Job summary
The People Projects and Quality Advisor will be a key member of the Workforce Planning, Quality and Projects Team, providing advice and support across a range of activities including Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Governance & Compliance and HR Project Support.
Main duties of the job
The role will work with the People Projects and Quality Partner and EDI Engagement Lead to ensure compliance with national EDI submissions, with effective monitoring and reporting of the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES), Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES), Gender Pay Gap, Equality Delivery System and the Trust's annual EDI report.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide advice and guidance in respect of Equality Impact Assessments, which will enable key stakeholders across the organisation to undertake their own assessments and by doing so, embed equality considerations as part of policy review and QI processes.
They will co-ordinate and undertake a range of activities to ensure that the People Directorate is compliant across a number of significant people practices. This will include co-ordination of regular audits of our People Policies and administration for the policy review process. This will also include oversight of the monthly workforce checks, which seeks to ensure that all staff are compliant in terms of professional registration, right to work checks and DBS renewals.
The People Project and Quality Advisor will work in partnership with managers, staff and staff side representatives, promoting an ethos of working towards positive outcomes in relation to local and national initiatives within required timescales.
They will provide support to the People Projects and Quality Partner in respect of various people projects and represent the People Directorate on various groups and committees to support the EDI agenda.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide advice and guidance in respect of Equality Impact Assessments, which will enable key stakeholders across the organisation to undertake their own assessments and by doing so, embed equality considerations as part of policy review and QI processes.
They will co-ordinate and undertake a range of activities to ensure that the People Directorate is compliant across a number of significant people practices. This will include co-ordination of regular audits of our People Policies and administration for the policy review process. This will also include oversight of the monthly workforce checks, which seeks to ensure that all staff are compliant in terms of professional registration, right to work checks and DBS renewals.
The People Project and Quality Advisor will work in partnership with managers, staff and staff side representatives, promoting an ethos of working towards positive outcomes in relation to local and national initiatives within required timescales.
They will provide support to the People Projects and Quality Partner in respect of various people projects and represent the People Directorate on various groups and committees to support the EDI agenda.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience within an HR related field of study
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent level of experience within an HR related field of study
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).
Employer details
Employer name
North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Address
University Hospital of North Tees
Hardwick Road
Stockton On Tees
TS19 8PE
Employer's website
https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
