People Relations Advisor

Employment Policies

Participate in development & review of policies / procedures to ensure they

reflect the Trusts values and support fair, inclusive practice.

Manager Coaching & Support

Guided by the Senior People Relations Advisor, coach and support managers in

proactively addressing workforce issues. Ensure consistent application of

policies to maintain safe, effective, and compassionate services.

Specialist HR Advice

Provide guidance to managers on a wide range of employment matters, including:

Sickness absence & wellbeing

Grievance & disciplinary procedures

Organisational change processes

Induction-related concerns

Grading & discrimination issues

Diversity, equal opportunities & employment terms

Investigation & Hearing Participation

Advise managers on conducting formal investigations. Participate in hearing

panels up to issuing final written warnings.

Employment Law Expertise

Continuously develop and apply knowledge of employment legislation and case law

ensuring accurate and sound advice.

At

the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set

by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this

reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role.

We

are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to

work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be

considered alongside all other applications.

The People Relations Advisor will work as part

of the Trustwide Operational People Relations Team and will provide a

comprehensive, professional and business focussed advisory service with the

support of the Senior People Relations advisor and People Relations manager. This will involve coaching and advising Line

Managers and employees on a range of employment practices, policies and terms

and conditions.

The People Relations Advisor will support the People

Relations Business Partners and People Relations managers in their work as part

of the Care Group Management Team to promote a valued based approach to the

leadership, management and development of the workforce which enables the

delivery of safe, effective, caring and well led services in line with the

Trusts missions and values.

A key area of work will be to support the

Trusts initiatives and workstreams to transform its services and workforce

advising on the necessary People Relations interventions to achieve

organisational change.

The People Relations Advisor, together with

colleagues in the People Relations Team will be expected to support the

delivery of key strategic People Relations and People Directorate outcomes in

the Care Group.

The delivery of key strategic People Relations

and People Directorate outcomes will be supported by the key Enablers of:

Developing a

Productive and Quality Workforce

Positive Staff

Wellbeing and Effective Engagement

Developing

Effective Leaders and Managers

KEY RESULT AREAS

Strategic People Directorate Outcomes to

Support the achievement of Trust objectives

To support the Trusts value based approach to the

recruitment and retention of a sustainable workforce able to deliver safe,

effective and caring services participating in job matching and evaluation,

redeployment etc. of staff due to organisational changes.

To participate in the provision of advice to

Managers on the implications of TUPE and other employment legislation e.g.

fixed term workers.

To support the People Relations Business

Partner and People Relations Managers in the achievement of objectives in the Care

Group Annual Plans where People Relations advice or intervention is required

e.g. cost improvement programmes affecting the future employment of staff.

As a member of the Trustwide People Directorate

Team to provide a comprehensive People Relations service and support, in line

with the Trusts values and to meet Care Group objectives.

To participate, as appropriate, in the

development and review of value based employment policies and procedures.

With the support of the Senior People Relations

Advisor,support and coach Managers in the skills to handle workforce issues as

soon as they arise using the People Relations policies in a value based, fair

and consistent way in order to ensure safe, effective and caring services are

maintained. This includes providing

specialist People Relations advice on sickness absence management/wellbeing,

grievance, discipline, organisational change processes, issues arising from

value based induction, grading discrimination, diversity/equal opportunities

and terms and conditions of service.

To provide specialist advice to Managers on the

handling of investigations participating on hearing panels when required up to

a level of a final written warning.

To build own knowledge of employment

legislation and case law in order to inform the advice provided to Managers.

To support the People Relations Business

Partner and People Relations manager in embedding value based and model

employment practices in the Care Group.

To liaise with colleagues in the People Directorate,

where appropriate, re value based recruitment, apprentices etc.

To understand the workforce performance

information provided to the Care Groups and how this can be used to support

Managers to optimise workforce effectiveness and efficiency e.g. sickness

absence trends by service line.

To participate in the delivery of People Relations

related training to Managers.

To engage in personal continuous professional

development and take advantage of training provided to the People Relations

Team which will then impact on the level of service and People Relations advice

provided to Managers.

To support the development and implementation

of the e-HR system to provide quick and accessible advice and guidance to

Managers and staff.

To contribute to the transformation process of

the Operational People Relations Team, being involved in discussions about new

ways of working and how this will continuously improve the People Relations

service offer to the Care Groups.

Strategic

People Directorate Enablers

To support the achievement of key

Strategic People Directorate outcomes to

1.

Developing a

Productive and Quality Workforce

To participate in the development of bids for

external tenders within the Care Groups and participate in the provision of

advice on any subsequent remodelling of the workforce and handling of TUPE

transfers of staff.

To ensure that any advice given in relation to

the redesign and/or the reduction of the workforce is handled in line with best

practice,relevant employment legislation and Trust policies.

2. Positive

Staff Wellbeing and Effective Engagement

To support effective partnership working with

Staff Side Representatives in order to maintain good employee relations in the

best interest of the Trust, services and staff.

To be aware of wellbeing initiatives and action

plans from the six month staff wellbeing and engagement survey and how these

can be promoted within the Care Groups.

3. Developing Effective Leaders and Managers

To coach Managers in areas of day to day People

Relations management increasing their confidence and competence.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

All employees of the Trust are

strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff

and patients.

We are aware that an increasing

number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job

application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough

screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If

you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS

Jobs application form.

We

are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health

and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale,

Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are

the lead for the west Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is

to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this

by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ

staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a

difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage

and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value

diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being

a foundation Trust means were accountable to our

members, who can have a say in how were run. Around 14,300 local people

(including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join

us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving

the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and

help each year.

We

are committed

to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and

vulnerable adults and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this

commitment.

We do reserve to right to close vacancy before the advertised closing date if necessary, so please apply as soon as possible.

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