Job summary
Are you passionate about people, driven to make a difference, and ready to take the next step in your HR career? Join us as an Assistant Human Resources Partner and play a key role in shaping a supportive, inclusive, and high-performing culture across our organisation.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly and forward-thinking HR team supporting our Diagnostics Clinical Support & Cancer Services and Family Care Divisions. You'll work closely with the HR Partner to deliver a responsive, expert and people-centred HR service -- helping us achieve our ambition of being recognised among the top 20% of NHS Employers as one of the very best places to work.
Why Join Us?
At Chesterfield Royal Hospital, we're proud of our 5,000+ colleagues who deliver exceptional care to over 400,000 people across North Derbyshire. We are a values-led organisation where you can truly be yourself, grow professionally, and feel supported in every aspect of your wellbeing.
We've embedded our Proud to Care values -- leading with care, openness, integrity and inclusivity -- into everything we do. When you join us, you're joining a Trust committed to excellent patient care, continuous improvement, and helping every colleague reach their potential.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Be Doing
In this varied and rewarding role, you will:
- Act as a trusted first point of contact for HR queries, providing advice and guidance to managers.
- Support and influence the management of sickness absence, including data reporting and attendance at relevant meetings.
- Support resolution of informal and formal employee relations cases - conduct, performance, concerns resolution.
- Promote colleague wellbeing and help foster a positive staff experience, contribute to creating a supportive workplace culture.
- Champion best practice in HR by coaching and developing line managers.
- Gather and analyse workforce metrics to support informed decision-making.
- Promote and support the delivery of national staff surveys and action planning.
- Assist with job evaluations and job description advice.
- Support policy development and national HR initiatives.
- Contribute to project work and ensure you stay up to date with employment legislation.
What We Offer
- A warm, inclusive environment where your ideas and contributions truly matter
- Flexibility to support your life outside work
- Opportunity to experience a broad range of HR responsibilities and develop skills in key areas of HR
- Access to our extensive Health & Wellbeing services, including free on site gym
- A commitment to your professional growth, wellbeing and career development
About us
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. If you're interested in the role and feel you would meet the experience and skills set out in the person specification, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact Alison Hobbs, HR Partner, alisonhobbs@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. If youre interested in the role and feel you would meet the experience and skills set out in the person specification, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact Alison Hobbs, HR Partner, alisonhobbs@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. If youre interested in the role and feel you would meet the experience and skills set out in the person specification, we would love to hear from you. For more information, please contact Alison Hobbs, HR Partner, alisonhobbs@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
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
- Experience of delivering HR training
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
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
- Experience of delivering HR training
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).
