People Advisor

**People Advisor**

**L ocation**: Salisbury

**Job Type**: Temporary

**Duration of booking**:Expected to last 3 months

**Proposed start date**: ASAP

**Sector**: Healthcare

**Base**:Hospital

**Band**:6

**Pay Rates**:
£16.00 to £19.00 paye per hour

£19.00 to £20.00 paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

£20.00 to £21.00 umbrella per hour

All of the rates are depending on skill and experience

**Working Days and Hours**:Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm

**Working from home**:The role requires the staff member to be working hybrid, with 2 days onsite at the hospital.

**Job Summary**:
To provide a comprehensive, efficient, and effective operational Human Resources service and professional HR advice to all staff groups.

To develop effective and credible working relationships with the Divisions and across the Trust to positively influence patient and staff experience.

The post holder will be required to work autonomously providing HR advice to managers.

**Main Duties**:

- Manage a caseload of disciplinary, grievance and performance issues advising and supporting managers and panels with individual cases, at investigation, hearing and appeal stages. Ensuring adherence to policies and procedures and best practice.
- To develop and review HR policies, ensuring that correct information and details are provided in terms of legislation and processes. Ensure that HR policies and procedures are placed on the intranet, monitoring and ensuring that these are up to date andcorrect.
- To participate in projects at organisation, division or departmental level, as delegated and required. Taking the lead and co-ordination of particular projects as delegated.
- Monitor sickness absence within divisions and work with managers, staff and Occupational Health to reduce and maintain low sickness absence levels, in accordance with the Trust’s Management of Attendance Policy and procedure.
- To participate in Job Matching panels and the job matching process.
- Participate in working groups and meetings as required. Organising and chairing meetings of relevance to the role.
- Maintain an expertise in employment law and best HR practice, in order to be able to provide accurate advice to managers and staff on employment legislation issues, and their implications for the Trust.
- Contribute to the effective communication of HR related information by reporting on human resources issues and disseminating key information to managers and staff as appropriate.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships, and a partnership approach to employee relations with staff and trade union colleagues.
- Develop and maintain a knowledge of national NHS terms and conditions such as Agenda for Change and the Consultant Contract.
- Deliver appropriate HR training courses, working with the Head of People Operations to ensure courses are informative and up to date, whilst utilising most appropriate media for delivery.
- Share learning and good practice with colleagues across the OD & People Division to ensure consistency of HR practice and advice across the Trust.
- To maintain patient safety through rigorous and consistent compliance with Trust policies for the prevention and control of infection, including hand hygiene. To undertake mandatory annual training/updates in infection prevention and control.
- To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in compliance with Trust and staff responsibilities under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004; to follow Trust safeguarding children and child protection policies and guidelines and undertakeappropriate mandatory training and updates in safeguarding children/child protection.
- To respect and value the diversity of our patients, their relatives, carers and staff by committing to address the needs and expectations of the diverse communities we serve to provide high quality care, and strive to make best use of talents and experiencefrom our diverse workforce.
- By following Trust Policies in relation to Safeguarding Adults, staff will ensure that they work with other agencies to protect all adults from abuse at any time.

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**:

- Previous operational HR experience, including experience in Employment Relations role.
- Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions, policies and procedures.
- Experience of mentoring and coaching managers on HR aspects of their roles.
- Experience of partnership working with unions.
- Experience of developing and delivering training courses.
- Ability to understand, analyse and manipulate HR data and present in a report format.
- Analyses complex HR issues and makes decisions in relation to e.g. disciplinary action, grievance hearings, sickness counselling, interpretation of HR policies.
- CIPD Qualified or near qualified and member of CIPD.
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.