Finegreen are currently supporting a large NHS organisation in the appointment of a People Services Advisor/Officer on a permanent basis.
Please note the client would very much welcome applicants from outside the NHS, but if this is the case they would be offered the NHS entry level starting salary of £29,970.00 for Band 5 agenda for change pay scale.
This is an excellent opportunity for a HR professional to develop their career in a large organisation with real prospects to move a more senior role within a couple of years.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide a responsive and high-quality HR advisory service on a range of employment related matters such as employee health and well-being, and absence management;
Provide advice on wellbeing issues in an effective and consistent manner in line with trust policies and procedures;
Working closely with leaders in the divisions as well as key stakeholders within the People Services team and will also work in partnership with trade union representatives on case work, ensuring effective and inclusive communication;
Deliver a professional HR support and advisory service which meets the agreed key performance indicators, with a requirement to manage their own caseload with support from the People Services Manager;
Provide a responsive, professional and in-depth support and advice service for manager and staff on employment related matters responding to face to face, e-mail and telephone enquiries;
Support absence and sickness within the Trust, ensuring that return to work interviews are undertaken in a timely manner within Divisions and Business Units, and work in conjunction with, and alongside the Occupational Health Team;
Develop and deliver training and development activities to managers on health, attendance and wellbeing topics to enhance manager’s knowledge and skills;
Advise and support leaders to proactively support employee wellbeing and promoting flexible and innovative working practices;
Actively make recommendations for improvements to processes and policy, and support with communicating and training leaders in the Trust on these changes where necessary;
Collate, analyse and interpret HR performance management data relating to health and attendance;
Develop, use and maintain a case record system to ensure cases are being managed appropriately and consistently, demonstrating a high level of attention to detail.
Manage a broad range of case work in relation to health and attendance, engaging with process such as redeployment, reasonable adjustments, and potentially final review meetings.
Qualifications/Experience:
Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience within an HR related field of study;
CIPD qualified - Level 3+;
Knowledge of current and relevant employment law and NHS / Trust policies and procedures, or worked in a similar environment;
Ability to use spreadsheets databases, HR information systems and other electronic
information systems to inform decision making;
Previous experience of managing a case load;
A minimum of 6 months previous experience working at Advisor level.
If you are interested in the role, please contact Donna Larder on (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed)