Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a People Adviser at Barts Health NHS Trust.
You will be supporting the Surgery, Perioperative Medicine, Adult Critical Care and Dental Division at the Royal London Hospital.In this role you will be the first point of contact providing advice and support to line managers and employees across a range of employee relations matters
You will be able to demonstrate an ability to communicate, negotiate and influence a range of managers and staff, and have experience of analysing situations in order to advise on an appropriate course of action and an ability to organise your own workload to meet service needs and competing deadlines.
Successful applicants must have the following:
- Degree in Human Resources or HR knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience working in an HR environment to degree equivalent level.
- Experience working within an HR environment and supporting managers on a range of employee relations matters.
- A sound working knowledge of a range of policies and management procedures.This role will be working closely with the People Partner and managed by the Senior People Advisor through regular supervisions.
This is temporary role based at The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel. However, the Division operates across all Barts Health's sites, therefore flexibility and willingness to travel to other hospital sites (Whipps Cross, Newham, St Barts, and Mile End) is essential.
Main duties of the job
To provide support to the Associate Director, HR Business Partner and HR Managerin achieving the Trust's Human Resources Strategy.To ensure the efficient and effective provision of a comprehensive human resources service to designated CAGs or directorates and to contribute to enhancing a high quality andresponsive service to managers within the Trust.
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 are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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 are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent CIPD qualification/willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Providing advice on employment related issues
- Working in a unionised environment
Desirable
- Liaising directly with union representatives
- Working in a multidisciplinary environment
- Working in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Commitment to team working
- Self-directed - ability to manage own workload, set priorities and standards; able to work under own initiative, taking decisions within agreed parameters, escalate appropriately
- Strong problem solving skill
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- IT skills - proficient user of Microsoft Office for word processing, email, excel, PowerPoint; data bases, internet/intranet
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to work in an office environment and to visit other Trust sites as required
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent CIPD qualification/willingness to work towards
Experience
Essential
- Providing advice on employment related issues
- Working in a unionised environment
Desirable
- Liaising directly with union representatives
- Working in a multidisciplinary environment
- Working in the NHS
Skills
Essential
- Commitment to team working
- Self-directed - ability to manage own workload, set priorities and standards; able to work under own initiative, taking decisions within agreed parameters, escalate appropriately
- Strong problem solving skill
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- IT skills - proficient user of Microsoft Office for word processing, email, excel, PowerPoint; data bases, internet/intranet
Specific requirements
Essential
- Able to work in an office environment and to visit other Trust sites as required
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).
