People & Wellbeing Advisor

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a motivated People Services Advisor to support managers across the organisation in improving sickness absence management, promoting wellbeing and sustaining positive workforce outcomes.

You will analyse workforce data, provide expert guidance, and contribute to the Trust's People Strategy through training and policy implementation. The role includes supporting managers with attendance policy, wellbeing initiatives, and internal events.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance on attendance management to managers across the organisation.
• Analyze workforce data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Organise and deliver People Services training initiatives as directed.
• Support managers to implement the sickness absence policy, including reviewing reasonable adjustments.
• Audit and monitor attendance to ensure policy adherence by managers.
• Assist managers to develop strategies to reduce long- and short-term absence.
• Be involved in delivery of wellbeing and ill health prevention initiatives.
• Provide professional People Services advice and guidance.
• Promote and maintain a positive employee relations climate based on cooperation and partnership.
• Support development of action plans to achieve performance KPIs within Trust thresholds.
• Liaise with the workforce information team to produce meaningful workforce reports.
• Contribute to developing the equality agenda for colleagues and working within its principles.
• Provide ad hoc training to colleagues at all levels within the Trust, including design, delivery and evaluation.
• Support the relevant line manager and/or lead as required; lead and assist in delivery of internal People events, including induction.

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and proactive People Services Advisor to play a key role in delivering the Trust's Sickness Absence Improvement Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to support managers across the organisation to improve attendance, promote employee wellbeing and deliver positive workforce outcomes.

• Acting as a trusted advisor, the post holder will provide expert guidance on attendance management, support the analysis of workforce data, identify opportunities for service improvement and work collaboratively with managers to implement sustainable solutions. Working as part of a dynamic People Services team, the post holder will contribute to projects and initiatives that directly support the Trust's People Strategy and organisational objectives.
• To organise and deliver appropriate People Services training initiatives as directed
• To support managers to implement the sickness absence policy, including reviewing reasonable adjustments
• To audit and monitor attendance ensuring that managers follow the relevant policy and procedures.
• To assist managers to develop strategies to reduce long and short-term absence.
• To be involved in the delivery of wellbeing and ill health prevention initiatives.
• To provide professional People Services advice and guidance.
• To promote and maintain a positive employee relations climate which is based on co-operation and partnership working.
• To support the development of action plans to attain and maintain performance levels within Trust thresholds with regard to relevant workforce related KPI’s.
• To liaise with the workforce information team in producing meaningful workforce reports to a sufficient level of detail.
• To contribute to developing the equality agenda for colleagues and to operate in a manner that underpins the principals of the agenda.
• To provide ad hoc training to colleagues at all levels within the Trust as required, involving supporting the design, delivery and evaluation of training provided.
• To support the relevant line manager and/or lead as and when required
• To lead and assist in the delivery of internal People events, including induction as directed.

Sponsorship -

We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Clair Finnigan Job title: People & Wellbeing Manager Email address: [e-mail]