Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Service Development
Assists with the development of policy/protocols and proposes changes to the delivery of staff experience and engagement programmes which may impact Trust wide.
Responsible for the development and evaluation of staff experience and engagement interventions/programmes both at local and organisational level.
Contributes to directorate/service policy development as required.
Employee Relations
Provide expert advice and support on a comprehensive range of employment and complex employee relations matters.
Analyse trends in employee relations cases and how this links to staff experience and engagement and ensure that this forms part of any staff engagement interventions.
Take a leading role in projects supporting the development and maintenance of a healthy employee relations culture.
Work with trade unions in partnership, building effective relationships.
Keep up to date with developments in employment law and legislation and HR best practice to ensure that continuous development and improvement to the service offered to clients; and where this impacts on policies and procedures, ensure that they are kept up‑to‑date. Ensure that these development are communicated in a timely manner.
Policies and procedures
Lead or contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies and procedures (including the development and/or delivery of training), making recommendations for review and improvements in line with client requirements. This may include the interpretation and application of national terms and conditions.
Consult/negotiate with staffside and managers on the development of new and/or the updating of policies.
Programme/project management
Lead for policy development work, ensuring that all policies are up to date, trade unions and colleagues are duly consulted and provide regular reports on progress using project management methodologies and tools.
Acts as a senior HR representative on internal and external committees as required by the department.
Leadership
Deputise for the head of HR Advisory where appropriate.
Line management responsibility for Senior HR Advisor and/or HR Advisors in the Advisory Team.
If you're ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in a supportive and collaborative environment that fosters growth and development, we would love to hear from you!
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Postgraduate/Masters qualification, Level 7 CIPD qualification (or working towards) or equivalent relevant experience
Experience
Essential criteria
* Sufficient recent experience of working in a Human Resources role Working in a Working in a complex organisation with a degree of autonomy
* Experience in dealing with complex employee relations cases and issues
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working in the public sector, preferably NHS
Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net
Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence
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References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.
Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Application numbers
This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.
Documents to download
* HR Advisory Manager (PDF, 184.4KB)
* Job functional form (PDF, 344.6KB)
* Onboarding roadmap (PDF, 91.1KB)
* AI toolkit for candidates (PDF, 1.9MB)
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