
- Commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness, and personal integrity in dealing with others.
- IT literate Microsoft word, outlook, excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER responsibilities, including sickness management of complex cases, disciplinaries, grievance, organisational change, redundancy etc.
Desirable
- Thorough understanding of Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
- Expertise and experience on the Agenda for Change job matching / job evaluation processes, including participation in panels.
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified/equivalent CIPD accredited HR qualification or
- working towards it.
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).
