People Advisor
We have an opportunity for the exciting role of People Advisor within our busy, supportive and dynamic People Operations Team. You will be an experienced professional ready to hit the ground running,
To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a confidence and aptitude in the following skill sets:
• Provide an efficient and visible HR service providing policy advice and guidance and to support managers to achieve compliance with workforce key performance indicator targets.
• Understand and present risk-based advice in line with Trust policy, to staff and managers with a range of employee relations issues including complex cases.
• Provide high performance service - sustaining ownership of the HR advisory service for your Division with ambition and drive; providing information to staff and managers at ward reviews to inform the appropriate HR intervention; providing support for investigation, disciplinary and appeal hearings and delivering results.
• Present confidently to an audience and will enjoy developing and delivering training on absence, performance, appraisals and HR policies to enable line managers autonomy of practice.
• You will be tenacious with follow-through of your service delivery under pressure, to achieve deadlines and the ability to record your progress through timeline accuracy and evidenced closure.
• You will keep up-to-date with UK employment law, developing confidence to update HR policies in line with legislation changes and become competent in Job Evaluation.
• You will be an articulate communicator with strong verbal and written skills and ambitious and competitive to deliver the most outstanding HR service.
This demanding yet rewarding opportunity will test your knowledge of employment law and best practice, whilst giving you the autonomy to further develop your career.
The post-holders will take ownership of a varied caseload, support organisational change and will need to have good time management and prioritisation skills.
Ideally fully CIPD qualified, you will thrive on delivering a professional, customer-focused HR service that supports the Trusts vision and values.
Come and work at the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - it may be the best move you ever make.
You'll be joining a great team in a great place, where your commitment will be genuinely valued, your skills respected, and your ambition rewarded.
The People Services team is a supportive team that supports the wider workforce within the Trust empowering Managers and staff to work to their fullest potential.
We're looking for people who share our values, passions and beliefs and who have what it takes to make a positive impact in everything they do.
The People Advisor will be expected to provide an effective and professional HR service to management and staff in Great Western NHS Foundation Trust.
The post holder will lead on providing advice to managers on a range of HR areas including employee terms and conditions, employment issues, core key performance indicators and organisational change to provide an efficient and effective HR service.
Full duties can be found on the attached Job Description.
This advert closes on Thursday 1 Aug 2024
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