Closing Date: 29 September 2024

Shortlisting to take place in the week closing date: commencing 30 September 2024

Interview expected to take place: commencing 7 October 2024

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) is a place where everyone can be their best and thrive at work and beyond. As a Trust, it's essential that you feel valued and invested in, and that you feel supported in caring for your health and wellbeing. The Trust has created a community where everyone can learn, grow and reach their full potential. A place where everyone feels heard, are always treated with dignity and respect and are trusted to do their job.

At BTHFT our mission is to provide the highest quality healthcare at all times. We are one of an elite group of hospitals around the country which delivers - in addition to patient care - teaching and research. To do well in any one of these domains is an achievement and it is an even greater challenge to excel in all three, but that is our ambition over the next five years. To this end, our vision is to be an outstanding provider of healthcare, research and education, and a great place to work.

Main duties of the job

The HR team is instrumental in embedding the NHS People Plan, and the Trust's values - We care We value people We are one team striving for excellence - in all that we do. Your role is integral in supporting the HR Business Partnering Team to provide a proactive and professional HR service to the Trust's Clinical Service Units and Corporate Functions. The role will be aligned within a dedicated workstream supporting an HR Business Partner and HR Manager.

You will provide professional advice and guidance to stake holders ensuring that HR policies, procedures and best practice is applied. It is expected that you will have the ability to advise managers on all aspects of employee relations and take part in investigations. You will work closely with managers and staff across the Trust, to facilitate low levels of sickness absence through the analysis of absence data, identifying trends and issues, guiding managers through formal sickness absence, redeployment and capability procedures.

About us

BTHFT is offering an exciting opportunity to join the Human Resources Operations Team. There are many benefits of working at BTHFT, as part of the Trust's commitment to flexible working, there will be some opportunity to work from home and in the office on a rota basis. We also offer wellbeing support, 27-33 days annual leave (depending on service), NHS Pension scheme, alongside payment and discount schemes including car leasing, ability to purchase extra annual leave, discount offers through Blue light card, Health Service and NHS Discount Offers.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be degree educated (or equivalent) and have a professional qualification C.I.P.D or be part qualified, working towards (Level 5 or above) and have a drive to contribute to the Trusts Mission to provide the highest quality healthcare at all times. You will be joining a team committed to delivering an exemplary and comprehensive HR service for the Trust. Current experience of working in an operational HR role, in a large complex organisation, demonstrable experience of supporting and advising managers in complex and sensitive issues on a range of Employee Relations matters and sound knowledge of current employment law, GDPR and ACAS codes of practice are essential requirements.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role, responsibilities and requirements.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Current experience of working in an operational HR role, in a large complex organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting and advising managers in complex and sensitive issues on a range of Employee Relations matters ie disciplinary, grievance and probationary procedures
• Experience of preparing and presenting reports
• Experience in dealing with Trade Unions in the workplace
• Experience of analysing workforce information data in order to provide sound, factual advice to Line Managers and service users

Desirable

• Previous NHS Experience
• Experience of the NHS Electronic Staff Record System (ESR)
• Experience of supervising/managing staff

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Sound knowledge of current employment law, GDPR and ACAS codes of practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of Agenda for Change/Job Evaluation System

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent experience
• Professional Qualification CIPD or part qualified, working towards (Level 5 or above)

Skills

Essential

• Strong attention to detail particularly in relation to maintaining HR records and databases
• Ability to establish credibility and good working relationships with managers/service users
• Ability to communicate complex/sensitive information in a way that is meaningful to the audience
• Ability to analyse situations and make independent judgements on a range of HR issues, e.g. absence, special leave entitlements etc
• Excellent Computer skills including all basic Microsoft packages
• Ability to prioritise, manage and respond flexibly to conflicting demands in a calm and professional manner

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

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