HR Advisor

St. Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an HR Advisor to join the Operational HR Team. The role will provide generalist HR advice, including attendance management, conduct and capability matters, and will support the HR Business Partner on key initiatives across sites.

Applicants should have strong knowledge of employment law and HR systems, with CIPD Level 5 qualification (or progressing).

Qualifications

• Experience providing generalist HR advice to managers and staff.
• Good understanding of terms and conditions of service and HR policies.
• Knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide generalist HR advice including attendance management, conduct and capability matters.
• Support HR Business Partners with key HR initiatives and projects.
• Assist managers with disciplinary, grievance and capability investigations and hearings.
• Advise on terms and conditions of service, policies and HR best practice.
• Support sickness absence management and wellbeing initiatives across divisions.

Skills

Attendance management

Employment law

HR systems knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Presentation skills

Education

CIPD Level 5

Job description

Job overview

We are currently recruiting for HR Advisor to join our friendly and busy Operational HR Team, based at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The successful candidate can be based at either Whiston Hospital or Ormskirk Hospital and will be expected to occasional travel across site. The successful candidate will play an integral role in the delivery of HR advice and support, along with supporting the HR Business Partner with key HR initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced or aspiring HR Advisor that has a proven record of providing generalist HR advice including attendance management, conduct and capability matters. You will have a good understanding of terms and conditions and a good working knowledge of HR systems. You will also be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice with proven experience of attending stakeholder engagement events and presenting to a wide range of stakeholders.

You will have a 'can do' attitude and be able to demonstrate a flexible approach, commitment and resilience to ensure professional and efficient advice is provided at all times. You will be CIPD Level 5 qualified, working towards this or willing to work towards this. If you enjoy working in a fast paced and challenging environment and are comfortable prioritising a varied and demanding workload we would like to hear from you.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join a team consisting of an Assistant Director of HR, 3 Heads of HR, a Senior HR Business Partner and a team of HR Business Partners, Assistant HR Business Partners and HR Advisors to support and lead on a number of key HR projects and defined pieces of work. The Post holder will also provide advice and guidance to managers within a designated area of responsibility.

Working alongside the HR Business Partners and Assistant HR Business Partners, play an integral role in supporting the delivery of HR project activity associated with key HR initiatives.

Through effective coaching and facilitation provide HR advice and guidance to managers within a designated area of responsibility. Provide expert HR advice to managers and staff, on the full range of HR policies, practices and procedures ensuring compliance with employment legislation. Assist managers in monitoring and managing performance against service delivery plans.

Working for our organisation

St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the only acute Trust in Cheshire and Merseyside, and one of the few in the entire country, to achieve the title of OUTSTANDING, rated by the Care Quality Commission.

We provide a full range of acute adult services to our local population of circa 360,000 and provide tertiary services across a much wider area in the North West, North Wales, and Isle of Man. We are a Major Trauma Unit and the Mersey Regional Burns Unit.

Our '5 Star Patient Care' strategy is at the heart of all that we do; supporting our vision to provide world class services for all our patients by getting it right for every patient, every time.

Our latest achievements include:

• Acute Trust of the Year - HSJ Awards November 2019
• Trust rates Outstanding by CQC - Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• Best acute Trust in the North West for quality of care (NHS Staff Survey 2021)
• Best place to work in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2021)

In the NHS Staff Survey 2021 the Trust scored the highest marks in the North West for the following areas.

• Standard of care
• Best place to work
• Care of patients being the Trust's priority
• Staff engagement
• Staff morale
• Compassionate and inclusive
• Providing a safe environment for staff

Benefits of working for us

We provide many benefits for staff. Please see attached Staff Wellbeing & Benefits booklet for more information. Accessible version available upon request.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES

Operational Planning

• To contribute to the development of a HR plan that is aligned to the service delivery objectives and standards required by the Trust.
• Facilitate the provision of workforce information to enable the development of workforce plans.

HR Service Delivery

• To support and lead on a variety of key HR projects to enhance the employee experience and continually improve HR services.
• To Prepare and present project documentation
• Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and respect at work investigations, and participate in formal hearings and appeals as required
• Provide an Employment Advisory service on of terms and conditions of service, Trust Policies and procedures and HR best practice
• Support managers in the provision of advice to improve the capability and conduct of the workforce.
• Support the divisions in improving the health and wellbeing of their workforce by managing sickness absence in line with Trust policy by:
  • Facilitate the provision of timely and appropriate workforce information to managers on attendance
  • Maintain accurate and up to date absence monitoring and management information to support managers in optimising attendance
  • Providing advice on short term and long-term sickness management issues
  • Coordinating the sickness review meetings and capability hearings
  • Advise on ill health retirement/medical terminations as appropriate
• Provide guidance to managers and staff on the consultation process for the management of change.
• Provide support by assisting with documentation, attending consultation meetings and one to one meeting as required.
• Identify staff requiring redeployment, and liaise with the recruitment team to ensure access to suitable alternative employment
• Maintain accurate HR records and filing systems, and keep up to date the Employee Relations tracker/ case log
• Implement & monitor compliance in relation to data protection, equality and diversity and other HR related legislation.

Policies & Procedures

• Comment on and contribute to the review and development of HR Policies and Procedures
• Provide advise the managers on the development of job descriptions and personal specifications in line with Agenda for Change job evaluation scheme.
• Advise on banding issues and the Agenda for Change Job matching and evaluation system, attend matching and evaluation panels as required

Service Improvement & Change Management

• Support designated area of responsibility in modernisation, new ways of working and continuous improvement of the service.