We have multiple opportunities available, permanent and fixed term, within our 'one touch' People Advisory Service Team and we're looking for a talented HR professional to join the Team.

*X1 Permanent post, 37.5 working hours per week (Monday-Friday)

*X3 Fixed Term Contract positions, 37.5 working hours per week (Monday-Friday)

The People Advisor will act as a first point of contact for all HR queries across the Trust, including complex recruitment issues, employee relations, Medical and Dental and Agenda for Change terms and conditions and Trust HR Policies and Procedures. On occasion, there will be an expectation that the People Advisor carry a small caseload of formal investigations relating to People matters, such as: disciplinary, grievance, bullying and harassment and performance improvement, with a focus on early intervention and informal resolution where appropriate.

Therefore, the successful candidate will need to have the ability to build effective working relationships with Trust colleagues, demonstrate excellent communication skills, be up to date with employment legislation and have the relevant skills to be able to demonstrate their experience developed within a front line, generalist HR role.

For further information please contact Charlotte Bradley, People Advisory Service Team Lead via: Charlotte.Bradley@uhb.nhs.uk

Main duties of the job

To provide first line, expert advice and guidance on all HR policies and procedures and terms and conditions of employment for all categories of staff, as well as associated post-employment issues in line with Employment Law and best practice with a focus on enabling positive and sustained solutions.

To contribute and support the Team Leader and People Manager on the delivery and achievement of the Trust's key performance indicators.

To contribute towards the ongoing development of the People website, enhancing the provision of resources, tools, advice and guidance for staff and managers for routine HR enquiries.

On an adhoc basis undertake formal investigations through the application of the just and learning culture into employee relations matters including disciplinary, grievance, bullying and harassment and performance improvement, enabling positive changes in behaviours, organisational learning and embedding a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment, discrimination.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *HR Knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience e.g. Level 5 CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) to degree equivalent level.
• *Evidence of recent Continuing Professional Development

Experience

Essential

• *Recent experience in HR including providing generalise HR advice.
• *Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting case reports
• *Up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and Human Resource Best Practice

Desirable

• *Experience of working in partnership with Trade unions.

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasion, negotiating and influencing skills.
• *Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision and as part of a team.
• *Good IT skills (to include as a minimum: Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• *Ability to interpret and apply Terms and Conditions of Employment
• *Ability to set own priorities, meet tight deadlines and work independently.
• *Ability to gain and maintain credibility and establish good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation.
• *Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.
• *Able to pay attention to detail.
• *Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions and where work is unpredictable.
• *Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness.
• *Proactive with the ability to work on own initiative, responding to immediate requests.
• *Flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to regularly changing situations.
• *Proactive and self-motivated.
• *Ability to work across all Trust sites.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

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