Our client, a reputable and growing NHS organisation, is looking for a Band 6 HR Advisor to join the team for a 9-12 month maternity cover.
Essential criteria
- Must have a CIPD Level 7, or post graduate diploma
- Ability to work autonomously, to plan, organise and prioritise own workload
- Highly effective interpersonal skills with sound written and verbal skills to communicate effectively with staff at levels of the organisation.
- Previous experience of providing HR advice to staff at all levels and supporting Change Management programmes ER cases
- Experience of managing your own case load, including sickness absence management, disciplinary, grievance, etc.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in an NHS Environment
Duties and responsibilities:
- Respond to written and verbal enquiries from a range of external stakeholders ensuring these are handled appropriately and forwarded as necessary to the appropriate person within the HR&OD Team as and when necessary
- Develop and maintain close working relationships with other providers of service to the workforce e.g. Occupational Health, payroll and pensions and act as a link between managers these service providers to ensure the implementation of advice e.g. return to work, reasonable adjustments, redeployments, ill health retirements as well as other work related issues
- Advise and support line managers on producing clear, concise and fit for purpose job descriptions including the Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Framework
- Manage a case load as allocated by the HRBP including Sickness, Disciplinary, Capability, Grievance, and Bullying and Harassment cases including complex and high risk cases, seeking advice from the HRBP as required
- Liaise with HR&OD Team members to identify and manage risks associated with payroll and employee relations issues
- Responsible for the co-ordination of Joint Negotiating Council meetings; this will include the production of agenda
- Assist with drafting and updating workforce plans with Heads of Service and liaising with colleagues in finance
- Responsible for ensuring the co-ordination of any ER hearings and preparation of all associated documentation
- Lead on less complex internal change projects as directed by the HR Business Partners
- Contributing to the implementation plan of new policies and assisting to develop tool kits for managers
- Resolve payroll related issues as they arise, including liaising with the external payroll provider and dealing with all payroll queries from staff, ensuring quick and accurate resolution
- Provide employee relations advice, coaching and training and manage cases including supporting managers in, capability, grievance, dignity at work and sickness management cases
- Develop and maintain HR related systems to monitor and support requirements and service delivery.
- Responsible for running monthly management information reports from ESR and submitting these to the Head of HR
To apply, please continue through the application. When it gets to the cover letter section, please may you write about your experience of managing ER cases within the NHS or a public sector background.