About this role
Job summary
St John and St Elizabeth Hospital is delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to an experienced strategic HR Professional to join the HR Team on a fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. You will support the Director of People in delivering the Hospitals strategic goals, values and overall aim of putting people first. With the support of the Director of People, you will deliver an excellent employee relations service, enabling and supporting other HR duties and functions including but not limited to reports for the Executive Management Board, employee relations, training, projects, recruitment and retention in line with the Hospitals strategic goals, values and our overall aim of Putting People First.
Main duties of the job
You will support the health and wellbeing of staff, to ensure that organisational change is dealt with in a timely and effective manner, provide support and advice to Heads of Department, line managers and members of the senior leadership team.
In return, we will provide you with a friendly environment to work from, a friendly and supportive team. We will support you with professional development, on-going support and training.
About us
Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide leadership for the HR function Lead on the identification and implementation of workforce initiatives that support the Hospitals strategic objectives Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the team and stakeholders throughout the Hospital Ensure comprehensive and professional employment advice and support is provided throughout the organisation Oversee the annual appraisal process liaising with the Director of People, Finance and other key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) Lead on the delivery of action plans arising from the local or national requirements Support the Hospital in developing projects, initiatives and interventions to grow and retain the workforce of the future Contribute and where appropriate lead on the review and development of new and existing workforce related policies
Person Specification
Experience Essential
First Degree or equivalent level of experience Member of the CIPD Experience of working in a health or related environment Track record of building effective relationships with key stakeholders Track record of delivering effective HR interventions at a senior level Track record of delivery of high standards of quality against conflicting objectives and to agreed timescales Experience of dealing with complex employee relations and overseeing case management Understanding of People related policies and their development.
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.
Employer details Employer name The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth
Address 60 Grove End Road
St John’s Wood
London
NW8 9NH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hje.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)