Job summary
Are you looking for your next challenge? Due to the retirement of the previous post holder and a reorganisation of roles which has seen a number of internal promotions within the team, we have a fantastic opportunity to come and join the Medical Staffing function at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as an HR Advisor.
We have ambitious plans for our team, and our people are the key to us achieving these aims. We want our people to enjoy the best colleague experiences, and benefit from working in a great place as we aim to be the employer of choice. We are inclusive and compassionate in everything we do and are ambitious in what we want to achieve.
- Interview date: 11 October 2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes /Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
As an HR Advisor within the Medical Staffing function, you will be part of our transactional team, reporting to the Senior HR Advisor and working alongside two Senior HR Administrators. You will promote excellence in customer service within the team, offering advice and guidance on complex queries, and ensuring a proactive and comprehensive professional day-to-day service is provided to the medical workforce. In this role, you will be involved in key HR operational activities, with an emphasis on the management of all aspects of the medical locum spend and complex pay queries - this will include responsibility for processing a number of weekly and monthly reports, as well as manipulating and extracting data from ESR BI Reporting and Health Roster. You will also provide high-quality generalist HR advice to our clinical managers on a wide range of topics including NHS terms and conditions of service. You will be people-focused, and have good organisational and time management skills to co-ordinate the multiple strands of work to ensure deadlines are met.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the provision of a comprehensive human resources service to the Trusts Medical and Dental Staff and Directorate Managers
- To participate in the achievement of corporate objectives
- To assist in maintaining strong links with other central departments to ensure the flow of information in a timely and effective manner
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To support the provision of a comprehensive human resources service to the Trusts Medical and Dental Staff and Directorate Managers
- To participate in the achievement of corporate objectives
- To assist in maintaining strong links with other central departments to ensure the flow of information in a timely and effective manner
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualification / experience) - preferably CIPD, plus previous relevant working HR experience: o evidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g. MCIPD o good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g. recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures o good working knowledge of employment legislation o experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi- unionised organisation e.g. absence management, discipline and grievance
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Experience of working in a changing environment
- Understanding of the Data Protection Act 1998
- Working knowledge and understanding of confidentiality, eg awareness of requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Trust's Confidentiality Statement.
Desirable
- Knowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
- Experience of project management
- Experience of working with ESR (Electronic Staff Record system).
- Previous experience of working within the NHS.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good keyboard skills
- Excellent IT skills in use of Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others.
- Possess a comprehensive range of practical analytical and statistical skills.
- Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Time management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualification / experience) - preferably CIPD, plus previous relevant working HR experience: o evidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g. MCIPD o good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g. recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures o good working knowledge of employment legislation o experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi- unionised organisation e.g. absence management, discipline and grievance
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Experience of working in a changing environment
- Understanding of the Data Protection Act 1998
- Working knowledge and understanding of confidentiality, eg awareness of requirements of the Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information Act, Trust's Confidentiality Statement.
Desirable
- Knowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
- Experience of project management
- Experience of working with ESR (Electronic Staff Record system).
- Previous experience of working within the NHS.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Good keyboard skills
- Excellent IT skills in use of Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload and that of others.
- Possess a comprehensive range of practical analytical and statistical skills.
- Able to work within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Time management skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines
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
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).
