Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

HR Manager

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Job summary

As the HR Manager you will provide complex HR advice and guidance on the full range of workforce issues including managing conduct, performance, and sickness, the recruitment and selection of staff, equality and diversity, maternity regulations, harassment and bullying, grievance and dispute issues effectively.

Main duties of the job

A pragmatic, can-do member of the HR Advisory Team, you will support the HR Business Partner for your Divisions, working closely with Directorate Managers and other key individuals to lead on all aspects of work associated with the forward planning, modernisation, engagement and performance of the workforce.

You will be able to demonstrate significant HR experience at an operational level within a complex and unionised environment, preferably within the NHS or another public sector organisation. You will have the ability to establish credibility at all levels and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a creative approach to HR solutions. It is essential that you can work well under pressure in a busy operational environment, prioritising conflicting demands as required whilst maintaining a calm, pleasant and professional attitude at all times.You will also have developed IT /analytical skills as analysing HR metrics and other workforce data will form part of your role to identify risks and opportunities for HR and OD interventions.

You will report into the HR Business Partner for your Divisions and you will be supported in your role by a talented team of HR Advisors.

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

30 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9365-24-0547

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Duties:

Principal Duties/Responsibilities

To provide specialist advice and support to the relevant Divisions and Corporate Services on complex and sensitive HR issues and specialist HR related matters and make appropriate decisions with regards to redeployment, discipline, performance management, harassment, recruitment, sickness, terms and conditions, organisational change and other aspects of employee relations.

To lead on all organisational change consultations within the Division including supporting the Division to develop business cases and consultation documents.

To be the HR lead at Directorate meetings, presenting the HR dashboard and working with the Directorate to develop HR and OD interventions to improve people performance.

To support the HRBP implement and embed HR and OD interventions within the Division and Directorates such as workforce plan, OD initiatives, recruitment & retention initiatives, reward & recognition initiatives, and engagement initiatives.

Analyse HR data and information to inform short term actions to improve people performance.

Coach and mentor the HR Officers to ensure casework is completed in a timely way.

To work with the HR Business Partner and Managers within the Division on Human Resources management issues making a full contribution and taking the lead responsibility where appropriate.

To provide an accurate and quick response to any human resource issues/problems arising within the Division, making a comprehensive assessment of the issue, a clear decision for action and consideration of any knock on effects.

To take responsibility for specific corporate Human Resources objectives as agreed with the HRBP. To manage delivery of those objectives utilising the experience of the HR team.

To contribute to the strategic direction of the Trust by reflecting your understanding of the needs of the Heads of Department and Managers in your delivery of the Human Resources agenda both within the Division and corporately.

To identify opportunities for advancement in HR practice and to utilise developments in HR thinking to the best interests of the service.

To work in partnership with the Training and Development Department, to deliver the necessary training to enable managers to utilise HR policies and procedures and any other training events conducted by the Human Resources Department.

Review and update HR Policies which impact employees throughout the Trust, researching good current HR practice and up to date employment law to inform policy development.

With the HR Business Partner to facilitate the on-going development of HR capability within the Division for Heads of Departments and Line Managers, including coaching and supporting managers to manage their day to day HR issues.

To support the HRBP in maintaining a positive employee relations climate within the Division/Trust through establishing best HR practices which produce an environment of trust co-operation, partnership, and involvement.

To support the Division in meeting the requirements of Clinical and Corporate Governance by facilitating, as appropriate, effective performance management processes and implementation, including the formulation of agreed personal development plans for all individuals.

To support the development of robust workforce plans for all staff, ensuring effective staff utilisation to meet the demands of the Division and the major strategic projects.

Lead and support HR projects within the relevant Divisions and Corporate Services.

To participate as part of the a wider NHS community at regional and local level and contribute to working groups and project teams and establish HR and NHS Networks as appropriate.