Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

People Services Advisor

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Job summary

We are seeking a People/HR Advisor with good experience ready to take their career to the next level. Having gained experience in the fields of employment relations, employee governance and other HR processes (exit, job evaluation) the post-holders will be responsible for providing advisory support and guidance to both AFC Workforce and Medical Workforce staff groups.

Highly committed to the NHS people agenda you will have gained experienced in the broad range of people related requirements of a busy Mental Health and Community Trust in London. Excellent verbal and written skills are a must in support of the ability to influence and negotiate as are high levels of computer and systems literacy. The ability to analyse data and generate robust reporting is also a must.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Tony Gibney. People Services Hub Manager (beh-tr.hradvisoryservice@nhs.net) or Kam Mander (kam.mander@candi.nhs.uk) to arrange a call.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the People Services Hub Manager, the People Services (Medical) Adviser is responsible for providing general HR Advisory services to the Trust's Divisions and supporting Employee Relations activity within the Medical Workforce, in support of the Trust's Head of Medical Workforce.

This includes: providing employee relations advice concerning general terms and conditions of employment and application of key people-related policies such as Organisational Change, Grievance, Attendance and Flexible Working; in addition to advice and management of employee relations cases (e.g. sickness, performance, grievance and disciplinary cases etc); supports medical workforce specific activity (such as rostering or induction) as necessary.

The post holder is also responsible for setting up and managing centralised systems and processes to provide assurance around the governance and on-going management of all casework, the Trust's employment-related policies and procedures, Job Evaluation system and the Trust's DBS, Fixed Term Contracts, Professional registration and 'Right to Work' processes.

About us

This post supports North London Mental Health Partnership, a partnership of Camden & Islington Foundation NHS Trust & Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

BEH is a multiple award-winning, combined mental health (MH) and community Trust providing local, regional and national healthcare services. We are one of the largest employers in North London delivering a range of mental health and community services to a population of over one million. In Enfield, we provide a full range of child and adult community health services, which over the last few years has been integrating with its mental health services to provide better and more holistic care.

BEH manages the renowned North London Forensic Services (NLFS) which is the lead provider of forensic mental health services; that managed the devolved New Models of care budget, it delivers MH care across some of the prisons, and provides MH services as HM Young Offenders Institutions in Aylesbury. We are rated as 'Outstanding' by the CQC. We also provide one of the largest eating disorder services in England, as well as drug and alcohol services.

Details

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-956

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please kindly refer to the job description and person specification by clicking on the JD/PS attachment in the advert.

Person Specification

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • MS Office - word, excel, outlook etc
  • Influencing. Organised. Problem Solving. Team Work
  • HR Advisory experience

Education / Qual's

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent

Desirable

  • CIPD or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of HR in an NHS Trust
  • Knowledge of both AfC & Medial & Dental Terms and Conditions of service
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of equal opportunities in relation to human resources activity generally

Desirable

  • Knowledge/understanding of job design / evaluation
Person Specification

Skills/ Abilities

Essential

  • MS Office - word, excel, outlook etc
  • Influencing. Organised. Problem Solving. Team Work
  • HR Advisory experience

Education / Qual's

Essential

  • Degree level qualification or equivalent

Desirable

  • CIPD or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of the role of HR in an NHS Trust
  • Knowledge of both AfC & Medial & Dental Terms and Conditions of service
  • Knowledge/understanding of confidentiality issues. Knowledge and understanding of the importance of equal opportunities in relation to human resources activity generally

Desirable

  • Knowledge/understanding of job design / evaluation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH


Employer's website

http://www.beh-mht.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

People Services Hub Manager

Tony Gibney

tony.gibney@nhs.net

02087023274

Details

Date posted

25 May 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,720 to £39,769 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

306-BEH-956

Job locations

St Ann's Hospital

St Ann's Road

London

N15 3TH


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