Job summary
We are looking to recruit a confident and experienced HR Advisor to provide operational HR support for St Bartholomew's Hospital.
You will provide a comprehensive high quality, responsive HR service to managers and staff within the hospital. You will provide advice on terms and conditions, policies, and procedures. You will maintain good quality records and progress logs of advisory and case work. The post holder will also manage specific projects as required.
You will provide high quality workforce information to managers within the designated Division, working closely with other colleagues and People teams to ensure consistency.
You will Work with designated management teams, to develop and influence their understanding and implementation of key People priorities within their teams. You will participate in delivering training to support managers to effectively manage people related matters.
You will Ensure Trust People policies and procedures are translated and applied locally in line with our fair and just culture framework.
You will support the People team in the implementation of Barts Health People Strategies.
You will provide Employee Relations support to managers with regards to investigations in accordance with Barts Health HR Policies and procedures.
You will develop and maintain good relationships and communication with the outsourced payroll service and liaise with managers and staff to resolve any pay issues proactively and in a timely manner.
Main duties of the job
- Reporting to the HR Manager and with matrix leadership from the People Partners for Corporate Services, the post holder will ensure the provision of professional, customer-focussed HR advice, coaching and solutions to designated Directorate/Services across Bart's Health
- To ensure Corporate Trust People policies and procedures are translated and applied locally within operating frameworks
- Working in partnership with managers to develop and deliver an effective employee relations service at the Bart 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
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
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
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below
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
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 on employeerelationsmatterseg: disciplinary, grievance, sickness, capability including complex cases with minimal supervision
- Experience of working as an HR Advisor in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- Experience ofsupporting change management
- Experience ofdeveloping 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
- Currant 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
Skills
Essential
- Ability to self manage and prioritise conflicting demands
- Proven effective problem solving ability
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels, along with interpersonal and collaboration skills
- To be impartial when providing clear and concise written and verbal communication to staff members at all levels
- Have empathy when receiving or providing sensitive,personal, confidential information.
- Be tactful, persuasive and able to influence when handling complex situations
- Ability to use Microsoft office and input and manipulate data
- Leadership -fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally. Be able to motivate and enthuse others
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 on employeerelationsmatterseg: disciplinary, grievance, sickness, capability including complex cases with minimal supervision
- Experience of working as an HR Advisor in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- Experience ofsupporting change management
- Experience ofdeveloping 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
- Currant 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
Skills
Essential
- Ability to self manage and prioritise conflicting demands
- Proven effective problem solving ability
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate at all levels, along with interpersonal and collaboration skills
- To be impartial when providing clear and concise written and verbal communication to staff members at all levels
- Have empathy when receiving or providing sensitive,personal, confidential information.
- Be tactful, persuasive and able to influence when handling complex situations
- Ability to use Microsoft office and input and manipulate data
- Leadership -fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally. Be able to motivate and enthuse others
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).
