Assistant HR Advisor - Band 4

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking to appoint an Assistant HR Advisor to join our Employee Relations team. The successful candidate will proactively support the Employee Relations team, responsible for providing effective first line advice on HR Policy, alongside the effective co-ordination of sickness absence and providing administrative support with formal investigations, working towards the operational and strategic objectives of Ashford & St. Peters Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

The successful Band 4 HR Assistant will be -

providing first line support and advice on the application of Trust policies to managers and staff

supporting divisional managers in implementing the Trust Sickness Absence Policy, with the ability to analyse data and work pro-actively to support the reduction of sickness absence across the Trust

Support the team in a wide range of administrative HR issues, including co-ordinating arrangements for hearings, and must be willing to get involved in ad-hoc HR projects to benefit the workforce

support with the co-ordination and arrangements for Job Matching Panels

It is an exciting time to join the Team, getting involved in a number of service improvement projects as part of Trusts move to a more compassionate and restorative culture, empowering people managers and creating greater psychological safety, by enabling colleagues to raise concerns more openly.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at Ashford & St Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust with our strong commitment to staff health and wellbeing. We are committed to providing continuous professional development, staff benefits and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

Please see the supporting links which you can find on the right-hand side of this job advert. There is guidance on how to make an application on NHS Jobs as well as more information about joining the ASPH Team

Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

Date posted

06 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,405 to £28,976 a year includes High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9323-SKA2515

Job locations

Guildford Road

Chertsey

Surrey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document including further details about the role.

For further information about the post please contact Jatinder Bham, Employee Relations Manager on jatinder.bham1@nhs.net or 07971364227

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document including further details about the role.

For further information about the post please contact Jatinder Bham, Employee Relations Manager on jatinder.bham1@nhs.net or 07971364227

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A Level qualifications or equivalent
GCSE English or equivalent

Desirable

CPP Qualification or working towards or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing customer service
Experience / understanding of handling confidential data
Experience of working in an admin environment

Desirable

Experience of working in the NHS
Experience of working in a HR environment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

A Level qualifications or equivalent
GCSE English or equivalent

Desirable

CPP Qualification or working towards or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

Experience of providing customer service
Experience / understanding of handling confidential data
Experience of working in an admin environment

Desirable

Experience of working in the NHS
Experience of working in a HR environment

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.