Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and results driven HR professional to join our Lead Employer Service. As the largest Lead Employer in the NHS employing over 13,000 doctors, dentists and public health specialty trainees we have more than a decade of experience in delivering a high quality, highly regarded service.
The Lead Employer team is ambitious, proactive and passionate about improving theworking lives of our colleagues in training. We work in collaboration with eight NHS England regions and Host organisations to ensure trainees are fully supported at every step of theircareer
Main duties of the job
Working within our HR Business Partnering and Advisory team, this is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both working autonomously in a fast-paced environment and working with a wide range of stakeholders.
With a proven record of providing advice on a variety of employment matters you will work closely with the Senior HR Management Team to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service delivering in line with best practice and employment legislation. In particular you will have a proven track record of dealing with complex HR case load including Grievance, Disciplinary & Attendance Management Cases, Partnership Working, Policy Development & Stakeholder Engagement.
You will possess excellent communication skills both verbal and written working closely with all levels of service users providing advice on complex employment and contractual matters.
You will also have line management responsibility for a team of HR professionals including Assistant Business Partners.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a flexible approach to effectively undertake their duties. You will also be a self-motivator and display commitment and resilience to ensure professional and efficient advice and support is provided at all times.
If you enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment and have proven experience of managing a variety of HR matters including the management of complex case queries we would like to hear from you.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
- Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
- Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
- National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details.
Advertising Date - 14th March 2025
Closing Date - 24th March 2025
Shortlisting Date - 25th March 2025
Proposed Interview Date - 2nd April 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for Full Details.
Advertising Date - 14th March 2025
Closing Date - 24th March 2025
Shortlisting Date - 25th March 2025
Proposed Interview Date - 2nd April 2025
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level/or equivalent working towards a Masters degree or have equivalent professional experience and development.
- CIPD Level 7 qualified or actively working towards
Desirable
- Chartered member of CIPD (MCIPD)
- Employment Law qualification
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial operational HR experience post qualification with proven experience of delivering front line advice on highly complex matters to senior stakeholders
- Experience of working and negotiating with Trade Unions
- Experience of workforce change programmes
- Experience of analysing workforce information
- Experience of workforce planning and modernisation
- Experience of building people management, competence and capability
- Knowledge of TUPE legislation
- Experience in developing innovative workforce solutions to support the achievement of business goals
- Ability to persuade and influence stakeholders at all levels and to challenge constructively
- Ability to build and establish effective working relationships with managers, unions and colleagues.
- Ability to judge highly complex situations and apply appropriate solutions
Desirable
- Worked in a senior HR role in the NHS of public sector organisation
- Experience of working in a business partner role
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Oral and written communication skills
- Effective negotiator and influencer
- Well organised and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to apply consulting approach and skilled in partnering with managers/senior stakeholders to achieve business objectives
- Demonstrates an understanding of the external strategic environment
- Demonstrate effective coaching skills.
- Ability to act as a Change Agent
- Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence good working relationships with people at all levels
- Ability to plan and deliver HR training solutions
- Competent user of Information Technolog
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment
- Effective mediator
- Project management skills
- Workforce planning and development skills
Other
Essential
- Flexible attitude to work
- Achievement focussed - ability to set targets and get things done
- Open and honest
- Treats colleagues with dignity and respect
- Shows commitment and resilience
- Customer focused
- Ability to travel as required to Host sites across our 6 HEE footprints i.e. NW, East and West Midlands, East of England, London and South East and Thames Valley
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level/or equivalent working towards a Masters degree or have equivalent professional experience and development.
- CIPD Level 7 qualified or actively working towards
Desirable
- Chartered member of CIPD (MCIPD)
- Employment Law qualification
- Project Management qualification
Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial operational HR experience post qualification with proven experience of delivering front line advice on highly complex matters to senior stakeholders
- Experience of working and negotiating with Trade Unions
- Experience of workforce change programmes
- Experience of analysing workforce information
- Experience of workforce planning and modernisation
- Experience of building people management, competence and capability
- Knowledge of TUPE legislation
- Experience in developing innovative workforce solutions to support the achievement of business goals
- Ability to persuade and influence stakeholders at all levels and to challenge constructively
- Ability to build and establish effective working relationships with managers, unions and colleagues.
- Ability to judge highly complex situations and apply appropriate solutions
Desirable
- Worked in a senior HR role in the NHS of public sector organisation
- Experience of working in a business partner role
Skills
Essential
- Excellent Oral and written communication skills
- Effective negotiator and influencer
- Well organised and ability to work under pressure
- Ability to apply consulting approach and skilled in partnering with managers/senior stakeholders to achieve business objectives
- Demonstrates an understanding of the external strategic environment
- Demonstrate effective coaching skills.
- Ability to act as a Change Agent
- Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence good working relationships with people at all levels
- Ability to plan and deliver HR training solutions
- Competent user of Information Technolog
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment
- Effective mediator
- Project management skills
- Workforce planning and development skills
Other
Essential
- Flexible attitude to work
- Achievement focussed - ability to set targets and get things done
- Open and honest
- Treats colleagues with dignity and respect
- Shows commitment and resilience
- Customer focused
- Ability to travel as required to Host sites across our 6 HEE footprints i.e. NW, East and West Midlands, East of England, London and South East and Thames Valley
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.
