NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Senior HR Advisor

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Advisor to join the Corporate HR team at NHS Arden & GEM CSU to provide support to our internal services.

As Senior HR Advisor you will support the HR Business Partnering team to lead and support senior managers across the CSU. You will provide a professional, responsive and proactive HR service. The role is an interactive one and will involve frequent engagement with staff at various levels, ensuring a truly customer focused service is delivered. You will have the opportunity to be involved in specific projects and be passionate about high quality HR practice and innovative solutions.

We are keen to hear from you if you are currently a HR Advisor and are looking for a development opportunity in a HR Business Partnering model. This is a great opportunity to be part of a supportive and busy HR function.

Please note that we are agile workers therefore support working from home and may be required to travel to meet with service needs.

Interviews will be taking place on Thursday 29 June 2023.

Main duties of the job

These are challenging and exciting roles which provide excellent opportunities to apply your HR skills in a supportive team.

As Assistant HR Business Partner you will help to provide a professional, enabling and forward thinking HR service by ensuring:

practical implementation of all HR matters (e.g. recruitment and retention, change management, development and interpretation of policies and procedures, performance management)
strong employee relations

You will have a passion for HR with drive and enthusiasm to apply your HR knowledge and experience to an NHS setting. The role is an interactive one and will involve frequent engagement with staff at various levels, ensuring a truly customer focused service is delivered. You will have the opportunity to be involved in specific projects.

Candidates will need to be CIPD qualified or working towards this qualification with demonstrable experience and possess a solid foundation of HR experience, understanding employment law and following HR policy and processes.

You will report to one of our highly professional HR Business Partners and will work closely with their stakeholders at all levels of the business and with the wider Corporate HR function. We are agile workers therefore support working from home and may be required to travel to meet with service needs.

About us

NHS Arden & GEM is a leading commissioning support organisation with over 900 employees located throughout England. Our people and solutions are not afraid to push the boundaries when playing an integral role in helping customers to meet the challenge of building integrated and sustainable healthcare. In 2019, Investors in People awarded us ''We invest in people, silver accreditation''.

We deliver a range of transformational solutions, business support and clinical services to customers including: Clinical Commissioning groups, NHS England, sustainability and transformational partnerships, integrated care systems, NHS trust, GP surgeries and local authorities. As a trusted partner for our customers we work collaboratively with a shared vision of delivering better health outcomes for patients. We recruit passionate and innovative people, wherever they are in their career, from new starters to experienced professionals. Our diverse service portfolio creates opportunities in a wide range of disciplines from accountancy and project management to data analysis and pharmacy, covering a a broad number of roles such as administration, management, specialist and clinical.

If this sounds like you, and you are interested in growing a career providing high quality sustainable services, this is your opportunity.

Date posted

16 June 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

880-5334545-A

Job locations

Westgate House

Warwick

CV34 4DE

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop excellent relationships with stakeholders to assure the positive profile of the HR team as a centre of excellence.
Deliver presentations to large groups of staff, this may be as part of a training programme or to update Committees, Directorate SMTs, HR team, Planning or project meetings on the progress of HR initiatives.
Chair meetings and participate in working parties where there may be difficult, sensitive or contentious issues to be discussed.
To support the investigating officer at disciplinary and grievance hearings by presenting complex information and liaising with staff side representatives.
Liaise with Trade Union colleagues on a range of employment matters

Please refer to Job Description for full details

Job description

Job responsibilities

Develop excellent relationships with stakeholders to assure the positive profile of the HR team as a centre of excellence.
Deliver presentations to large groups of staff, this may be as part of a training programme or to update Committees, Directorate SMTs, HR team, Planning or project meetings on the progress of HR initiatives.
Chair meetings and participate in working parties where there may be difficult, sensitive or contentious issues to be discussed.
To support the investigating officer at disciplinary and grievance hearings by presenting complex information and liaising with staff side representatives.
Liaise with Trade Union colleagues on a range of employment matters

Please refer to Job Description for full details

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
Professional HR Qualification, CIPD Qualified to Level 5 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in complex and broad HR caseload management.
Experience of operational HR

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of general office IT systems.

Person Specification

Education/Training/Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
Professional HR Qualification, CIPD Qualified to Level 5 or equivalent

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in complex and broad HR caseload management.
Experience of operational HR

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge and experience of general office IT systems.

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

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Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Westgate House

Warwick

CV34 4DE

Employer's website

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

Address

Westgate House

Warwick

CV34 4DE

Employer's website

https://www.ardengemcsu.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)