Senior People Advisor

Job summary

This role is for a fixed term contract, or a secondment from another NHS organisation, for a period of up to 6 months. There may be an opportunity to apply for the role or similar, on a permanent basis subject to the outcome of the current organisational change programme. This Senior People Advisor role is a hybrid role, with an expectation of office attendance a minimum of two days per week.

The Senior People Adviser will need to have previous experience of providing sound human resources (HR) advice and guidance, experience of advising managers on employee relations matters, e.g. disciplinary, grievance, sickness, and capability, including complex cases with minimal supervision casework and a sound knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice.

Reporting to the Senior People and Culture Partner, the Senior People Advisor has a key role in collaborating with colleagues to deliver HR and OD support and interventions at strategic and operational level in a multidisciplinary team environment. All the team's activities are closely aligned with the NHS People Plan and other relevant strategic frameworks, including the Workforce Race Equality Strategy.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrable generalist HR experience and be a member of (or working towards) the CIPD. NHS or public sector experience would be beneficial.

If you are interested in the role of Senior People Adviser and have a background in HR, we look forward to hearing from you!

Main duties of the job

In the Senior People Advisor role, you provide a pro-active professional HR service to the ICB, across all employment matters, and provide specialist advice on a full range of generalist HR issues. In particular, your experience and expertise will be proven as you:

o Promote a positive, proactive approach to people management in the ICB, advocating for an open, fair and transparent employment relations environment

o Develop partnerships with trade union representatives and managers to achieve a Just and Learning culture

o Provide high quality, consistent HR advice and coaching/training to line managers in investigating, presenting and resolving employee relation issues, ensuring consistent application of employment law and best practice

o Contribute to developing and reviewing HR policies through research and best practice, and use specialist knowledge to interpret policies and procedures

o Maintain the employee relations ER Tracker for your own caseload, analysing and interpreting data and information to provide casework statistics and progress reports

o Remain calm, empathetic and logical when effectively managing a range of situations.

About us

Who we are

NHS North East London is the name of our Integrated Care Board. We are responsible for planning and commissioning health services across north east London and are accountable for NHS spend and performance, ensuring all parts of the local health system work effectively together.

Our values

Our organisational values were developed with staff across our organisation as well as being informed by evidence and best practice on the values, behaviours and cultures that create successful environments in health and care, the wider public sector and beyond, our values set out how we will work with and for all the people of north east London to create meaningful improvements in health, wellbeing and equity.

Our four core values are:o Ambitious - we strive for the best and make a difference by being innovative, courageous and bold.o Collaborative - we work together with local people and each other to find the best solutions.o Inclusive - we are resolute in our pursuit of equity and equality, with mutual respect for all in everything we do.o Kind - we are open, honest and kind to each other in all our work.

Working for the NHS

We have one of the most competitive and supportive benefits packages offered anywhere in the UK, including:

o 37.5 hour working week

o minimum of 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

o annual personal development review

o access to training courses for all staff

o paid sick leave