An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, experienced HR Advisor to work within the Trusts Human Resources Advisory Service to provide cover for maternity leave. This is an exciting role with a broad scope of responsibility, we are looking for an experienced individual who will work well within a team to achieve results whilst maintaining first-class quality standards. Utilising the hybrid approach between site working and home working. Secondments from within the NHS and partner organisations will be considered. We encourage applicants from all communities and promote the diversity of all backgrounds.

Expected Shortlisting Date

30/09/2024

Planned Interview Date

08/10/2024

Main duties of the job

The role is to provide a proactive, client focused service providing comprehensive and effective advice and guidance to managers. As an HR Advisor you will actively develop the skills and competencies of managers. You will be given exposure to the full range of employee relations casework in a unionised and complex organisational setting (including attendance management, conduct investigations, supporting performance, dignity at work and other workplace concerns raised by staff), supported by an experienced HR Manager. The role also involves providing advice, information and support to managers and staff on general workforce matters and terms and conditions.

Key to the work of the team is Personalised People Management, our approach to all workforce matters and the way we support our managers to lead their teams. This approach means considering each case on its own merits, understanding fully the reasons behind it, aiming for timely and local resolution wherever possible, and ensuring that all individuals involved are supported pro-actively and compassionately throughout. As a result, we have been undergoing a radical review of all our HR processes, policies and procedures, with the aim of ensuring individualised, early and informal resolution.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospital Trusts ambition is to become not just a modern and model employer, but to be the best place to work.

We are committed to being a diverse, inclusive employer and support a culture where all employees are valued, respected, and acknowledged. Our vision is based on The Leeds Way, which is a clear statement of who we are and what we believe, founded on values of working that were put forward by our own staff. Our values are to be:

Patient-centred

Fair

Collaborative

Accountable

Empowered

We believe that by being true to these values, we will consistently achieve and continuously improve our results in relation to our goals, which are to be:

1. The best for patient safety, quality and experience

2. The best place to work

3. A centre of excellence for specialist services, education, research and innovation

4. Hospitals that offer seamless, integrated care

5. Financially sustainable

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide an internal Human Resources advisory service to a range of Clinical Service Units and Corporate functions within the Trust to support and promote consistent and effective people management thereby enabling the delivery of Trust objectives.

The post-holder works within broad policy guidelines, providing HR advice and support to line managers within a range of Clinical Service Units and Corporate Functions. The post-holder is required to interpret policy and employment legislation in order to provide advice and guidance to meet the range of situations presented. This is a professional role located within the HR team working closely with Senior HR Advisors and also with senior HR Managers. The post-holder may also be expected to contribute to and lead on specific HR projects and activities as directed.

This is a professional role within the specialist function of Human Resources and therefore requires several years experience in operational HR.

Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Good general education. Educated to degree level standard
• Possess/willing to work towards membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) through postgraduate study or equivalent

Desirable

• RSA Level 2 word processing or equivalent.

Skills & behaviours

Essential

• Honest and integrity
• Commitment to working in partnership within and supporting others
• Accepting of individual responsibility within a teamwork culture
• An ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of a large service organisation
• Flexible approach and embracing of change

Other Criteria

Essential

• The ability to assimilate and disseminate information effectively
• Ability to compile reports/briefing papers
• Ability to analyse trends and drawing conclusions/making recommendations from these
• Evidence of ability to deal with conflict
• Able to work on own initiative
• Ability to effectively prioritise and organise own work as well as that of others

Experience

Essential

• Several years experience in operational HR
• Insight into, and experience of, the various key dimensions and responsibilities of the role
• Current Employment Law
• Good practice and legislation on diversity
• Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information
• Experience of working within a customer focussed environment

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS pay and terms and condition

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

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