The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Assistant Human Resources Business Partner

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Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Human Resources professional to join team QEH as an Assistant HR Business Partner.

To support managers at attendance management meetings to first stage formal of the policy and advise / support on conduct matters to an appropriate stage of the capability policy.

To support the HR Business Partners in providing administrative support with an emphasis on the provision and analysis of information, compiling and reporting on statistics, administrative duties including keeping accurate records.To be responsible, together with the relevant HR Business Partner, for the delivery of the HRBP service to the assigned key areas of responsibility

Main duties of the job

  • provide autonomous, high quality, professional HR and organisational development services, ensuring up to date, expert, consistent advice, support and practice.
  • play an integral part in ensuring the management, analysis and communication of key people data and management information.Human Resources Special Projects Manager
  • establish and manage the project, setting deadlines and timelines, coordinating the schedule of staff and monitoring the project's progress from start to finish. This will cover a full range of staff groups including both medical and non-medical staff
  • provide HR project support to managers in recruitment and selection, performance management, learning and development, succession planning, staff benefits, human resources information systems (HRIS) and HR data and analytics.
  • support the Head of Workforce ER and HR on meeting the Trust's Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
  • provide advice to all managers within the Trust regarding all aspects of HR projects for all categories of staff.
  • take a lead HR role to support HR aspects relating to overall implementation plans, evaluate the potential impact of workplace changes on to processes and post holders and advise on consultation and engagement requirements and legal context to enable effective decision making and delivery.

About us

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) King's Lynn is West Norfolk has a superb unspoilt coastline with pretty villages, all with their own individual charm. The medieval port of King's Lynn has some very interesting architecture.

We provide a comprehensive range of specialist and general acute services to around 331,000 people across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have more than 4,000 staff and volunteers and approximately 500 beds on a single site. Some specialist services and clinics are provided in community facilities, such as the North Cambridgeshire hospital in Wisbech. We work in partnership with neighbouring hospitals for the provision of tertiary services.

In February 2022 the QEH the Care Quality Commission rated the Trust as 'Good' in all of the core services they inspected, and recommended the Trust moves out of the recovery support system (formerly special measures).

Details

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-596-23DC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE304ET


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please click the "apply now" button to see the Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please click the "apply now" button to see the Job Description and Person Specification for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

  • Relevant HR qualification (ie CIPD Certificate in HR Practice or part CIPD qualified and/or working towards full membership)
  • Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
  • Sound general education including evidence of competence in English and Maths.
  • Excellent word processing skills or recognised qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in HR administration or similar environment .
  • Track record of delivering to demanding timescales.
  • Experience and knowledge of Terms and conditions of service for all staff groups
  • Experience of working with staff side representatives in the dealing of HR issues.
  • Experience of working in a complex, challenging, busy environment with competing demands

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a complex, challenging, busy environment with competing demands
  • Knowledge of employment law
  • Experience of delivering and designing HR training packages

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

  • Effective communication skills, both written & verbal.
  • Developed interpersonal skills, able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels with high levels of confidentiality, tact and diplomacy
  • Good planning, organisation & time management skills.
  • Highly competent user of the range of Microsoft products particularly Word, Outlook, Excel & Powerpoint.
  • Ability to support and provide advice
  • Ability to use judgement and pro-actively resolve non-routine queries as necessary.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
  • Ability to respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach.
  • Maintenance of computerised files
  • Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others
  • Understanding of the importance of commitment to confidentiality.
  • To role model the Trusts values and behaviours
  • Ability to influence and challenge appropriately
  • In depth knowledge of administrative systems and processes
  • Understanding of HR Best practice o Demonstrable experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER Responsibilities including sickness, management of employee relations cases, disciplinaries, grievances etc o Good understanding of the key issues facing the trust and the wider health economy

Desirable

  • Competent user of Powerpoint, Access and Publisher
  • Minute taking
  • Willingness to continually develop self and role
Person Specification

Qualifications/training and professional development

Essential

  • Relevant HR qualification (ie CIPD Certificate in HR Practice or part CIPD qualified and/or working towards full membership)
  • Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
  • Sound general education including evidence of competence in English and Maths.
  • Excellent word processing skills or recognised qualification.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in HR administration or similar environment .
  • Track record of delivering to demanding timescales.
  • Experience and knowledge of Terms and conditions of service for all staff groups
  • Experience of working with staff side representatives in the dealing of HR issues.
  • Experience of working in a complex, challenging, busy environment with competing demands

Desirable

  • Experience of working in a complex, challenging, busy environment with competing demands
  • Knowledge of employment law
  • Experience of delivering and designing HR training packages

Skills, abilities, and knowledge

Essential

  • Effective communication skills, both written & verbal.
  • Developed interpersonal skills, able to quickly achieve professional and personal credibility through deployment of influencing, persuasion skills and achieve results.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels with high levels of confidentiality, tact and diplomacy
  • Good planning, organisation & time management skills.
  • Highly competent user of the range of Microsoft products particularly Word, Outlook, Excel & Powerpoint.
  • Ability to support and provide advice
  • Ability to use judgement and pro-actively resolve non-routine queries as necessary.
  • Ability to work on own initiative and within a team
  • Ability to respond to unexpected changes and adopt a flexible approach.
  • Maintenance of computerised files
  • Strong team player and able to facilitate effective team working for others
  • Understanding of the importance of commitment to confidentiality.
  • To role model the Trusts values and behaviours
  • Ability to influence and challenge appropriately
  • In depth knowledge of administrative systems and processes
  • Understanding of HR Best practice o Demonstrable experience in an operational generalist role, covering a wide range of ER Responsibilities including sickness, management of employee relations cases, disciplinaries, grievances etc o Good understanding of the key issues facing the trust and the wider health economy

Desirable

  • Competent user of Powerpoint, Access and Publisher
  • Minute taking
  • Willingness to continually develop self and role

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE304ET


Employer's website

https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHSFT

Address

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE304ET


Employer's website

https://www.qehkl.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Workforce Employee Relations & HRBPs

Shirlee Harris

Shirlee.Harris@qehkl.nhs.uk

07881314535

Details

Date posted

31 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

426-596-23DC

Job locations

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Gayton Road

Kings Lynn

PE304ET


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