Job summary
We are looking for a motivated, experienced human resources practitioner to join the NHS Informatics Merseyside HR Team.
The successful candidate will be an experienced HR professional, with the ability to provide excellent generalist HR advice to a wide range of teams, managers and senior managers
Shortlisting planned for: 21 October 2024
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an innovative and passionate HR professional to join our workforce directorate in the role of HR Advisor.
This role provides a fantastic opportunity to support our managers' requirements to deliver perfect care. The postholder will be responsible for providing effective, proactive HR support and advice related to the operational management of services within the division and also support across the wider HR function as required.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include provision of first line advice on Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and HR Policies and Procedures, together with supporting managers through a range of employee relations processes including management of attendance, disciplinary and informal resolution and will involve supporting review meetings, investigations and hearings.
In order to fulfil this ambitious role you will be CIPD qualified (or working towards) with the understanding of delivering a varied HR portfolio, in particular employee relations activity, ideally in a unionised environment, preferably in the NHS. A self-starter, with a keen values-driven commitment to the NHS, you will need to demonstrate an ability to work flexibly and deliver outcomes that meet the needs of the business. Confident in your ability to deal with people in all situations and negotiate and influence to reach agreement whist demonstrating empathy, youll also need to be comfortable working in a timely manner and meeting deadlines when managing employee relations workload.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include provision of first line advice on Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and HR Policies and Procedures, together with supporting managers through a range of employee relations processes including management of attendance, disciplinary and informal resolution and will involve supporting review meetings, investigations and hearings.
In order to fulfil this ambitious role you will be CIPD qualified (or working towards) with the understanding of delivering a varied HR portfolio, in particular employee relations activity, ideally in a unionised environment, preferably in the NHS. A self-starter, with a keen values-driven commitment to the NHS, you will need to demonstrate an ability to work flexibly and deliver outcomes that meet the needs of the business. Confident in your ability to deal with people in all situations and negotiate and influence to reach agreement whist demonstrating empathy, youll also need to be comfortable working in a timely manner and meeting deadlines when managing employee relations workload.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Working towards CIPD qualification
Desirable
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a range of generalist HR knowledge and experience
- Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions, policies and procedures
- Experience of providing advice and support to managers on HR related issues eg absence management, disciplinary, grievance.
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good employment practice
Desirable
- NHS or public sector experience
- Experience of administering the recruitment and selection procedures and interviewing
- Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment
- Experience of using and extracting information from HR Databases
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Supports
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills
- Effective presentation and organisational skills
- Able to communicate information to staff at all levels of the organisation
- Able to deliver training on HR policies and procedures
- Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
- Able to understand the HR issues arising from operational management issues and advise managers appropriately and persuasively on the course of action they should take.
- Able to work to deadlines and pay attention to detail
- Able to prioritise and manage own work
- Able to exercise initiative
- Computer literate and able to use MS Office applications
- Driving licence or ability to travel within the Trust in a timely manner
- Able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and Staff Side representatives.
- Able to maintain professional relationships with external contacts/organisations
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Working towards CIPD qualification
Desirable
Knowledge / Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a range of generalist HR knowledge and experience
- Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions, policies and procedures
- Experience of providing advice and support to managers on HR related issues eg absence management, disciplinary, grievance.
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good employment practice
Desirable
- NHS or public sector experience
- Experience of administering the recruitment and selection procedures and interviewing
- Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment
- Experience of using and extracting information from HR Databases
Values
Essential
- Continuous Improvement
- Accountability
- Respectfulness
- Enthusiasm
- Supports
- Strong customer service belief
- Transparency and honesty
- Discreet
- Responsive to service users
- Engaging leadership style
Skills
Essential
- Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills
- Effective presentation and organisational skills
- Able to communicate information to staff at all levels of the organisation
- Able to deliver training on HR policies and procedures
- Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
- Able to understand the HR issues arising from operational management issues and advise managers appropriately and persuasively on the course of action they should take.
- Able to work to deadlines and pay attention to detail
- Able to prioritise and manage own work
- Able to exercise initiative
- Computer literate and able to use MS Office applications
- Driving licence or ability to travel within the Trust in a timely manner
- Able to build positive relationships with managers, colleagues and Staff Side representatives.
- Able to maintain professional relationships with external contacts/organisations
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
