Human Resources Adviser

at  Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

At LPFT we don’t have ‘back offices’ and see our HR Advisers as fundamental in supporting staff and leaders to do the best for our service users. You will be integral to the division you support, providing a generalist HR service within key areas. You will be required to manage a whole spectrum of workforce issues including employee relations, organisational change, workforce transformation and planning and undertaking key pieces of work as part of our People Strategy.
You will hold a suitable HR related degree level qualification (or equivalent experience) and will have a passion for recruitment and a proven track record of working across all ‘core HR’ activities at an operational level - including managing employee relations issues, liaison with staff side representatives and delivering training.
Reporting to the HR Business Partner and working alongside a team of HR Advisers, you will also support the development and implementation of HR policies and project initiatives.
There will be requirement for some occasional travel throughout the county to support managers/attend meetings, however this role will be a hybrid of home working/time on site as per the needs of the service.

Advise and support managers in the operation and interpretation of the Trust’s HR Policies and Procedures, particularly, Change Management, TUPE, Managing Attendance, Discipline, Grievance, Harassment & Bullying.

• Advise managers on recruitment and retention issues, including, establishment control, vacancy review, job analysis, job descriptions, person specifications, service development etc.
• Lead on particular projects, e.g., Health Care Support Worker recruitment project, and undertake appropriate analysis, interpreting complex results and producing reports and action plan with the appropriate options for action.
• Create and update reports and spreadsheets for various committees, as requested.
• Accompany and advise managers at disciplinary, grievance, long term sickness and capability interviews. Support managers during disciplinary hearings up to and including final written warnings.
• Accompany, support and advise managers at change management consultation meetings with individuals and groups of staff. Presenting changes to large groups of staff
• In conjunction with Workforce, support and advise managers on HR Workforce information.
• Support the HR Business Partners with any reasonable requests for support to employee issues within the clinical divisions
• Undertake disciplinary investigations recommending appropriate course of action.
• Support the development and approval of HR policies and procedures.

Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,900 staff, and serving a population of over 768,400, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of ‘outstanding’ for well-led and ‘good’ overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We’re really proud of this!
We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire has a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life . Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more .
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for complete details regarding this post.
When completing your application, please demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

We can also offer you many staff benefits to help support you which include:

• Early access to Psychological Therapies and Physiotherapy
• Competitive annual leave allowance
• Car leasing scheme
• Childcare Vouchers
• NHS pension scheme
• Free eye tests
• Money saving options through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on major high street retailers and restaurants

Please refer the Job description for details