People Advisor

Job description

Detailed job description and main 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 working
relationships 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 agree
plans and propose recommendations within designated areas for the management and
reduction of sickness absence.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

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

Experience

Essential criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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 criteria

• 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

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Important

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• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
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