St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals Hiring for HR Advisor NHS AfC: Band 5 at Prescot Full Time

Main area

Human Resources

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Fixed term: 12 months

Hours

Full time – 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

409-4024874

Site

Whiston Hospital

Town

Prescot

Salary

£25,655 – £31,534 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

02/05/2022 23:59

Interview date

13/05/2022

Job overview

We are currently recruiting for 2 HR Advisors to join our friendly and busy Core HR Team supporting Clinical Support Services and Medical Care Group, based at Whiston Hospital on either a Fixed term or Secondment basis to cover for Maternity Leave. The successful candidates will play an integral role in the delivery of HR advice and support, along with supporting the HR Business Partners with key HR initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced HR Advisors or enthusiastic individuals who have a proven record of providing generalist HR advice including attendance management, conduct and capability matters. You will have a good understanding of terms and conditions and a good working knowledge of HR systems. You will also be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice with proven experience of attending stakeholder engagement events and presenting to a wide range of Stakeholders.

Please note, interviews may include assessment tasks. Interviews will be held on Friday 13th May 2022.

Main duties of the job

You will have a ‘can do’ attitude and be able to demonstrate a flexible approach. You will display commitment and resilience to ensure that professional and efficient advice is provided at all times. You will be CIPD Level 5 qualified or working towards this. If you enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment and are comfortable prioritising a varied and demanding workload, we would like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our ‘5 Star Patient Care’ strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:
Acute Trust of the Year – HSJ Awards November 2019

Trust rates Outstanding by the CQC – Inspection August 2018

Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers and Health Service Journal)

Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas;

Standard of care

Best place to work

Care of patients being the Trust’s priority

Staff engagement

Staff morale

Compassionate and inclusive

Providing a safe environment for staff

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Operational Planning

To contribute to the development of a HR plan that is aligned to the service delivery objectives and standards required by the Trust.

Facilitate the provision of workforce information to enable the development of workforce plans.

HR Service Delivery

To support and lead on a variety of key HR projects to enhance the employee experience and continually improve HR services.

To prepare and present project documentation.

Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and respect at work investigations, and participate in formal hearings and appeals as required.

Provide an Employment Advisory service on of terms and conditions of service, Trust Policies and procedures and HR best practice.

Support managers in the provision of advice to improve the capability and conduct of the workforce.

Support the divisions in improving the health and wellbeing of their workforce by managing sickness absence in line with Trust policy by:-

Facilitate the provision of timely and appropriate workforce information to managers on attendance.

Maintain accurate and up to date absence monitoring and management information to support managers in optimising attendance.

Provide advice on short term and long term sickness management issues.

Coordinate the sickness review meetings and capability hearings.

Advise on ill health retirement/medical terminations as appropriate.

Provide guidance to managers and staff on the consultation process for the management of change.

Provide support by assisting with documentation, attending consultation meetings and one to one meetings as required.

Identify staff requiring redeployment, and liaise with the recruitment team to ensure access to suitable alternative employment

Maintain accurate HR records and filing systems, and keep up to date the Employee Relations tracker/ case log.

Implement & monitor compliance in relation to data protection, equality and diversity and other HR related legislation.

Policies & Procedures

Comment on and contribute to the review and development of HR Policies and Procedures.

Provide advice to the managers on the development of job descriptions and personal specifications in line with Agenda for Change job evaluation scheme.

Advise on banding issues and the Agenda for Change Job matching and evaluation system, attend matching and evaluation panels as required.

Service Improvement & Change Management

Support designated area of responsibility in modernisation, new ways of working and continuous improvement of the service.

Contribute to the improvement activity & new ways of working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR department.

Seek customer service feedback from designated area of responsibility and make recommendations to the HR Business Partner.

Support managers in the development of structures, roles and responsibilities that reflect the principles of good organisational design and are agreed within establishment plans.

Undertake and participate in projects as required.

To continually promote equality and diversity and undertake equality impact assessments when required

Communications, Partnership & Staff Involvement

Develop & maintain effective internal and external communication networks to support the delivery of the HR Strategy.

Work in partnership with Staff Side representatives and support managers in the implementation and monitoring of partnership working.

Work closely with other HR Colleagues to ensure a ‘seamless’ HR Service to divisions optimising opportunities for working collaboratively towards the provision of an integrated HR & OD service.

Work in collaboration with key stakeholders such as Pay & Staff Services, Health, Work and Wellbeing, Workforce Planning, Equality Lead and Learning & Development.

Performance Management

Contribute to the development and achievement of any HR targets or performance indicators.

Ensure the provision of accurate and timely information to designated area of responsibility.

Support managers in the analysis of HR metrics/ statistics, highlighting any trends.

Support managers in the development of action plans to address any areas which require improvement.

Coach and guide managers on specific employment relations issues emphasising the importance of good record keeping and data protection.

Teamwork & Development

Be responsible for own development, including attendance at mandatory training and continually keep up to date with changes to employment legislation and best practice.

Support HR colleagues in their continuous professional development including the Employment Services Administration team within HR Directorate.

PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain Professional Registration.

Adhere to relevant Code of Practice of Professional body.

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES

Work in partnership with managers to ensure the timely completion of HR documentation.

Work in partnership with managers and Pay & Staff Services to ensure accurate and timely processing of pay adjustments, incremental point changes, removal/ addition of protection on pay/ hour of work.

Assist managers in the resolution of contractual queries.

Facilitate the monitoring of regular report on contractual matters, i.e. ETWD compliance, Employment Checks, Fixed terms contracts and Secondments, highlighting any areas of concern.

TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES

Deliver training sessions on HR policies and procedures.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent level of experience

CIPD Level 5 qualified or willingness to work towards

Evidence of continuing professional development or equivalent experience

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Operational HR experience gained within a unionised environment

Desirable criteria

Employee Relations Experience

Experience of working in a HR role in the NHS or public sector organisation

Experience of HR across more than one area of expertise e.g. employee relations, recruitment, organisational

Skills

Essential criteria

Excellent communication skills

Well organised and ability to work under pressure

Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

Employment relations – staff side partnership working

Ability to analyse and interpret HR statistics

Competent user of Information Technology

Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment

Good understanding of the challenges affecting the NHS

Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop good working relationships with people at various levels

Ability to plan effectively and work to tight deadlines

Excellent attention to detail

Achievement focused

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of TUPE legislation

Knowledge of capacity/resource planning; re-organisation/redundancy handling

Negotiation skills

Other

Essential criteria

Flexible approach to work

Ability to travel to attend meetings off site by own car/access to assisted driver

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust are committed to providing an environment and services which embrace diversity and which promote equality of opportunity, we welcome applications from all sections of the communities we serve to enable us to reflect their diversity and improve the delivery of the services we provide.

Any information gathered during the application process relating to protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010, is gathered for statistical purposes only and is not made available to recruiting managers at any stage of the recruitment process.

As a ‘Disability Confident Leader’ we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to have a disability and who meet the minimum selection criteria (essential) at each stage of the selection process. You can indicate your wish submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.

Transitional arrangements are in place for EU,EEA and Swiss Citizens following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Should you this apply to you, you are advised to familiarise yourself with these arrangements to ensure you continue to have right to work in the UK and how to evidence that right in the future. Please see the document attached to this vacancy. This requirement does not apply to Irish citizens, who can continue to freely enter, live and work in the UK.

The Trust is a non-smoking site. Failure to follow this rule could lead to disciplinary action.

Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received from which a shortlist can be confirmed therefore you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience. The Trust may contact you during the recruitment process for your feedback on your experience.

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