Job summary
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity for a proactive Assistant HR Business Partner on a fixed term or secondment basisuntil end of January 2025.
Are you highly motivated and ready to work in a fast-paced team? If so, this may be a perfect opportunity for you!
This role is Fixed term for 10 months
Main duties of the job
We need a HR professional who is ambitious, flexible and a creative thinker.
This role is key is supporting and developing manager capabilities to embed a just culture approach ensuring colleagues are treated fairly and with openness.
The successful applicant must be degree educated (or equivalent) as well as have CIPD (Chartered membership)/ or equivalent experience.
So, if you are a passionate, values driven, CIPD membership/or have equivalent experience, able to evidence that you have operated successfully at HR officer level in a large organisation with a diverse workforce, this might well be the best next step in your career and we look forward to receiving an application from you.
About us
CWP provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries.
Our aim is to help people to be the best they can be, adopting a compassionate, person-centred approach to everything we do. We were recently rated as Outstanding for Caring by the Care Quality Commission with a Good rating overall.
We offer a variety of roles at all levels, so whether you are just starting out in your career or looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, CWP is the right employer for you.
CWP are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.
To support this, we offer up to three weeks induction, dependent on role, with our Prepare to Care programme for all new starters. This aims to give you all the knowledge and guidance to help you grow and flourish with CWP.
We welcome applications from people who have direct experience of accessing our services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please download a copy of the job description for full details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trusts Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking aValues Based Interview/Assessment,which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trusts Values and Behaviours which are the 6 Cs Communication, Competence, Courage, Care, Compassion and Commitment. A Guide to completing your application form can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trusts Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.
If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.
CWP is proud to be an accredited Veteran Aware organisation helping to provide and share best practice in NHS care for our armed forces community. As a veteran aware organisation, CWP is committed to delivering on the principles of the Armed Force Covenant and has a Silver award with the MOD Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
If you experience any technical difficulties or need help when making an application please contact our Recruitment Team on 01244 393100.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Chartered member (MCIPD) / working towards MCIPD or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Master's in human resources or related subject
- Recognised employment law qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Ability to lead and complete a project in a timely manner and achieve required expectations
- Through knowledge of employment law and its 'good practice' application.
- Good application of ICT in the workplace to produce reports and statistical information
- Practical direct experience of giving 'generalist' HR advice to line managers.
- Direct involvement of organisational change in a complex organisation
- Personal experience of individual employee case working
- Understanding of the role of trades unions & experience of working in a unionised environment.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Evidence of high level of oral and written communication skills.
- Personally, IT literate & understanding of application of IT to workplace learning;
- Understanding of the importance of management information
- Understanding of performance management and how that might apply within the trust's People Services function.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Agenda for Change and Terms and conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of generalist HR working
- Experience of working in a Unionised environment working partnership with Trade Unions
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
- Chartered member (MCIPD) / working towards MCIPD or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Master's in human resources or related subject
- Recognised employment law qualification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Ability to lead and complete a project in a timely manner and achieve required expectations
- Through knowledge of employment law and its 'good practice' application.
- Good application of ICT in the workplace to produce reports and statistical information
- Practical direct experience of giving 'generalist' HR advice to line managers.
- Direct involvement of organisational change in a complex organisation
- Personal experience of individual employee case working
- Understanding of the role of trades unions & experience of working in a unionised environment.
- Experience of working within a team.
- Evidence of high level of oral and written communication skills.
- Personally, IT literate & understanding of application of IT to workplace learning;
- Understanding of the importance of management information
- Understanding of performance management and how that might apply within the trust's People Services function.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Agenda for Change and Terms and conditions
Experience
Essential
- Experience of generalist HR working
- Experience of working in a Unionised environment working partnership with Trade Unions
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).
