HR Advisor

Job summary

The postholder will provide first line professional, comprehensive and timely advice to managers and staff on a range of general HR queries such as sickness absence management, terms and conditions of employment, disciplinary and grievance issues, performance management, and HR policies and procedures.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will

attend HR meetings, hearings/appeals or investigatory interviews, including taking notes/minutes as required, and type these up.

Respond to enquiries to the department (e.g. by telephone, in writing or in person)

Support the HR team in managing and reducing sickness absence within the Trust, organising schedule of training programmes as required.

Provide HR support and advice at initial stage meetings and investigations such as sickness, disciplinary and grievance

Advise on and assist with the preparation of reports and appendices for cases,

Support the HR team in policy development, the implementation of national HR initiatives and employment legislation,

Undertake delegated project work

Provide general office cover and administrative support,

Work with external agencies such as NMC, HPC to co-ordinate appropriate documentation and interviews.

Collate Staff Survey results providing benchmarks against previous results.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.