People Advisor
hace 2 días
Coventry
Job overviewJoin UHCW as a People Advisor! Are you passionate about supporting colleagues and shaping a positive workplace culture? At University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW), we’re looking for a proactive, people‑focused professional to join our HR team.As a People Advisor, you’ll play a key role in delivering expert advice, guiding managers through employee relations, and helping us create an outstanding environment for our staff and the patients they care for.If you’re ready to make a real impact in a fast‑paced, rewarding NHS setting, we want to hear from you!Apply now and help us support those who care for our community.Please be advised interviews are expected to take place towards the end of March.Main duties of the jobProvide comprehensive support to the People Business Partner by managing a diverse caseload with a significant focus on formal ER case investigation work, including complex disciplinary and grievance investigations, and leading on the management of complex sickness and long‑term absence cases in line with Trust policy.1. Facilitate the effective resolution of employee relations matters including grievance, discipline, capability, absence, and dignity at work matters. 2. You will be required to conduct formal investigations in conjunction with nominated officers to ensure the correct evidence is available for disciplinary and tribunal hearings, presenting information as and where appropriate.3. Your role as an Employment Relations Case Worker will require you being actively involved in the implementation of the Trust’s Managing Attendance Policy including having oversight of compliance against agreed Trust targets, employment law and redeployment process and practise.4. As part of your role you will be required to develop and implement action plans to support the managed reduction of staff absence rates and liaise with internal and external agencies as necessary. 5. Your role will provide operational HR support including advice on HR policy, practice, employment law, NHS terms and conditions, responding to changes in employment law, process and practise as they arise.Working for our organisationUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.Detailed job description and main responsibilities- You will be required to be involved in auditing the effective delivery of HR policies and practices across the Trust to ensure consistent interpretation and application of procedures and initiate corrective action as and when required.- You will proactively use available business intelligence data available to identify data trends and areas of concern to enable in-reach support to be deployed in the right place at the right time and to mitigate staffing escalation risks.- You will be required to provide updates on performance against Trust HR Key Performance Indicators and identify trends or areas of concern so that improvement plans can be developed where required across priority areas.- You will be required to promote good working relationships with key stakeholders including local trade union /employee representatives in order to promote effective partnership working on all elements of employment relations matters. - You will be required to support the Trust’s Job Evaluation Team and advise on the Trust’s Job Evaluation Scheme, grading appeals and disputes as and when required.- You will be required to support the People Business Partners in ensuring that the HR implications of business and service plans are anticipated, planned and initiated, assisting in management of change initiatives which ensure effective communication and consultation processes within the service provide advice and support to managers on effective re-profiling, skill mix and productivity changes as required.- You may be required to support coaching and training as and when required to support training needs at a service level and as directed by the Deputy People Partner.- You will be required to support the development, review, communication and training of new and existing HR policies and procedures to ensure they are consistently implemented across the Trust.- You may be required to deputise for the Deputy People Partner or People Business Partner and proactively undertake specific project work aligned to the Trust’s Organisational Strategy and People Strategy as directed.For further details please see the attached job description.Person specificationQualificationsEssential criteria- see supporting documentsExperienceEssential criteria- see supporting documentsDesirable criteria- see supporting documentsKnowledge & SkillsEssential criteria- see supporting documentsDesirable criteria- see supporting documentsTo ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders