Job summary
We are currently looking to
recruit a Senior HR Advisor to join the HR Advisory Team to provide HR support
and advice.
Working within the HR Advisory
Team, the Senior HR Advisor acts as the first line of HR advice and support to
our managers and staff. With designated service areas, you will manage your own
caseload, spanning the full range of employee relations issues.
We work in a blended way from
our base at County Hall, from home and you will be required to join meetings in
person on our sites as needed.
You will have experience of
providing HR advice and guidance that draws upon your up-to-date knowledge of
HR best practice and employment legislation. As an HR professional, you will
proactively seek out opportunities to develop your professional practice.
You will enjoy working as part
of a team and working together to provide a compassionate people first response
to queries and concerns.
Our team vision is promoting a
safe, positive work culture through compassionate HR policies, and responsive,
equitable, consistent people management advice and support.
The closing date is 7 July 2024.
Main duties of the job
A key role within our team, the
Senior HR Advisor will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a
professional HR service.
You will be responsible for managing a complex
employee relations case load including sickness absence management, disciplinary,
grievance and bullying and harassment cases, working in a fast paced
environment, working closely with managers and taking a lead on specific policy
development and projects.
About us
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.
Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.
We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.
For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).
All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.
For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.
Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click on the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified/equivalent CIPD accredited HR qualification or working towards it.
Experience
Essential
- Well developed, knowledge of current human resources practice and employment law.
- Developed interpersonal skills able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented.
- Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others.
- Strong commitment to the development of a customer focused approach in delivering HR solutions.
- Strong time management and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, creative, and flexible approach, able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for delegated areas of responsibility.
- Self awareness and understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact of personal style and approach on others.
- Commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness, and personal integrity in dealing with others.
- IT literate Microsoft word, outlook, excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER responsibilities, including sickness management of complex cases, disciplinaries, grievance, organisational change, redundancy etc.
- Experience of providing advice and support to formal hearings under HR procedures i.e. grievance, disciplinaries, sickness etc.
- Experience of advising on application of terms and conditions of employment.
- Experience of working with Staff Side representatives in the dealing with HR issues.
- Experience in developing and delivering training in HR issues.
- Experience of working in a complex, changing environment, and in contentious situations.
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection.
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides).
- Own transport. (Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role).
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with TUPE and advising on TUPE processes. A thorough understanding of Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified/equivalent CIPD accredited HR qualification or working towards it.
Experience
Essential
- Well developed, knowledge of current human resources practice and employment law.
- Developed interpersonal skills able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
- Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills, including the ability to produce reports that are clear, concise and outcome oriented.
- Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others.
- Strong commitment to the development of a customer focused approach in delivering HR solutions.
- Strong time management and able to prioritise and meet deadlines.
- Proactive, creative, and flexible approach, able to work on own initiative and take responsibility for delegated areas of responsibility.
- Self awareness and understanding of own strengths and limitations and impact of personal style and approach on others.
- Commitment to openness, honesty, inclusiveness, and personal integrity in dealing with others.
- IT literate Microsoft word, outlook, excel, PowerPoint.
- Experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER responsibilities, including sickness management of complex cases, disciplinaries, grievance, organisational change, redundancy etc.
- Experience of providing advice and support to formal hearings under HR procedures i.e. grievance, disciplinaries, sickness etc.
- Experience of advising on application of terms and conditions of employment.
- Experience of working with Staff Side representatives in the dealing with HR issues.
- Experience in developing and delivering training in HR issues.
- Experience of working in a complex, changing environment, and in contentious situations.
- Commitment to Equality & Valuing Diversity Principles.
- Understanding of Confidentiality & Data Protection.
- Understanding of the service users of the Trust (which could include lived experience of conditions the Trust deals with or of receiving services relevant to those the Trust provides).
- Own transport. (Dependence on public transport is not suitable for this role).
Desirable
- Experience of dealing with TUPE and advising on TUPE processes. A thorough understanding of Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions.
