Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced HR professional with relevant experience and specialised interest in Job Evaluation.
Working within the People Directorate as part of the Group People Services, the post holder will lead and support the delivery of a high-quality group Job Evaluation service using the Agenda for Change (AfC) Job Evaluation Scheme and National Profiles.
This role offers opportunities for flexible working, home working and professional development.
This is a part time role for 30 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be required to support Managers in drafting and reviewing job descriptions/ person specifications, conduct detailed analysis of roles and participate in Job Evaluation panels as well as working alongside the Site/ Corporate People teams to ensure there is consistency and robust governance and compliance.
The post holder will also be required to lead projects in the standardisation of job descriptions across each of the staff groups within the Trust. As a member of our team the post holder will deliver high quality and professional advice to managers and staff whilst ensuring compliance with all HR policies, procedures and standards. The post holder will be managing the Assistant People Advisor who will support with the administrative co-ordination of the full job evaluation process, and responding to People related FOI's and Subject Access Requests.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and development) or equivalent post graduate level training, knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Trained in NHS Job Evaluation Scheme or other job evaluation scheme
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of recent generalist HR experience in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of job evaluation processes.
- Experience of consultation and working in partnership with Trade Unions.
- Experience of developing and delivering training interventions to staff and managers.
- Experience of managing staff, including attendance, performance, annual appraisals, professional development and conduct management.
- Experience advising on Subject Access and FOI (Freedom of Information) requests.
- Experience of successfully managing multifaceted complex projects to deadlines.
- Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting workforce information report.
- Experience of up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and People Management best practice.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced, pressurised environment.
- Knowledge or awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- Knowledge/ experience of Safeguarding Adults & Children.
- Knowledge of current NHS financial budget management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS or demonstrates sufficient knowledge of NHS organisations and Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Management & Leadership Skills
- Excellent organisational skills required to ensure timely responses are provided.
- Ability to manage and be responsible for day-to-day management of direct reports including absence monitoring and management and performance management.
- Able to manage and organise own workload on a day-to-day basis without supervision.
- Written Skills
- Ability to present complex data in a logical manner.
- Ability to write fluently and concisely in an informative manner.
- To be able to assimilate/ disseminate complex information and advice clearly and in a timely manner.
- Communication Skills
- Strongly developed communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasive, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective communication with all levels of staff.
- Ability to relate and apply people management and governance knowledge and practice to support the achievement of Trust aims and objectives.
- Ability to influence, guide, challenge and persuade at all levels.
- Ability to design and deliver training via presentations and workshops to managers on key People policies and practices.
- Physical Skills
- Good typing/ word processing skills where speed and accuracy are important.
- Confident and competent in the use of IT packages, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience of utilising People databases to run and manipulate workforce reports.
- Light manual handling (e.g. carrying of heavy case files between sites)
- Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated - able to work independently to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Ability to use judgement and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to prioritise important tasks to tight deadlines whilst ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- Tactful and able to build good working relations.
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
- Ability to deal with conflict constructively and positively.
- Able to adopt a flexible approach to work, and willing to adapt to regularly changing situations.
- Able to concentrate on own work priorities with frequent interruptions, and be able to manage unpredictable workload (e.g. phone calls requesting advice, managing multiple projects or requests for advice at any one time)
- Mental Effort
- Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness, organisational change.
- Excellent verbal reasoning skills, with the ability to make judgements on a range of complex people service issues.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in complex scenarios and apply critical reasoning when problem solving or assessing risk.
- Good numerical reasoning, with the ability to analyse and interpret data.
- Able to respond to frequent and email telephone enquiries.
- Working Conditions
- Ability to work in a range of working locations including remote working, in shared office environment and cross site locations.
- Occasional exposure to challenging situations though attendance at joint staff side meetings formal hearing and employment tribunals.
- Daily use of VDU for prolonged periods.
- Emotional Effort
- Empathetic, tactful, sensitive, confident and articulate
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and development) or equivalent post graduate level training, knowledge and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Trained in NHS Job Evaluation Scheme or other job evaluation scheme
Desirable
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of recent generalist HR experience in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of job evaluation processes.
- Experience of consultation and working in partnership with Trade Unions.
- Experience of developing and delivering training interventions to staff and managers.
- Experience of managing staff, including attendance, performance, annual appraisals, professional development and conduct management.
- Experience advising on Subject Access and FOI (Freedom of Information) requests.
- Experience of successfully managing multifaceted complex projects to deadlines.
- Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting workforce information report.
- Experience of up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and People Management best practice.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced, pressurised environment.
- Knowledge or awareness of current relevant NHS policy context
- Knowledge/ experience of Safeguarding Adults & Children.
- Knowledge of current NHS financial budget management.
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS or demonstrates sufficient knowledge of NHS organisations and Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Management & Leadership Skills
- Excellent organisational skills required to ensure timely responses are provided.
- Ability to manage and be responsible for day-to-day management of direct reports including absence monitoring and management and performance management.
- Able to manage and organise own workload on a day-to-day basis without supervision.
- Written Skills
- Ability to present complex data in a logical manner.
- Ability to write fluently and concisely in an informative manner.
- To be able to assimilate/ disseminate complex information and advice clearly and in a timely manner.
- Communication Skills
- Strongly developed communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasive, negotiating and influencing skills.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective communication with all levels of staff.
- Ability to relate and apply people management and governance knowledge and practice to support the achievement of Trust aims and objectives.
- Ability to influence, guide, challenge and persuade at all levels.
- Ability to design and deliver training via presentations and workshops to managers on key People policies and practices.
- Physical Skills
- Good typing/ word processing skills where speed and accuracy are important.
- Confident and competent in the use of IT packages, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience of utilising People databases to run and manipulate workforce reports.
- Light manual handling (e.g. carrying of heavy case files between sites)
- Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated - able to work independently to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Ability to use judgement and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and to prioritise important tasks to tight deadlines whilst ensuring quality standards are maintained.
- Tactful and able to build good working relations.
- Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
- Ability to deal with conflict constructively and positively.
- Able to adopt a flexible approach to work, and willing to adapt to regularly changing situations.
- Able to concentrate on own work priorities with frequent interruptions, and be able to manage unpredictable workload (e.g. phone calls requesting advice, managing multiple projects or requests for advice at any one time)
- Mental Effort
- Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness, organisational change.
- Excellent verbal reasoning skills, with the ability to make judgements on a range of complex people service issues.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment in complex scenarios and apply critical reasoning when problem solving or assessing risk.
- Good numerical reasoning, with the ability to analyse and interpret data.
- Able to respond to frequent and email telephone enquiries.
- Working Conditions
- Ability to work in a range of working locations including remote working, in shared office environment and cross site locations.
- Occasional exposure to challenging situations though attendance at joint staff side meetings formal hearing and employment tribunals.
- Daily use of VDU for prolonged periods.
- Emotional Effort
- Empathetic, tactful, sensitive, confident and articulate
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.
