HR Advisor

• Support and Lead on the management of attendance for our specialty trainees, working closely with Health, Work and Well-being, Host Trusts and NHS England Education to support phased return to work plans and implementation of workplace adjustments etc.
• Provide expert HR advice in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation. This will predominantly be regarding attendance management but will also encompass other employee relation matters.
• Work with the HR senior management team to effectively deliver an effective HR service to our stakeholders through implementation of effective monitoring systems to support the delivery of service against our Service Level Agreement
• Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management of attendance management.
• We are looking for a resilient individual who has a passion to make a difference, ability to form good working relationships and wishes to learn and develop. You will have the opportunity to work along side senior colleagues such as our Medical Director, Head of HR and other external organisations including the General Medical Council, British Medical Association, NHS England Education and NHS Resolution.

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Essential

• Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent level of experience
• CIPD Level 5 qualified or willingness to work towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development or equivalent experience

Essential

• Operational HR experience gained within a unionised environment
• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Employment relations - staff side partnership working
• Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment
• Understanding of terms and conditions of contracts of employment
• Good understanding of the challenges affecting the NHS

Desirable

• Employee Relations Experience
• Experience of working in a HR role in the NHS or public sector organisation
• Experience of HR across more than one area of expertise e.g., employee relations, recruitment, organisational
• Knowledge of TUPE legislation
• Knowledge of capacity/resource planning; re-organisation/redundancy handling

Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Well organised and ability to work under pressure
• Ability to analyse and interpret HR statistics
• Competent user of Information Technology
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop good working relationships with people at various levels
• Ability to plan effectively and work to tight deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail
• Achievement focused
• Ability to constructively challenge ways of working
• Successfully supporting and delivering multiple HR projects