Job summary
Are you a qualified HR professional looking for a role which can offer you a variety of strategic and project-based work? Would you like a role which can offer flexibility to coincide with your outside of work commitments?
We are now seeking a CIPD qualified, experienced HR practitioner to join our team to support in the Adults Mental Health division.We are looking for someone who has a generalist HR background, particularly employee relations as you will be working closely with the HR Advisor and overseeing the full range of the employee relations casework within the Mental Health Services Division. It is essential that you are able to demonstrate your experience of advising managers on complex employee relations casework up to and including dismissal, HR policies and organisational change.
This role will provide opportunities to work more strategically in supporting your services with workforce planning, change management and transformation, engagement and building leadership capability. You will also work closely with your People Business Partner to ensure that the services within your division are delivering their "people priorities".
As a Trust we are big on staff development and "grow your own" and can in return offer you a wealth of both inhouse and external development opportunities including the opportunity to do Affina Team Coaching.
Main duties of the job
Your base will be Upton Hospital in Slough and you will have to go for regular team meetings either here or at "London House" in Bracknell. Additionally, there will be travel to other sites in Berkshire as required by the role. The rest of your role will be home based.
About us
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- 'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact: Fran Langan on francisco.langan@berkshire.nhs.uk or Jen Simpson on jen.simpson@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Interview will be held on 6th Jan 2025
Job description
Job responsibilities
The must haves for this role:
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to contact: Fran Langan on francisco.langan@berkshire.nhs.uk or Jen Simpson on jen.simpson@berkshire.nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Interview will be held on 6th Jan 2025
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience working within a generalist HR role
- Working towards or holding a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience in a generalist HR role)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within HR in a multi-skilled professional and unionised environment.
- Experience of working in a customer-driven service
- Experience of providing employee relations advice within the NHS or similar public sector organisations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to interpret and advise on terms and conditions of employment
- Sound and up to date knowledge of employment law
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data protection and information governance
- Good understanding of HR best practice
- Advanced keyboard skills and an ability to analyse and interpret data
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work under pressure in potentially stressful situations.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information effectively with all levels of internal and external customers
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including verbal reasoning, presentation skills, influencing & persuasion skills.
Desirable
- An understanding of NHS terms and conditions of service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Degree or equivalent experience working within a generalist HR role
- Working towards or holding a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or equivalent experience in a generalist HR role)
Previous Experience
Essential
- Experience of working autonomously within HR in a multi-skilled professional and unionised environment.
- Experience of working in a customer-driven service
- Experience of providing employee relations advice within the NHS or similar public sector organisations
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Proven ability to interpret and advise on terms and conditions of employment
- Sound and up to date knowledge of employment law
- Understanding of the importance of confidentiality, data protection and information governance
- Good understanding of HR best practice
- Advanced keyboard skills and an ability to analyse and interpret data
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Ability to work under pressure in potentially stressful situations.
- Ability to communicate sensitive information effectively with all levels of internal and external customers
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including verbal reasoning, presentation skills, influencing & persuasion skills.
Desirable
- An understanding of NHS terms and conditions of service
Additional Requirements
Essential
- Ability to travel to multiple sites with minimal impact on daily productivity
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).
