About this role
Job summary
HR Advisor Band 5, Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hours)
Agile Working (mixture of site based and working from home)
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a HR Advisor to join our experienced and friendly HR Business Partner and Advisory Team in our Lead Employer Service.
The successful applicant will be responsible for providing effective and solution focussed HR advice to all our stakeholders via remote platforms such as Microsoft Teams. As a HR advisor for the Lead Employer Service you will have proven experience of working collaboratively and building positive stakeholder relationships.
Working within our team of experienced HR professionals you will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of employment legislation and experience of handling a range of HR case work and enjoy working in a fast-paced HR environment. You will also possess good attention to detail, committed to delivering to the highest of standards and able to communicate at all levels. This varied role provides an exciting opportunity for those who are degree educated (or equivalent) and level 5 CIPD qualified (or working towards).
Please note interviews will include assessment tasks.
Main duties of the job
Support and Lead on the management of attendance for our specialty trainees, working closely with Health, Work and Well-being, Host Trusts and NHS England Education to support phased return to work plans and implementation of workplace adjustments etc. Provide expert HR advice in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation. This will predominantly be regarding attendance management but will also encompass other employee relation matters. Work with the HR senior management team to effectively deliver an effective HR service to our stakeholders through implementation of effective monitoring systems to support the delivery of service against our Service Level Agreement Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management of attendance management. We are looking for a resilient individual who has a passion to make a difference, ability to form good working relationships and wishes to learn and develop. You will have the opportunity to work along side senior colleagues such as our Medical Director, Head of HR and other external organisations including the General Medical Council, British Medical Association, NHS England Education and NHS Resolution. We actively promote applications for flexible working. and will be part of a team where we encourage and support each other's health and well-being.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancs. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for main responsibilities and requirements.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or equivalent level of experience CIPD Level 5 qualified or willingness to work towards Evidence of continuing professional development or equivalent experience
Desirable
Employment Law Qualification
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Operational HR experience gained within a unionised environment Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice Employment relations - staff side partnership working Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment Understanding of terms and conditions of contracts of employment Good understanding of the challenges affecting the NHS
Desirable
Employee Relations Experience Experience of working in a HR role in the NHS or public sector organisation Experience of HR across more than one area of expertise e.g., employee relations, recruitment, organisational Knowledge of TUPE legislation Knowledge of capacity/resource planning; re-organisation/redundancy handling
Skills Essential
Excellent communication skills Well organised and ability to work under pressure Ability to analyse and interpret HR statistics Competent user of Information Technology Good interpersonal skills and ability to develop good working relationships with people at various levels Ability to plan effectively and work to tight deadlines Excellent attention to detail Achievement focused Ability to constructively challenge ways of working Successfully supporting and delivering multiple HR projects
Desirable
Negotiation skills
Other Essential
Flexible approach to work Ability to travel to attend meetings off site by own car/access to assisted driver Customer focussed
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Jubilee Court
Waterside
St Helens
WA9 1TT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)