University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 HR Manager - Workforce Transformation

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Professional with outstanding people skills to join our Workforce Transformation Team on a permanent basis.

We are currently undergoing major organisational change and cultural transformation, and we have great ambition to create the best and safest place to work, where our people thrive through better and healthier lives made possible by fulfilling work in an inclusive environment with a strong sense of belonging.

Working in a large complex environment, the successful candidate will drive forward and support change management programmes, ensuring a timely, supportive and proactive approach to change management; ensuring all colleagues are treated with compassion and kindness.

The successful candidate will live and breathe our values of being kind, connected and bold and will provide robust HR advice across a full and varied spectrum of projects.

The post-holder will be educated to degree level or equivalent and will have evidence of further personal/academic development to a Masters level or equivalent experience in a HR field.

The Team work to a hybrid model of both on-site and remote working. The Trust is supportive of flexible working and individual working arrangements can be explored further, depending on the successful candidate's personal preferences.

Main duties of the job

As a HR Manager in Workforce Transformation, you'll be working closely with managers throughout the Trust to deliver effective Organisational and Workforce Change programmes.

You will need to be able to work autonomously as a HR practitioner and be confident in working on a large range of workforce projects, ensuring that the highest professional standards of employment practice are maintained in line with Trust policy and employment legislation.

The successful candidate will be working with a range of stakeholders, and will be responsible for providing comprehensive, professional advice and support to managers and staff with regards to re-profiling, skill mix changes and the more effective use of staffing, including the development of workforce plans and negotiating and consulting with staff and Union Representatives. The successful candidate will also have a key role in the delivery of the Trust's culture and inclusion plan and associated duties.

To be successful in this role we will look for you to have excellent interpersonal communication, coaching and partnership skills with a high level of emotional intelligence and resilience.

What we offer

*Flexible working

*27 days' leave plus bank holidays (rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years)

*Training and development opportunities

*Generous NHS pension

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Details

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-HRWT

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please Note:: For more information about this exciting opportunity, please see attached detailed Job Description

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please Note:: For more information about this exciting opportunity, please see attached detailed Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Degree or equivalent
  • *Evidence of further personal/academic development to Masters level or equivalent in HR or business related field
  • *Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • *Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • *Expertise and proven aptitude in workforce transformation and service redesign
  • *Significant experience in operational/service delivery HR management role or equivalent post-graduate qualification.
  • *Experience as a HR Manager/Advisor in a large, complex organisation
  • *Experience of workforce planning across a range of disciplines
  • *Employee relations experience in a unionised environment
  • *Evidence of successful management of major organisational change
  • *Workforce planning and preparation of workforce information/reports
  • *Ability to operate at both operational and strategic levels
  • *Politically astute and culturally aware.
  • *Highly specialist HR practical knowledge gained by experience and/or further qualification to Masters level or equivalent.
  • *Thorough understanding of Employment Law

Desirable

  • *Evidence of Trade Union consultation/negotiation
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • *Degree or equivalent
  • *Evidence of further personal/academic development to Masters level or equivalent in HR or business related field
  • *Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • *Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • *Expertise and proven aptitude in workforce transformation and service redesign
  • *Significant experience in operational/service delivery HR management role or equivalent post-graduate qualification.
  • *Experience as a HR Manager/Advisor in a large, complex organisation
  • *Experience of workforce planning across a range of disciplines
  • *Employee relations experience in a unionised environment
  • *Evidence of successful management of major organisational change
  • *Workforce planning and preparation of workforce information/reports
  • *Ability to operate at both operational and strategic levels
  • *Politically astute and culturally aware.
  • *Highly specialist HR practical knowledge gained by experience and/or further qualification to Masters level or equivalent.
  • *Thorough understanding of Employment Law

Desirable

  • *Evidence of Trade Union consultation/negotiation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Hiring Manager

Catherine Hines

catherine.hines@uhb.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

06 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-HRWT

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH


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