Associate Human Resources Partner

Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a skilled HR advisor to join a talented HR team at Rotherham Doncaster & South Humber Foundation Trust. This role offers the chance to manage a varied caseload and support organizational change while delivering a professional HR service aligned with the Trust's vision and values. Candidates seeking part-time opportunities are also welcome.

Qualifications

• Skilled HR advisor with knowledge of employment law.
• CIPD qualified preferred for professional HR service.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice on complex people matters.
• Support managers with investigations and sickness absence cases.
• Supervise HR Advisor or Associate HR Advisor.

Skills

Employment Law

Time Management

Prioritisation

Customer-Focused Service

Education

CIPD Qualified

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled HR advisor to gain experience at a senior advisor level by working alongside a talented and knowledgeable HR team.

This demanding yet rewarding opportunity will test your knowledge of employment law and best practices, whilst giving you the autonomy to further develop your career. The post-holder will take ownership of a varied caseload, support organisational change, and will need good time management and prioritisation skills. Ideally, fully CIPD qualified, you will thrive on delivering a professional, customer-focused HR service that supports the Trust's vision and values.

The post holder will be responsible for providing a comprehensive range of employment services as the first point of contact for service areas within the Trust and provide advice across the Trust as appropriate in the absence of colleagues.

While this is advertised as a full-time position, applications from those seeking part-time opportunities (30 hours per week) are also welcome.

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing professional advice to managers on complex people matters in line with policies, procedures, employment legislation, and best practices to ensure a high-quality, efficient, and cost-effective service.
2. Advising and supporting managers on investigations, including grievance, disciplinary, and bullying and harassment cases.
3. Supporting managers with complex sickness absence cases.
4. With support from the HR Partner, acting as the main contact for managers in delivering organisation change processes and service redesign, including job design, redeployment, redundancy, TUPE transfer, etc. This involves analyzing statistics, identifying trends, and making recommendations.
5. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues, staff side representatives, and managers at all levels to support operational plans and objectives.
6. Contributing to the development of RDaSH’s culture within the team and wider organization.
7. Supporting the HR Partner by supervising a HR Advisor or Associate HR Advisor, conducting 121s, appraisals, return-to-work interviews, and providing daily support.
8. Advising on the implementation and interpretation of national and local agreements and understanding the impact of changes in employment legislation.

Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust (RDaSH) employs around 3,700 talented colleagues who are appreciated, valued, and respected.

Our wide portfolio includes mental health, physical health, learning disability, and drug and alcohol services.

About us

We are passionate about enhancing our service quality and work hard to attract and select the right colleagues. Our goal is to employ those who share our passion for providing first-class care while remaining committed to our vision and values. View our strategy here: https://www.rdash.nhs.uk/documents/clinical-and-organisational-strategy-2023-to-2028/

To learn more about working at RDaSH and our benefits, visit: https://workwithrdash.co.uk/

We value inclusivity. Watch our Allyship Video: https://youtu.be/WMJSkLoTk4Q

The main terms and conditions of service are available here: https://www.nhsemployers.org/publications/tchandbook

For more details or informal visits, contact:

• Name: Catherine Morgan
• Job title: HR Partner
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]