People Advisor @ Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Following a review of the People & OD service structure, there are now new opportunities to contribute to the delivery and development of high quality people management advisory services to the Trust's Divisions and Corporate teams.

Reporting to the respective Divisional People Partner for a designated Division or Corporate Services, these are excellent opportunities for career advancement and broadening your HR experience by being part of the POD team delivering a wide range of HR interventions aligned to the achievement of service objectives through developing people management capacity and a positive employee experience.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a customer-focused, high quality, responsive and specialist advisory service to managers and staff.o Build strong, credible and visible relationships with managers and be viewed as a trusted advisor. o Advise and assist managers on the interpretation and application of People Management policies and procedures ensuring a consistent and timely approach within designated areas seeking support from the Senior People Advisor formore complex queries.o Provide timely, consistent and proactive professional HR advice in relation to sickness absence ensuring that best practice is applied.o Provide advice and assistance to managers in the management of sickness absence to support their achievement of targets for the reduction of sickness absence rates. o Support managers at formal sickness absence review meetings and presenting managers at hearings under the organisation's Sickness Absence policy.o Advise and support managers on ill-health retirement and the management of staff whose long-term conditions are likely to be covered by the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010

Please see attached Job Description for more details.

About us

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.

We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The People Advisor will be at the forefront of providing a comprehensive and professional HR service to the managers in their division; supporting the development of a Just Culture to improve staff experience. Therefore, an ability to build good workingrelationships and provide a timely and responsive service is pivotal. The People Advisor will be responsible for supporting with the management of a HR case load, focusing on sickness absence, working proactively with managers to agreeplans and propose recommendations within designated areas for the management and reduction of sickness absence.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CIPD Level 3 qualified or equivalent experience
• Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

• Experience of advising a stakeholders on people management matters
• Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-compliance
• Experience of using all MS Office features e.g. Office, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, MS Forms

Desirable

• HR experience in a multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse organisation
• Experience supporting and advising managers in preparing and presenting sickness cases for hearings
• Experience and knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service including Agenda for Change
• Experience using a coaching approach to build competence and confidence in managers in dealing with people issues
• Experience in using the Electronic Staff Record (ESR)
• Experience in using case tracker i.e. RL Datix ER tracker
• Experience in designing and delivering training

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of current employment legislation and best practice in ER policies, principles and procedures
• Ability to analyse information identifying the causes of problems and proposing solutions to address them based on knowledge and application of policy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills engaging effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Exceptional listening and questioning skills that enable empower and get to the heart of the issue
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver multiple concurrent activities within the agreed deadlines and to agreed standards with consistent attention to detail
• Ability to plan, prioritise, communicate and deliver against personal and team objectives and work plans
• Ability to develop strong relationships and coach, challenge and influence to ensure effective HR solutions, balancing risk and commerciality
• Good standard of grammar and written skills i.e. letters/responses and reports
• Ability to demonstrate strong attention to detail in all the tasks
• Ability to work to and meet deadlines
• Strong computer skills including the abilities to analyse, manipulate & present data

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harbour Yard

London

SW10 0XD

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)