Job summary
The HR OD & EDI Manager will be responsible for enabling the effective delivery an effective service supporting managers, staff and Strategic Heads of HR/OD and HR/OD Lead Business Partners across regions and corporate directorates.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into the HR Business Partner they will have responsibility for the following:
- Supporting and influencing managers in achieving effective HR and OD interventions in order to meet operational and strategic priorities and objectives.
- Developing effective and credible working relationships within teams to positively influence staff capability and experience.
- Supporting the HR & OD Team to deliver on designated HR and OD programmes and initiatives.
- Contribute, utilising data and insights, to the development of HR & OD plans and strategies.
- Proactively identify HR & OD implications and solutions to operational issues, through the effective management of change.
- Contributing to the development of HR & OD policies, procedures and toolkits and train managers in their application.
- Ensuring HR & OD policies and procedures are applied appropriately throughout the organisation.
- Managing complex and localised employee relations case work including, but not limited to, disciplinary, grievance, dismissal, appeals and Employment Tribunal hearings.
- Ensuring the provision of an efficient, effective, high-quality professional, strategic, and well-co-ordinated HR & OD service to a designated group of staff, managers, and leaders.
NHS England is committed to supporting a range of continuing professional development for the successful postholders.
About us
In April 2023, NHS England, NHS Digital, and Health Education England merged to create a new, single organisation to lead the NHS in England. This new NHS England is designed to create a simpler, smaller, high performing, organisation that leads the NHS more effectively and is a better place to work. Speaking with one voice to the service.
The new NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS agreat place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/ .
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support the Head of Department and their team to ensure that their work stream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery: Manage the teams business support function, including developing and managing the teams business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management. Liaise with appropriate functions within the regions, organisation and the Sector. Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns. Develop and implement a content management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisation. Take a lead in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the team.
Payscale wording Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 7 with a full-time starting salary of £43,742, with pay step increases after 2 years service and 5 years service. For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum. This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location. Secondment Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will support the Head of Department and their team to ensure that their work stream of programmes are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in assisting in their successful delivery: Manage the teams business support function, including developing and managing the teams business plan, progress and reporting risk and issue management. Liaise with appropriate functions within the regions, organisation and the Sector. Manage all corporate business returns, including planning and workforce returns. Develop and implement a content management system to ensure information is properly managed and best practice is shared across the team, Directorate and the wider NHS organisation. Take a lead in the coordination of training & development and recruitment activity across the team.
Payscale wording Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 7 with a full-time starting salary of £43,742, with pay step increases after 2 years service and 5 years service. For posts based in Inner London, the above salaries will include the additional supplement of 20% of basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £5,132 per annum and a maximum payment of £7,746 per annum. This is offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and is based on office location. Secondment Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only,agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
- Associate member of the CIPD (or currently working towards)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and appropriate application of HR best practice, including all generalist HR knowledge and experience of OD and identifying and implementing OD interventions
- Experienced in dealing with and handling a range of Employee Relations subject areas and complex case work
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
Skills Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Post-graduate degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualification or significant experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Further training or significant experience in project management, financial management or supporting change management processes.
- Associate member of the CIPD (or currently working towards)
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and appropriate application of HR best practice, including all generalist HR knowledge and experience of OD and identifying and implementing OD interventions
- Experienced in dealing with and handling a range of Employee Relations subject areas and complex case work
- Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence at senior management team level.
Skills Capabilities and Aptitudes
Essential
- Clear communicator with excellent written and presentation skills; capable of constructing and delivering clear ideas and concepts concisely and accurately to a diverse and varied range of audiences consisting of internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to prepare and produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required.
- Numerate and able to understand complex financial issues combined with deep analytical skills.
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Able to make a connection between their work and the benefit to patients and the public.
- Values diversity and difference operates with integrity and openness.
Additional information
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).
