Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Senior People Advisor

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a fantastic team of People professionals currently based at North Tyneside General Hospital in the role of Senior People Advisor. We are seeking a motivated, conscientious, and experienced People Professional to work within our fast-paced Operational People Team.

This role is pivotal in supporting the provision of a high-quality People service that is focussed on supporting staff and managers across the organisation to achieve outcomes in line with the vision and values of the Trust.

The post is currently based at North Tyneside General Hospital; however, the post holder will be required to work at other sites within the Trust on a regular basis. Blended / flexible working is supported by the Trust.

Main duties of the job

You will provide specialist advice in relation to employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, organisational change, and Medical Staffing issues.

You will provide supervision to more junior members of the People team and advise on complex employee relations matters including Case Management support.

You will have opportunity to support the implementation of national strategies and developments and the Trust's People and Organisational Development Strategy.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.

We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

319-6074092NR

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will act as Senior People Advisor aligned with a designated Business Unit within the Trust. You will assist your Business Unit in meeting their overall objectives and Business plans by providing timely and accurate information, advice and support to enable them to proactively manage:

Employee relations Organisational Change Recruitment and retention of quality staff Medical Staff resources

Successful candidates will have an ability to communicate, negotiate and influence a range of managers and staff; have a pragmatic approach to deal with complex, difficult and emotional situations in order to advise on an appropriate course of action and an ability to organise their own workload to meet service needs and competing deadlines.

There are substantial development and training opportunities available within the Trust.

Applicants for the Senior People Advisor position must have:

Postgraduate diploma level qualification in Human Resources Management or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. A sound working knowledge of employment legislation, good HR/People practice and policies and management procedures, gained via significant previous experience of working in an HR/People environment. Working knowledge of the NHS. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Successful candidates will act as Senior People Advisor aligned with a designated Business Unit within the Trust. You will assist your Business Unit in meeting their overall objectives and Business plans by providing timely and accurate information, advice and support to enable them to proactively manage:

Employee relations Organisational Change Recruitment and retention of quality staff Medical Staff resources

Successful candidates will have an ability to communicate, negotiate and influence a range of managers and staff; have a pragmatic approach to deal with complex, difficult and emotional situations in order to advise on an appropriate course of action and an ability to organise their own workload to meet service needs and competing deadlines.

There are substantial development and training opportunities available within the Trust.

Applicants for the Senior People Advisor position must have:

Postgraduate diploma level qualification in Human Resources Management or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience. A sound working knowledge of employment legislation, good HR/People practice and policies and management procedures, gained via significant previous experience of working in an HR/People environment. Working knowledge of the NHS. It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • A sound working knowledge of employment legislation, good HR/People practice and policies and management procedures, gained via significant previous experience of working in an HR/People environment
  • Must have working knowledge of the NHS

Other requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • ECDL

Experience & Knowledge

Essential

  • A sound working knowledge of employment legislation, good HR/People practice and policies and management procedures, gained via significant previous experience of working in an HR/People environment
  • Must have working knowledge of the NHS

Other requirements

Essential

  • It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role

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

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

Lauren Graham

lauren.graham@nhct.nhs.uk

07880054547

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

319-6074092NR

Job locations

North Tyneside General Hospital

Rake Lane

North Shields

NE29 8NH


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