Job summary
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an HR advisor to join the team.
There are vacancies available for a 12 month fixed term position and an 18 month fixed term position.
The HR Advisors play a key role in the management of employee relations and related activity, managing a range of sickness absence cases, disciplinary investigations, performance management and other matters, as well as providing day-to-day HR advice to managers and staff.
As part of the HR Services team, the post holder will also work closely with the divisional HR Specialists, HR Business Partners and operational managers for the services it supports. Our team pride themselves on providing great customer service and we are looking for an HR practitioner who will fit in with the team's ethos.
Main duties of the job
You will have a high standard of written and verbal communication with strict attention to detail. You must be able to demonstrate excellent time management, with the ability to organize your time effectively to meet competing and often changing deadlines, together with an ability to build effective relationships with line managers and have a proactive and positive attitude.
You will be CIPD qualified or working towards a CIPD qualification, or have the equivalent level of experience, with a strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR systems, practices and processes.
Please ensure that you show how you fulfil the essential and desirable criteria of the role in your application.
Depending on the experience of the applicant, this can be a developmental role spanning Band 4 to 5 to enable career progression through a gateway, based upon essential criteria such as qualification and experience.
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Good standard of education to A Level standard
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
- Working towards or prepared to undertake CIPD
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience (Band 5)
- Qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience (Band 5)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a human resources environment
- Experience working within an administrative role
- Working within a team/providing a service to customers
- Production of accurate basic statistics
- Working and managing confidential data and sensitive information
- Experience of initiating/planning own work load
- Broad generalist HR knowledge base, gained preferably in a unionised environment (Band 5)
- Sound understanding of HR policies and procedures (Band 5)
- Experience of working with managers in the use and interpretation of policies and in the management of specific casework (Band 5)
- Experience developing and maintaining e-HR applications e.g. case management systems (Band 5)
- Up-to-date working knowledge of employment legislation (Band 5)
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Strong understanding of NHS terms and conditions of service
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills-ability to communicate effectively both written/verbally in a friendly and helpful manner
- Ability to prioritise workload and work accurately to multiple deadlines
- Ability to learn and absorb specialised and detailed information relating to terms and conditions of service in order to operate effectively in the role as speedily as possible
- Ability to use initiative, work proactively and independently but also to work well within and support a wider team
- Computer literate and confidence to learn new IT systems
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and work proactively and supportively within the function to improve effectiveness
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to help maintain a high quality HR service in an extremely busy and pressurised environment
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills (Band 5)
- Able to interpret HR policies and employee relations guidelines accurately in line with employment law (Band 5)
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Good standard of education to A Level standard
- English and Maths GCSE or equivalent
- Working towards or prepared to undertake CIPD
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience (Band 5)
- Qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience (Band 5)
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a human resources environment
- Experience working within an administrative role
- Working within a team/providing a service to customers
- Production of accurate basic statistics
- Working and managing confidential data and sensitive information
- Experience of initiating/planning own work load
- Broad generalist HR knowledge base, gained preferably in a unionised environment (Band 5)
- Sound understanding of HR policies and procedures (Band 5)
- Experience of working with managers in the use and interpretation of policies and in the management of specific casework (Band 5)
- Experience developing and maintaining e-HR applications e.g. case management systems (Band 5)
- Up-to-date working knowledge of employment legislation (Band 5)
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Strong understanding of NHS terms and conditions of service
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills-ability to communicate effectively both written/verbally in a friendly and helpful manner
- Ability to prioritise workload and work accurately to multiple deadlines
- Ability to learn and absorb specialised and detailed information relating to terms and conditions of service in order to operate effectively in the role as speedily as possible
- Ability to use initiative, work proactively and independently but also to work well within and support a wider team
- Computer literate and confidence to learn new IT systems
- Ability to identify inefficiencies and work proactively and supportively within the function to improve effectiveness
- Ability to work in a changing environment
- Ability to help maintain a high quality HR service in an extremely busy and pressurised environment
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills (Band 5)
- Able to interpret HR policies and employee relations guidelines accurately in line with employment law (Band 5)
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).
