People Manager: Employee Relations & Change Lead

NHS; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Welwyn Garden City seeks a People Manager to join the Senior Management Team. In this pivotal role, you will provide high-quality expertise in employee relations, change management, and workforce implications for Trust services. The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree in HR Management and experience in HR practices. Responsibilities include advising managers on complex cases and leading a team to ensure compliance with best practices. Apply now to join a dynamic team committed to supporting diverse communities.

Qualifications

• In-depth experience or theoretical study to Master's level in HR Management.
• Specialist knowledge in HR disciplines like Employee Relations and TUPE.
• Ability to analyze and interpret data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex employee relations and change management issues.
• Lead on complex employee relation cases and manage TUPE transfers.
• Support managers with workforce implications of new service models.

Skills

Knowledge of HR Management

Employee Relations

Change Management

IT Literacy (Microsoft applications)

Education

Master's degree in HR Management or related field

Job description

This is a great opportunity to work in this pivotal role within the People Team at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust. As the People Manager you will be part of the Senior Management People Team which will require you to ensure the delivery of professional, high quality expertise and advice on complex employee relations support and change management issues to a designated portfolio of Trust services. This will include advising on the workforce implications of new service models and supporting preparatory work on responses to bids/tenders.

Main duties of the job

As the successful candidate, you will be expected to work closely with the People Business Partners and managers in aligned services, providing expertise and training in the full range of People processes to ensure the business unit needs are met.

You will understand the contractual arrangements for the services and work to the prescribed workforce service specification and KPIs. Provide high level expertise and guidance on complex people issues, making judgements based on legislation, organisational precedent and best practice approaches.

You will provide support to managers on change management processes and TUPE transfers in line with legislation and best practice and take the lead on complex employee relation cases, including advising managers on investigations, sitting on panels and supporting appeals.

This role is responsible for the leadership and management to the Senior People Adviser(s) and Apprentice (where applicable), ensuring they are supported, appraised, valued, developed and challenged, in line with HCT's employment policies and procedures.

About us

• A big thank you for considering this role with Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust.
• We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities.
• Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision.
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.
• We don't want you to miss out so we'd like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible - Apply now

Job responsibilities

• Knowledge and expertise acquired through in- depth experience or theoretical study to Masters post-graduate level or equivalent experience in HR Management or related discipline.
• Knowledge and experience across a range of HR practices included specialist knowledge in one or more of the following HR disciplines. e.g: Employee Relations, retention strategies, TUPE, service redesign etc.,
• Sound IT literacy, including all Microsoft applications, email, development of intranet, internet use
• Experience of maintaining and updating information systems and producing reports
• Experience of analysing and interpreting data and develop a range of options
• Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
• Eligible to live and work in the UK.

Person Specification

• Knowledge and expertise acquired through in- depth experience or theoretical study to Master's post-graduate level or equivalent experience in HR Management or related discipline.
• Knowledge and experience across a range of HR practices included specialist knowledge in one or more of the following HR disciplines. e.g: Employee Relations, retention strategies, TUPE, service redesign etc.,
• Sound IT literacy, including all Microsoft applications, email, development of intranet, internet use
• Experience of maintaining and updating information systems and producing reports including analysing and interpreting data

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.