Job summary
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an experienced Human Resources Consultant to join our Operational Human Resources Team.
Working closely with the HR Business Partner (HRBP) and Associate HR Business Partner (AHRBP), the postholder will provide a high quality, comprehensive HR service to our clinical collaborative model as well as the NHS people Plan and will support delivery of excellent HR practices across the Trust aligned to workforce strategies and objectives and the delivery of excellent patient care.
Working as part of the wider HR Team the successful candidate will be responsible for providing HR operational and employee relations support to the operational management teams for the relevant area.
The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they can adapt to the changing needs of the Trust and models of care and motivation to work collaboratively and proactively with their service areas, other Corporate areas and external partners to ensure professional and effective customer care. The successful candidate will develop effective working relationships with colleagues from unions and professional bodies.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have a professional HR qualification or equivalent level of training experience.
The successful candidate will be supported by their management team to complete team and individual objectives, including regular opportunities for communication, welfare discussions, sharing of information and team development. The team is currently working to an office rota, where time is spent working both on site and remotely.
Working closely with the HR Business Partner (HRBP) and Associate HR Business Partner/ the postholder will provide a high quality, comprehensive HR service to the Centre.
The postholder will
- Lead change management processes within their designated centre, including leading the negotiation and consultation activities with staff side colleagues.
- Provide comprehensive and professional HR advice and support to managers and staff on complex issues within the Centre.
- Ensure delivery of a high quality service to the Centre in relation to all operational HR matters, coordinating information from other key HR stakeholders.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the leadership development programme, and the Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. This programme aims to
Explore leadership within the NHS
Promote Trust Values and Behaviours
Develop your Leadership effectiveness and skills
Practitioner level in quality improvement, equipping you with the skills to champion, lead and complete quality improvement within your role
After you complete this four and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses dependent upon your role and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Details of the full job description and person specification are available to view when you click to apply for the vacancy and click on the about this job link and the documents will be attached at the bottom of the screen.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist HR knowledge acquired through degree and professional HR qualification or equivalent level of training experience.
Desirable
- Coaching, mentoring qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- oStrong knowledge of best practice HR initiatives, trade union partnerships and negotiation, consultation and influencing strategies with an ability to apply these throughout the Centre.
- oStrong knowledge of project management, research methodology and business case development.
- oKnowledge of internal service level agreements, KPIs and performance reporting standards.
- oStrong understanding of relevant employment legislation and the impact of future legislative changes.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of providing HR Advice to managers and staff.
- Working in partnership with Trade Unions.
- Experience and involvement in change management programmes.
- Experience of writing and interpreting employment policy, e.g. recruitment, disciplinary, grievance, sickness management.
- Skills to effectively analyse data and information and develop actions plans to meet centre needs.
Desirable
- Coaching senior managers.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team Leadership - Has the ability to create and communicate a clear vision and direction in order to create a motivated team and foster an environment where groups and individuals can achieve high performance
- Customer Focused - Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships and exceeds patient and commissioner expectations by accurately assessing patient needs and ensuring delivery of commissioner requirements.
- Business Aware - Demonstrates a clear understanding of the current market environment including awareness of all opportunities and threats to new and existing business / income. Seeks, evaluates and uses information from a wide variety of internal and external sources in order to proactively develop the business and improve performance.
- Results Orientated - Evaluates situations, identifies existing challenges and future opportunities for growth, sets goals, plans, delivers and measures outcomes. Has the will, ambition and tenacity to make things happen and therefore deliver outstanding business performance.
- Team worker - Builds personal networks, recognises the value of other team members in enhancing overall performance and encourages and enables contributions from all other team members.
- Good Communicator - Communicates in a clear and concise manner in the language of the audience and checks that communicated messages have been received and understood.
- Knowledge Sharing - Seeks, applies and shares knowledge both internally and externally by making use of the knowledge and experience of other team members and colleagues in order to improve business performance.
- Personal Development - Manages personal and professional development seeks opportunities for further development and skill enhancement and solicits constructive feedback in order to improve performance.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Specialist HR knowledge acquired through degree and professional HR qualification or equivalent level of training experience.
Desirable
- Coaching, mentoring qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- oStrong knowledge of best practice HR initiatives, trade union partnerships and negotiation, consultation and influencing strategies with an ability to apply these throughout the Centre.
- oStrong knowledge of project management, research methodology and business case development.
- oKnowledge of internal service level agreements, KPIs and performance reporting standards.
- oStrong understanding of relevant employment legislation and the impact of future legislative changes.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of providing HR Advice to managers and staff.
- Working in partnership with Trade Unions.
- Experience and involvement in change management programmes.
- Experience of writing and interpreting employment policy, e.g. recruitment, disciplinary, grievance, sickness management.
- Skills to effectively analyse data and information and develop actions plans to meet centre needs.
Desirable
- Coaching senior managers.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team Leadership - Has the ability to create and communicate a clear vision and direction in order to create a motivated team and foster an environment where groups and individuals can achieve high performance
- Customer Focused - Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships and exceeds patient and commissioner expectations by accurately assessing patient needs and ensuring delivery of commissioner requirements.
- Business Aware - Demonstrates a clear understanding of the current market environment including awareness of all opportunities and threats to new and existing business / income. Seeks, evaluates and uses information from a wide variety of internal and external sources in order to proactively develop the business and improve performance.
- Results Orientated - Evaluates situations, identifies existing challenges and future opportunities for growth, sets goals, plans, delivers and measures outcomes. Has the will, ambition and tenacity to make things happen and therefore deliver outstanding business performance.
- Team worker - Builds personal networks, recognises the value of other team members in enhancing overall performance and encourages and enables contributions from all other team members.
- Good Communicator - Communicates in a clear and concise manner in the language of the audience and checks that communicated messages have been received and understood.
- Knowledge Sharing - Seeks, applies and shares knowledge both internally and externally by making use of the knowledge and experience of other team members and colleagues in order to improve business performance.
- Personal Development - Manages personal and professional development seeks opportunities for further development and skill enhancement and solicits constructive feedback in order to improve performance.
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).
