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People Services Officer
The closing date is 27 August 2025
This role is office based at Stella House, Newcastle upon Tyne with the possibility of 1 day per week working from home.
As an People Services Officer within the LET team you will be responsible for providing a comprehensive HR service to all doctors and dentists in training, ensuring consistency and adhering to the NHS National Terms and Conditions of service. You will be responsible for supporting recruitment activity and the pre-employment checks of new starters working closely with the HR Assistants within the LET team.
The Lead Employer Trust (LET) team is made up of an HR function, an inhouse Payroll function and a Finance function. With a team of 30 staff members, you must have the ability to work cooperatively with colleagues across all functions within the LET with a determination to succeed as part of a team.
Main duties of the job
To maintain accurate and up to date information on the current deployment of Medical & Dental trainees using the TIS, ESR and Trac.
To ensure all payroll information is completed in a timely manner to ensure that the Medical & Dental Trainees are paid correctly and in a timely manner.
To provide continued support to Medical & Dental Trainees. Including all employment matters.
To liaise with Health Education England colleagues, specifically in relation to trainee issues.
To support the Human Resources Assistants and wider HR team.
Any other duties, including project work applicable at this level.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England.
Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job responsibilities
To provide a comprehensive HR service to all Medical and Dental trainees, ensuring consistency across all grades adhering to the National Terms and Conditions.
Responsible for the pre-employment and maintenance of employment checks, including professional registrations and requirements of staff within specific Specialties. Working in close liaison with Specialty Training within Health Education England North East and the host training Trusts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Preferably hold or studying towards the CIPD qualification, or relevant demonstrable experience and a relevant HR experience.
Experience
* Relevant generalist experience of HR
Skills and Knowledge
* Knowledge of Best Practice in Recruitment & Selection, Managing Attendance and/or Employee Relations issues
* A knowledge of Medical Staffing/NHS issues
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.
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
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