Job summary
We have recently restructured our site People team and have the opportunity for a 12-month fixed term Senior People Advisor within the Women's Division. The post-holder will be dedicated to the Women's Division and will work closely with the team to improve our fill, sickness and retentions rates.
This post is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Advisor who is ready for their next move on their career path in the HR and OD profession.
Reporting to the Associate People Partner - Employee Relations, the post holder will ensure the provision of professional, consistent, customer-focussed HR advice, coaching and solutions to the divisions across RLH&MEH. Key areas of responsibility include:
- Ensuring Trust People policies and procedures are translated and applied locally in line with our fair and just culture framework.
- Providing high quality HR advice, support and coaching to managers across RLH&MEH.
- To support the People team in the implementation of Barts Health People Strategies.
In return you will be supported in your HR knowledge and career development and participate in innovative People projects.
Main duties of the job
- To support the development and provision of a professional, customer-focused HR advice, coaching and solutions for the RLH & MEH, working closely with the Associate People Partner and People Advisors. The post holder will support the Trust in the delivery of operational projects and initiatives.
- Working in partnership with managers to develop and deliver an effective employee relations service at the RLH & MEHs which is a crucial element of the overall People Strategy that will deliver an approach to people management that embodies a people-centered culture of learning.
- This role is responsible for supporting the management and co-ordination of the employee relations casework, ensuring that case work is carried out consistently in an effective and efficient way in accordance with Barts Health policies and procedures, current legislation and best practice.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality, consistent HR advice, coaching/traning, workforce information and other support to managers within the Divisions across RLH&MEHs. Working closely with other colleagues across the People team where necessary.
- To promote a positive, proactive approach to People management in the Trust, acting as an advocate for an open, fair and transparent employment relations environment, and develop positive working partnerships with trade union representatives and managers to achieve a Just and Learning culture.
- To support the Associate People Partner and the People Advisors in the implementation of the Barts Health People Strategies across RLH&MEH including WeLead, WeBelong and Wellbeing.
- To manage an employee relations caseload, as well as providing support and guidance to the People Advisors on the management and direction of their own caseloads. Ensure that case work is completed in a proactive and timely way.
- Work in conjunction with the Senior Managers to minimise exposure to employment related litigation. This will involve the sharing of knowledge and best practice to managers within the organisation by developing and implementing specific HR training across the site.
- To participate in the ongoing updating and development of policies and procedures, ensuring that they reflect current legislation and respond to organisational needs,
- To support the Associate People Partner in producing regular updates on case work, monitoring of case work metrics and key performance indicators, providing reports to the People Partners, Senior People Leads and Senior Managers.
- To work in partnership with staff side representatives, assisting in the development and maintenance of a culture of positive employee relations at RLH & MEH, working, negotiating and consulting with recognised employee representatives to develop strategies and policies and to constructively resolve complex HR issues.
- To provide expert HR advice to site managers on issues such as discipline, grievance, sickness management and employment law. This may involve advice and support on issues for which there are no clear guidelines and which may set precedents. To ensure day-to-day consistent advice is provided across the team.
- To advise managers in all aspects of employee relations including bullying and harassment, conduct, performance management, grievance, disciplinary and sickness absence in line with the Trusts employment policies, employment law and best practice.
- To advise and support managers chairing formal hearings under the Trust's employment procedures ensuring that the appropriate procedure is adhered to, and that employees have a full, fair and impartial hearing. To advise managers on the appropriate action to take under such procedures, taking account of all the circumstances and ensuring consistency of approach across the Trust.
- To assist managers in preparing management statements of case for internal appeal hearings.
- To identify and promote informal and preventative conflict resolution where possible and to liaise with OD and L&D colleagues to devise resolution interventions thereto, where appropriate.
- To advise managers on individual sickness absence management cases and to run local reports from Health Roster, to identify themes and patterns and contribute to greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness in line with Trusts sickness absence benchmarks and strategies.
- To support the People Partners, where necessary, on organisational change. Working with managers, staff and Trade Union colleagues.
- To support the Associate People Partner in providing a learning and coaching environment for the People Advisors.
- To undertake any other duties including projects, or parts of projects, specified by the Senior People team at the Royal London site.
- To promote the Trusts policies on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to support this agenda.
- To develop the provision of appropriate training and learning for leaders to support capabilities and promote an engaged workforce.
- To work collaboratively with the whole People Services team to ensure better integration of the team, sharing of information and knowledge and seamless service to the organisation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To provide high quality, consistent HR advice, coaching/traning, workforce information and other support to managers within the Divisions across RLH&MEHs. Working closely with other colleagues across the People team where necessary.
- To promote a positive, proactive approach to People management in the Trust, acting as an advocate for an open, fair and transparent employment relations environment, and develop positive working partnerships with trade union representatives and managers to achieve a Just and Learning culture.
- To support the Associate People Partner and the People Advisors in the implementation of the Barts Health People Strategies across RLH&MEH including WeLead, WeBelong and Wellbeing.
- To manage an employee relations caseload, as well as providing support and guidance to the People Advisors on the management and direction of their own caseloads. Ensure that case work is completed in a proactive and timely way.
- Work in conjunction with the Senior Managers to minimise exposure to employment related litigation. This will involve the sharing of knowledge and best practice to managers within the organisation by developing and implementing specific HR training across the site.
- To participate in the ongoing updating and development of policies and procedures, ensuring that they reflect current legislation and respond to organisational needs,
- To support the Associate People Partner in producing regular updates on case work, monitoring of case work metrics and key performance indicators, providing reports to the People Partners, Senior People Leads and Senior Managers.
- To work in partnership with staff side representatives, assisting in the development and maintenance of a culture of positive employee relations at RLH & MEH, working, negotiating and consulting with recognised employee representatives to develop strategies and policies and to constructively resolve complex HR issues.
- To provide expert HR advice to site managers on issues such as discipline, grievance, sickness management and employment law. This may involve advice and support on issues for which there are no clear guidelines and which may set precedents. To ensure day-to-day consistent advice is provided across the team.
- To advise managers in all aspects of employee relations including bullying and harassment, conduct, performance management, grievance, disciplinary and sickness absence in line with the Trusts employment policies, employment law and best practice.
- To advise and support managers chairing formal hearings under the Trust's employment procedures ensuring that the appropriate procedure is adhered to, and that employees have a full, fair and impartial hearing. To advise managers on the appropriate action to take under such procedures, taking account of all the circumstances and ensuring consistency of approach across the Trust.
- To assist managers in preparing management statements of case for internal appeal hearings.
- To identify and promote informal and preventative conflict resolution where possible and to liaise with OD and L&D colleagues to devise resolution interventions thereto, where appropriate.
- To advise managers on individual sickness absence management cases and to run local reports from Health Roster, to identify themes and patterns and contribute to greater efficiency and cost-effectiveness in line with Trusts sickness absence benchmarks and strategies.
- To support the People Partners, where necessary, on organisational change. Working with managers, staff and Trade Union colleagues.
- To support the Associate People Partner in providing a learning and coaching environment for the People Advisors.
- To undertake any other duties including projects, or parts of projects, specified by the Senior People team at the Royal London site.
- To promote the Trusts policies on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion to support this agenda.
- To develop the provision of appropriate training and learning for leaders to support capabilities and promote an engaged workforce.
- To work collaboratively with the whole People Services team to ensure better integration of the team, sharing of information and knowledge and seamless service to the organisation.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- CIPD or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across a range of HR activities
- Track record of providing HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Experience of advising managers of eployee relations matters eg. disciplinary, grievance, sickness, capability including complex cases with minimal supervision
- Experience of working as an HR Advisor in a large complex organisation with union recoginition
- Experience of supporting change management
- Experience of developing through coaching/training on a range of People policies
Desirable
- Experience of working with performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- Experience of working at HR Advisor level in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- Understanding of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to People strategies
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS People Strategy
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience
- CIPD or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across a range of HR activities
- Track record of providing HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Experience of advising managers of eployee relations matters eg. disciplinary, grievance, sickness, capability including complex cases with minimal supervision
- Experience of working as an HR Advisor in a large complex organisation with union recoginition
- Experience of supporting change management
- Experience of developing through coaching/training on a range of People policies
Desirable
- Experience of working with performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- Experience of working at HR Advisor level in the NHS
Knowledge
Essential
- Current knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- Understanding of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to People strategies
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS People Strategy
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).
