Job summary
We have a unique opportunity for you to join our friendly and highly experienced Workforce Advisory Services Team on a fixed term contract as a result of a temporary internal promotion. This is a varied role in a busy environment offering you the chance to use your HR knowledge and skills to make a real difference to our services, whilst gaining valuable experience to support your career.
As a team we support flexible working and offer a variety of working patterns to support your work/life balance.
- Interview Date: 28 August 2024
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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
You will be working alongside Senior HR Colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to your allocated Clinical Board/ Departments including advising and coaching line managers in relation to policy implementation, supporting the effective management of absence and driving cultural change. You will also ensure HR processes and procedures are undertaken in a timely and efficient manner and be the first point of contact for HR queries.
As an integral member of the team, you will bring relevant HR experience and a good working knowledge of key areas of HR including absence management, terms and conditions of employment and polices and procedures to the role. You will also have experience of working with Trade Union representatives and be educated to degree level or equivalent or have an equivalent level of experience in HR.
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 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 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.
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 assist Senior Human Resources Advisors and Human Resources Managers in providing an efficient, effective and consistent operational service in all aspects of human resources management to allocated Clinical Boards and Departments to help them achieve their objectives.
- To be flexible with regard to covering across all Clinical Boards and Departments to this level on a day-to-day basis in the absence of colleagues
- To provide a consistent, efficient and effective human resource service.
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.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To assist Senior Human Resources Advisors and Human Resources Managers in providing an efficient, effective and consistent operational service in all aspects of human resources management to allocated Clinical Boards and Departments to help them achieve their objectives.
- To be flexible with regard to covering across all Clinical Boards and Departments to this level on a day-to-day basis in the absence of colleagues
- To provide a consistent, efficient and effective human resource service.
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.
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.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of qualification or equivalent level of experience - preferably CIPD, plus previous relevant working HR experience:
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g., MCIPD
- Good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g., recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures
- Good working knowledge of employment legislation
- Experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi-unionised organisation e.g., absence management, discipline and grievance
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Knowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
- ECDL or equivalent knowledge/experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to produce and deliver training packages
- Good keyboard skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of qualification or equivalent level of experience - preferably CIPD, plus previous relevant working HR experience:
- Evidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g., MCIPD
- Good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g., recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures
- Good working knowledge of employment legislation
- Experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi-unionised organisation e.g., absence management, discipline and grievance
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Desirable
- Knowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
- ECDL or equivalent knowledge/experience
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Ability to produce and deliver training packages
- Good keyboard skills
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).
