Senior Human Resources Advisor

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Are you an experienced HR practitioner, or just starting out on your HR career ?
Are you interested in joining a HR team where everything you do contributes to the care and experience of patients?
Do you want to join a team that is committed to your development and progression, focuses on learning and provides you with the opportunity to expand your experience, knowledge and skills?
Do you want to leave work each day knowing that you have made a difference to the lives of a colleague or a patient?

If you have answered yes to any of the above, this could be the right role for you

What do we offer?

27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays
Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
Hybrid working model (we are currently working partly remotely)
Career development
Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
Excellent pension
NHS Car lease scheme
Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts!

Main duties of the job

We are currently seeking to recruit a Senior HR Adviser to work in an interesting, fast paced and friendly HR team. The role will be working with our Clinical Collaboratives to provide a professional HR advisory service on a range of employee matters in line with employment legislation and best practice.

Each one of the HR Operations Teams support an organisational clinical collaborative which is made up of several departments and clinical specialisms. You will be the team expert on all things disciplinary, grievance and capability related and will ensure our policies and practices are legally compliant and our documents and letters are clear and easy to use.

As part of your HR Operations collaborative team, you will also get involved in a variety of other activities supporting your colleagues in their areas when needed.

The successful candidates will have strong communication skills with an ability to develop effective working relationships at all levels to ensure that employee relations matters are dealt with sensitively and appropriately. You will have experience of working both autonomously and as part of a team with an ability to respond to unexpected changes in a fast paced environment.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

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 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.

Date posted

27 March 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

328-CP-6090017-A

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

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

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HR related degree or equivalent HR knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience to degree level
Member of the CIPD or working towards a CIPD qualification

Experience

Essential

Routine HR casework
Examples of working in partnership with Trade unions and establishing productive and effective working relationships.
Some experience of complex case work
Application of HR policies, processes and employment legislation

Desirable

Worked in NHS or similar public sector organisation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

HR related degree or equivalent HR knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience to degree level
Member of the CIPD or working towards a CIPD qualification

Experience

Essential

Routine HR casework
Examples of working in partnership with Trade unions and establishing productive and effective working relationships.
Some experience of complex case work
Application of HR policies, processes and employment legislation

Desirable

Worked in NHS or similar public sector organisation

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).

Additional information