People Advisor

at  North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

The post-holder will assist the People Business Manager and People Partner in the delivery of the key result areas by providing a comprehensive operational/advisory service to employees of the Trust in respect of all aspects of human resource management.
With support from the People Partner they will ensure that a professional people service is provided to the Care Groups and will empower line managers to deliver good people practices.
The post-holder will ensure that People policies, procedures and practices are fairly and consistently applied, supporting best practice to achieve organisational objectives and supporting the effective day-to-day operation of the Trust.
The post holder will make significant contribution across the operational people directorate by supporting the People Partner in playing a key role in shaping the strategic workforce direction of the Trust.
The post holder will be flexible with regards to covering across all Care Groups and Corporate areas in the absence of their colleagues and will provide pro-active support to other People Advisor colleagues to ensure the provision of continuous equitable workloads.
Whilst elements of the role will be reactive, the post holder is encouraged to be proactive in their interventions and solution focused.
Deputise for the People Partner where required.
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust (NTHFT) is an ambitious organisation with a focus on excellent patient care. Our teams operate across two acute hospital sites, a community hospital in Peterlee and a number of other community-based hubs employing 5,500 staff who provide integrated hospital and community services
We have an income of around £360m and serve a population of c.400,000 living within Hartlepool, Stockton-onTees, East Durham and surrounding areas including Sedgefield, Easington and Peterlee and wider population for our NHS England commissioned services.
The Trust is an ambitious organisation with a focus on innovation in healthcare, reflecting the ambitions of the NHS Long Term Plan. Working to facilitate care closer to home, with a drive for prevention and control over own health –the Trust is dedicated to collaborative ways of working to drive aspirational outcomes for patients and the wider community at large.
The Trust operates a progressive pathway management model, with the recent establishment of three care groups focused on: Healthy Lives, Responsive Care and Collaborative Care.
Our vision is to be a consistently high performing and financially sustainable Trust. We are well on the way to achieving this and by joining us now, you can contribute to our continued journey.
We are looking for people to join us at NTHFT who are aligned with our values: Collaborative Aspirational, Respectful, Empathetic.
To provide day-to-day human resources generalist support, advice and guidance to staff and managers within the Trust.
Facilitate and be responsible for individual caseloads including the effective resolution of employee relations issues including grievance, discipline, capability, redeployment etc some of which may be complex.
Organise and conduct investigations in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
Participate on panels for recruitment interviews where required.
Participate on panels for absence and probationary processes.
Support managers’ effectiveness in applying a consistent approach to the handling of short-term and long-term sickness absence, to reduce and maintain absence levels in line with organisational targets.
Provide advice and support to managers on a range of matters including Workforce policy, practice, employment law, terms and conditions, ensuring accurate and consistent interpretation and application where there may be a range of options and it may be necessary to refer/escalate appropriately, where help cannot be provided.
Proactive work planning of the cyclical nature of data availability and meeting frequency, e.g. absence reports.
Support with the management of temporary / fixed term workers in line with Trust policy.
The post-holder will proactively provide information, advice and guidance to colleagues and managers within the Trust. This will be confidential and sensitive in nature. External contacts will include other NHS organisations and other external agencies.
They will be required to formulate close working relationships with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and interests inclusive of staff side representatives.
Working alongside colleagues, effectively establish and maintain communication systems to ensure constructive consultation and staff involvement in the full range of HR activities relating to case for change processes.
Proactively analyse and provide workforce information as directed by the People Partner, including the extraction and manipulation of data/reports from business intelligence systems e.g. ESR, Yellowfin, Health Roster.
Undertake service appropriate audits, interpret findings and contribute to the development of solution focused recommendations.
Support in the development of job descriptions, person specifications and job evaluation processes (job matching panels etc.) as required.
Assist in the development and implementation of Trust wide Workforce policies and procedures, as directed by the People Business Manager and People Partner, in line with changing employment regulations, best practice and strategic requirements; ensuring appropriate implementation to the departments allocated.
To participate in the design and delivery of regular training and development events for managers and staff on relevant Workforce policies and procedures.To assist in the implementation of the portfolio of work life balance policies, practices and activitie

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