Job summary
37.5 hours per week. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior People Relations Advisor to work within the People Team at Livewell Southwest.
The Senior People Relations Advisor will report to the People Business Partners and will provide a customer-focussed, high quality, responsive advisory service and provide a full range of Employee Relations support and specialist advice to managers.
The Senior People Relations Advisor will support the implementation of organisational change, undertake casework which may be complex and sensitive and workforce projects to enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives and increase workforce productivity. They will develop and deliver training and development on employee relations matters, contribute to HR policy development and revision taking account of current employment legislation. They will line manage and help develop the People Relations team.
The Senior People Relations Advisor will support the Business Partner approach to HR management, working in partnership with line management throughout designated service areas to provide a comprehensive and developmental HR service to support the organisations business objectives.
You will be educated to graduate level (acquired through degree and professional CIPD qualification at Level 7) and have significant experience as an HR/People Relations Advisor.
You will be a Chartered Member of the CIPD or working towards and awaiting accreditation.
Main duties of the job
The role will include some travel within Plymouth and South Devon for meetings however the majority of time you will be working from home.
Provide an efficient and effective HR service underpinned by professional HR knowledge and skill.
In conjunction with the People Business Partners leading and/or co-ordinate and support all organisational change activity including TUPE.
Maintain an expertise in employment law and good HR practice in order to be able to provide accurate advice to managers and employees on employment legislation and its implications to the organisation.
Support the People Business Partners in embedding employee engagement in the service area.
Liaise with employment lawyers as required.
Coach, mentoring and developing less experienced members of the People team on people related matters.
Maintain personal and continuous professional development to meet the changing demands of the role, participate in appropriate training and development activities and encourage and support employee development and training.
Undertake other duties commensurate to the role and banding of the post.
Deputise for the People Business Partners where necessary.
The role will include some travel within Plymouth and South Devon for meetings however the majority of time you will be working from home.
For more information about this vacancy please contact Helen Hutchings (helen.hutchings1@nhs.net) and Claire Steel (claire.steel@nhs.net), People Business Partners
Interview date: 26th July 2023.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise providing integrated health & social care services for people across Plymouth, South Hams & West Devon, as well as some specialist services for people living in parts of Devon & Cornwall. With teams in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, health & wellbeing hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience, we always value being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative. Transforming services to make them sustainable, ensuring that we value, support & empower each other.
We are committed to involving the people we care for, families & carers in everything that we do, working towards co-production where we can. Helping us to deliver the right care for people, in the right place & at the right time. By putting people at the centre of what we do, we ensure to support people to lead, healthy independent lives & be the very best at helping people to live well.
Valuing our employees making an investment in their development a priority. We offer:
Protected CPD time for registered staff
Various development pathways and ongoing regular training packages for all staff
Leadership & mentoring programmes
Access & funding for training including Care Certificate, Assistant Practitioners Course & Scholarship Into Nurse Training
A Robust Preceptorship
A bespoke induction programme
Existing members of the NHS Pension Scheme can continue their membership when they join the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable and broad knowledge and understanding of Employment Legislation and recent practical experience of its application.
- Sound knowledge of consultation and negotiation processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of job evaluation.
- Sound knowledge of equality and diversity issues relating to people management and associated legislation.
- Knowledge in all aspects of Employee Relations including conduct, capability, grievance.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change including TUPE.
- Knowledge and experience of using coaching techniques to enhance managers skills in people management.
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of job evaluation and job matching relating to Agenda for Change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to graduate level (acquired through degree and professional CIPD qualification at Level 7).
- Chartered Member of the CIPD or working towards and awaiting accreditation
- Proven CPD evidence.
Desirable
- Masters level HR qualification (CIPD)
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Access to a vehicle to work from a variety of Livewell Southwest sites.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and conflict resolution where the exchange of sensitive and complex information to a variety of audiences is required.
- Well-developed time management skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Ability to remain calm and level headed when under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing priorities.
- Concentration to analyse data relating to employee relations issues.
- Tenacity and resilience when dealing with complex and sensitive employee relations work.
