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

Main area

Administration

Grade

NHS AfC: Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Part time – 30 hours per week

Job ref

409-4272821

Site

Whiston Hospital

Town

Prescot

Salary

£25,655 – £31,534 per annum pro rata

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

10/07/2022 23:59

Interview date

14/07/2022

In the St Helen’s and Knowsley NHS Teaching Hospitals Trust family, everyone matters. Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We embrace people from all backgrounds, and we want you to bring our whole self to work where you feel respected and valued as an individual and part of our team. We expect kindness in everything you say and do. By committing to this, you will find a fulfilling, supportive and safe place to work at STHK.

That means we welcome all good candidates inclusive of ethnic background, disability, sex, religion or belief, gender identity and expression or reassignment, sexual orientation, age, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, veteran status, and the many other parts of a person’s identity. 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 to submit an application under the Trust’s guaranteed interview scheme in the personal information section of the online application form.

Job overview

Working alongside the HR Business Partner and Fitness to Practice and Governance Lead, the post holder will play an integral role in supporting the delivery of HR activity associated with key HR initiatives for the senior medical workforce (Consultants/SAS Doctors).

Through effective coaching and facilitation provide HR advice and guidance to managers regarding medical staff. Provide expert HR advice to managers and medical staff, on the full range of HR policies, practices and procedures ensuring compliance with employment legislation and relevant medical and dental terms and conditions of service for e.g., Annual Leave, Sickness Absence, Employee Relations.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 14th July 2022.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the Medical Workforce HR advisory Team and report directly to the HR Business Partner and Fitness to Practice and Governance Lead.

Key stakeholders:
HR Advisory & Recruitment Teams, Operational Colleagues, Clinical Directors, Senior & Junior Medical Workforce, Clinical Education Team, E-rostering Team, Payroll and Finance colleagues, BMA.

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

HR Service Delivery

To provide a full range of comprehensive HR advice and support to operational and clinical colleagues on the interpretation and application of the senior doctor terms and conditions of service, trust policies and procedures and HR best practice to support the delivery of service objectives.

To act as the designated point of contact for Medical HR advice in relation to the senior medical workforce.

To support the HRBP in the co-ordination of the local and national excellence awards.

To support the HRBP in the co-ordination of annual job planning for the consultant/sas workforce.

To provide payroll/salary data & information as required in accordance with dedicated timescales.

To play an active role in representing Medical HR at internal and external Regional Medical Workforce Meetings.

To lead or support on specific Medical HR projects as delegated by the HR Business Partner – Medical Workforce and Fitness to Practice and Governance Lead.

Support the Fitness to Practice and Governance Lead (Medical Workforce) with the co-ordination/undertaking of disciplinary, grievance and respect at work investigations for the medical workforce.

Support the senior medical workforce 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

Providing advice on short term and long-term sickness management issues

Coordinating the sickness review meetings and capability hearings

Advise on ill health retirement/medical terminations as appropriate

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

Policies & Procedures

To contribute to the review of policies, implement change and coach and direct operational & clinical colleagues on the application of these.

Ensure the effective implementation and adherence to relevant terms and conditions of service across the trust.

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.

Undertake and participate in projects as required.

To continually promote equality and diversity.

Communications, Partnership & Staff Involvement

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

Co-ordination of communication to the senior medical workforce and other stakeholders in relation to actions required in relation to Terms & Conditions.

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.

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.

Assist managers in the resolution of queries relating to Medical HR terms and conditions of service

Facilitate the monitoring of fixed terms contracts, highlighting any areas of concern.

Teaching & Training Responsibilities

Deliver training sessions on Medical HR policies, systems and procedures as appropriate.

Keep up to date with the relevant terms and conditions and basic employment law.

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

Knowledge of medical and dental terms and conditions

Skills

Essential criteria

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

Any monitoring 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.

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.

If you are having difficulty completing an online application, please contact Recruitment@sthk.nhs.uk