Job summary
Join our dynamic HR team at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as an Assistant Human Resources Partner for 12 months, covering a period of maternity leave. In this role, you will support the HR Partner and the Head of Human Resources in delivering an expert, efficient, and people-focused HR service to the Corporate Services division and wider Trust. You will play a key role in empowering line managers, contributing to our ambition to be recognised among the top 20% of NHS Employers as the best place to work.
If you are passionate about HR and want to make a significant impact on our workforce, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and contribute to making Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust a great place to work!
Main duties of the job
As an Assistant Human Resources Partner, you will provide comprehensive HR support to the division, maintaining high professional standards. You will address first-line HR queries from line managers and manage sickness absence levels across the division. This includes supporting line managers in sickness absence meetings and providing policy advice, as well as monitoring and reporting on sickness absence data.
You will promote staff health and well-being, assist in resolving employee relations issues informally, and champion best HR practices by training managers. Additionally, you will support staff engagement, workforce planning, and talent management initiatives, contributing to the Trust's People Strategy and delivering workforce training.
Your role will involve gathering and reporting workforce metrics, promoting staff surveys, and supporting action planning. You will also implement workforce modernisation initiatives, participate in job evaluations, and advise on job descriptions. Supporting policy development, national HR initiatives, and staff consultations, as well as undertaking project work and staying updated on employment legislation, will be key aspects of your responsibilities. You will also support the Trust with its responsibilities as a UK visa sponsoring employer, including monitoring and reporting on right to work data, issuing Certificates of Sponsorship and providing advice to line managers.
About us
A successful Foundation Trust, Chesterfield Royal has over 5,000 dedicated colleagues serving a community of over 400,000 people in North Derbyshire. In a workplace in which you can proudly be yourself, we won't just focus on your application - who you are, your talent and the potential you'll bring is equally important and we will support you to be the best you can be.
We are a values-led organisation and have embedded our Proud to Care Values: leading with care, openness, integrity and an inclusive culture, at the heart of everything we do, ensuring we provide patients with the best possible care and making our Trust a great place for our people to work. Our ambition is to provide consistently exceptional care for our patients and to achieve an "Outstanding" rating with the CQC and we developed our Royal Academy of Improvement, to ensure everyone can find the help and support they need to drive improvements.
We are firmly rooted in the founding principles of the NHS, and we have built on this through our Leadership Principles. We know people have a life and responsibilities outside of work and offer flexibility and a raft of support to care for your physical and mental well-being.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification for full details of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
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What to do next
If you have any further questions, or to find out more about us or the role, or if youd like to come and meet the team and have a chat prior to or after applying, then please contact Karen Turner, HR Partner on 01246 512879 or emailkarenturner6@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification for full details of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter for more: @hrcrhft @royalhospital @WellbeingCRH
What to do next
If you have any further questions, or to find out more about us or the role, or if youd like to come and meet the team and have a chat prior to or after applying, then please contact Karen Turner, HR Partner on 01246 512879 or emailkarenturner6@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Degree level qualified or equivalent experience. Good standard of education English Language and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
- Associate CIPD Status
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a HR role and supporting line managers in delivering the HR agenda
- Experience of absence management and advice
- Some experience of (i.e. participation in or support to the handling of) complex, sensitive or contentious issues
- Experience of delivering HR training
Desirable
- Experience of handling consultation on terms and conditions and organisational change
- Previous NHS experience
- Previous advisory experience of working within a diverse, unionised environment
- Experience of working across different divisions and disciplines
- Experience of coaching
- Experience of developing and updating HR policies
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of employment law and employee relations
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied and challenging workload, delivering to deadlines
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Excellent organisational skills
- Adaptable to change
Desirable
- Understanding of HR principles within a complex organisation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to build sound working relationships
- Ability to make sound judgements
- Awareness to raise concerns to relevant senior people as and when required
- Self-motivated
- Good time management
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Degree level qualified or equivalent experience. Good standard of education English Language and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
- Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent
Desirable
- Post graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
- Associate CIPD Status
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in a HR role and supporting line managers in delivering the HR agenda
- Experience of absence management and advice
- Some experience of (i.e. participation in or support to the handling of) complex, sensitive or contentious issues
- Experience of delivering HR training
Desirable
- Experience of handling consultation on terms and conditions and organisational change
- Previous NHS experience
- Previous advisory experience of working within a diverse, unionised environment
- Experience of working across different divisions and disciplines
- Experience of coaching
- Experience of developing and updating HR policies
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Sound knowledge of employment law and employee relations
- Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied and challenging workload, delivering to deadlines
- Ability to work across organisational boundaries
- Excellent organisational skills
- Adaptable to change
Desirable
- Understanding of HR principles within a complex organisation
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to build sound working relationships
- Ability to make sound judgements
- Awareness to raise concerns to relevant senior people as and when required
- Self-motivated
- Good time management
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).
