Job summary
You will be an experienced HR Generalist with comprehensive and up to date knowledge of employment law and its practical application.
You will provide highly specialist advice on a broad range of complex employment issues to the Board of Directors in order to minimize risk and financial exposure for the Company.
You will be responsible for a wide range of major organisational change programmes requiring project planning skills; such as restructuring of services, potential redundancy situations and TUPE (Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment) transfers in and out of the organisation.
You will lead on the communication strategies for the above including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions at local and regional level on complex and sensitive workforce issues.
Operating as an advocate of the Company values, you will champion best practice HR management, influencing key business decisions whilst understanding the business strategy and plans of each discrete service and ensuring compatibility with the Acute Trust.
Main duties of the job
Provide dedicated senior HR direction to the Company to support the achievement of service delivery objectives.
Understand the business strategy and plans of each discrete service and deliver the workforce agenda for that area at the same time as ensuring compatibility with the Acute Trust wide approach.
Develop HR-based solutions to meet the Company's needs including performance management against a range of working metrics, targets and KPIs.
Provide highly specialist advice on a broad range of complex employment issues to the Board of Directors in order to minimize risk and financial exposure for the Company.
Responsible for a wide range of major organisational change programmes requiring project planning skills; such as restructuring of services, potential redundancy situations and TUPE (Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment) transfers in and out of the organisation.
About us
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
- Fully managed estate and building maintenance
- Medical engineering/equipment maintenance/ decontamination
- Procurement advice, guidance and governance
- Capital project management
- Transport
- Grounds maintenance.
- Portering
- Catering and Retail services
- Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Section 3 of the recruitment pack for full job description.
Responsible for a wide range of major organisational change programmes requiring project planning skills; such as restructuring of services, potential redundancy situations and TUPE (Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment) transfers in and out of the organisation.
Deal with communication strategies for the above including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions at local and regional level on complex and sensitive workforce issues.
Responsible for the management of employee engagement connected with organisational change projects ensuring the correct process is adhered to, that timescales are suitable and appropriate and that staff partners and staff members involved are informed and updated in relation to the process.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see Section 3 of the recruitment pack for full job description.
Responsible for a wide range of major organisational change programmes requiring project planning skills; such as restructuring of services, potential redundancy situations and TUPE (Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment) transfers in and out of the organisation.
Deal with communication strategies for the above including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions at local and regional level on complex and sensitive workforce issues.
Responsible for the management of employee engagement connected with organisational change projects ensuring the correct process is adhered to, that timescales are suitable and appropriate and that staff partners and staff members involved are informed and updated in relation to the process.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Educated to post graduate degree level in a HR related field or able to demonstrate appropriate equivalent experience to Master level.
- CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) qualified in human resource management or equivalent HR qualification.
- Ability to demonstrate completion of leadership courses and have relevant experience working at a senior level providing HR advice
Desirable
- Advanced Microsoft Office qualification in Excel / Access
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior HR role in a large diverse organisation including experience of HR Service delivery and performance management
- Experience of working in a highly unionised environment.
- Experience of contributing to strategy development.
- Experience of delivering coaching / training to managers, presentation delivery.
- Significant experience / knowledge of employment law and its application in employment practice Experience of leading the management of change
- Experience of negotiating policy development / T&C's with trade union reps, full time officers etc. Demonstrable evidence of continuous development.
- Able to build credibility quickly and to work with all grades of staff within the Company and the Trust.
Desirable
- Experience of large scale project management.
- Clear understanding of the major issues affecting the NHS HR agenda.
- Knowledge of NHS terms and Conditions of Service
- Experience of identification and management of workforce efficiencies.
- Experience / demonstrable knowledge of the NHS Health & Wellbeing Agenda.
- Experience / demonstrable knowledge of the Workforce Equality and Diversity Agenda
TRAINING
Essential
- Evidence of IT training / short courses / demonstrable experience
- Willingness to undertake any further training/ development as identified in annual appraisal
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERTISE
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Excellent organisation skills Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills. Ability to critically analyse complex data sets.
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Team player.
- Ability to effectively manage own working time and proven track record of achieving deadlines.
PRACTICAL/ INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to consider HR Service implications of putting patients first in application of HR practice.
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts.
- To be able to demonstrate ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility
- To be able to demonstrate unity with all colleagues.
- To have a proven track record of delivery on objectives.
- To be able to work with and through ambiguity
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Educated to post graduate degree level in a HR related field or able to demonstrate appropriate equivalent experience to Master level.
- CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) qualified in human resource management or equivalent HR qualification.
- Ability to demonstrate completion of leadership courses and have relevant experience working at a senior level providing HR advice
Desirable
- Advanced Microsoft Office qualification in Excel / Access
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Significant experience in a senior HR role in a large diverse organisation including experience of HR Service delivery and performance management
- Experience of working in a highly unionised environment.
- Experience of contributing to strategy development.
- Experience of delivering coaching / training to managers, presentation delivery.
- Significant experience / knowledge of employment law and its application in employment practice Experience of leading the management of change
- Experience of negotiating policy development / T&C's with trade union reps, full time officers etc. Demonstrable evidence of continuous development.
- Able to build credibility quickly and to work with all grades of staff within the Company and the Trust.
Desirable
- Experience of large scale project management.
- Clear understanding of the major issues affecting the NHS HR agenda.
- Knowledge of NHS terms and Conditions of Service
- Experience of identification and management of workforce efficiencies.
- Experience / demonstrable knowledge of the NHS Health & Wellbeing Agenda.
- Experience / demonstrable knowledge of the Workforce Equality and Diversity Agenda
TRAINING
Essential
- Evidence of IT training / short courses / demonstrable experience
- Willingness to undertake any further training/ development as identified in annual appraisal
SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/ EXPERTISE
Essential
- Excellent communication skills Excellent organisation skills Excellent influencing and negotiation skills
- Demonstrable leadership skills. Ability to critically analyse complex data sets.
- Advanced keyboard skills
- Team player.
- Ability to effectively manage own working time and proven track record of achieving deadlines.
PRACTICAL/ INTELLECTUAL SKILLS
Essential
- Ability to consider HR Service implications of putting patients first in application of HR practice.
- Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts.
- To be able to demonstrate ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility
- To be able to demonstrate unity with all colleagues.
- To have a proven track record of delivery on objectives.
- To be able to work with and through ambiguity
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).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).