- Highly developed research, analytical and report writing skills.
- Training and presentation skills.
- Confidence to take decisions at the appropriate level.
- Ability to deal with matters with sensitivity and in a confidential manner.
- Keyboard skills required to prepare presentations, produce reports, letters, emails and in the use of the internet.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience as an HR / People Relations Advisor in a large complex organisation advising and supporting managers and interpreting and applying policies in a variety of employee relations situations relating to conduct, grievance, capability, organisational change.
- Proven experience and track record of supporting managers in the reduction of sickness absence across an organisation
- Proven experience of advising and supporting managers in meetings, Panel Chairs at hearings and appeal hearings where dismissal may be considered or has taken place.
- Proven experience of interpreting employment legislation, assessing risk to the organisation and providing managers with options to mitigate that risk.
- Experience of policy formulation taking account of current employment legislation.
- Recent experience of developing and delivering training and development to a variety of audiences.
- Experience of undertaking project work where research and analysis is required.
- Recent experience of managing a complex caseload relating to employee relations work.
- Experience of recruitment and selection.
Desirable
- Experience of interpreting complex employment legislation.
- Experience of supporting and advising managers on TUPE.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- Experience of undertaking grading reviews using a recognised evaluation system ie Agenda for Change, Hay.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment and dealing with representatives at a local and regional level.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Demonstrable and broad knowledge and understanding of Employment Legislation and recent practical experience of its application.
- Sound knowledge of consultation and negotiation processes.
- Knowledge and understanding of the principles of job evaluation.
- Sound knowledge of equality and diversity issues relating to people management and associated legislation.
- Knowledge in all aspects of Employee Relations including conduct, capability, grievance.
- Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change including TUPE.
- Knowledge and experience of using coaching techniques to enhance managers skills in people management.
- Evidence of recent and relevant continuing professional development.
Desirable
- Knowledge of job evaluation and job matching relating to Agenda for Change.
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to graduate level (acquired through degree and professional CIPD qualification at Level 7).
- Chartered Member of the CIPD or working towards and awaiting accreditation
- Proven CPD evidence.
Desirable
- Masters level HR qualification (CIPD)
Additional Requirements
Desirable
- Access to a vehicle to work from a variety of Livewell Southwest sites.
Specific Skills
Essential
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills including negotiation and conflict resolution where the exchange of sensitive and complex information to a variety of audiences is required.
- Well-developed time management skills and the ability to prioritise competing demands.
- Ability to remain calm and level headed when under pressure in order to meet deadlines.
- Ability to work flexibly and respond to changing priorities.
- Concentration to analyse data relating to employee relations issues.
- Tenacity and resilience when dealing with complex and sensitive employee relations work.
- Highly developed research, analytical and report writing skills.
- Training and presentation skills.
- Confidence to take decisions at the appropriate level.
- Ability to deal with matters with sensitivity and in a confidential manner.
- Keyboard skills required to prepare presentations, produce reports, letters, emails and in the use of the internet.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience as an HR / People Relations Advisor in a large complex organisation advising and supporting managers and interpreting and applying policies in a variety of employee relations situations relating to conduct, grievance, capability, organisational change.
- Proven experience and track record of supporting managers in the reduction of sickness absence across an organisation
- Proven experience of advising and supporting managers in meetings, Panel Chairs at hearings and appeal hearings where dismissal may be considered or has taken place.
- Proven experience of interpreting employment legislation, assessing risk to the organisation and providing managers with options to mitigate that risk.
- Experience of policy formulation taking account of current employment legislation.
- Recent experience of developing and delivering training and development to a variety of audiences.
- Experience of undertaking project work where research and analysis is required.
- Recent experience of managing a complex caseload relating to employee relations work.
- Experience of recruitment and selection.
Desirable
- Experience of interpreting complex employment legislation.
- Experience of supporting and advising managers on TUPE.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
- Experience of undertaking grading reviews using a recognised evaluation system ie Agenda for Change, Hay.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment and dealing with representatives at a local and regional level.
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).
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).
