Job summary
Are you an HR professional with a passion for driving cultural transformation and strategic growth?
We have an opportunity to work as a key member of the People & Organisational Effectiveness leadership team, the role comes with scope to shape, develop and have significant impact across two provider organisations.
The Head of Employee Relations is part of the Peoples Services and Organisational Effectiveness Leadership team, employed by Derbyshire Community Health Services and providing both an internal service to our community trust and to our partner mental health trust at Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Good staff partnership working is a very important part of the culture in both organisations and is a significant requirement, including attendance and contribution in formal committees. Strong ER expertise is clearly essential, along with excellent working knowledge of the various NHS terms and conditions of service, and the ability to develop and influence others, both inside and outside of the standard management route.
We are a CQC outstanding trust with excellent staff survey results and pride ourselves on our welcoming and inclusive culture. We are part of the wider Joined Up Care Derbyshire and always looking for opportunities to develop our system approach and system thinking.
This is a key appointment for us, and as such informal contact and enquiries are welcome. Please see contact email addresses provided.
Main duties of the job
The biggest focus of the role is delivering quality through continuous service improvement, including helping to shape organisational culture, improve management and leadership capabilities and keep on eye on efficiency and developing practice.
There is a busy agenda and no two days are the same so you will need to have high motivation and inspire similar in others but you will be well supported to succeed.
About us
Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.
We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job description
Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Experience, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in Leadership/Human Resource Management/Employment Law or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of innovative approaches to employee relations management
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of employee relations and employment law
- Experience of NHS employee relations systems and processes
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working successfully with union colleagues
- Able to analyse complex data and information and decide on courses of action based on conclusions from that data
Person Specification
Experience, Qualification & Training
Essential
- Post-graduate qualification in Leadership/Human Resource Management/Employment Law or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of innovative approaches to employee relations management
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Highly specialist knowledge of employee relations and employment law
- Experience of NHS employee relations systems and processes
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working successfully with union colleagues
- Able to analyse complex data and information and decide on courses of action based on conclusions from that data
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).
