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Job summary

Main area
HR
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
820-6978386-COR
Employer
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Priestley Wharf 3
Town
Birmingham
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/03/2025 23:59
Interview date
14/03/2025

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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust logo

Band 6 Senior HR Advisor

Band 6

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for two motivated and enthusiastic Senior HR Advisor to work within the Children and Families and Adults Specialist Rehabilitation HR Teams. This role is suitable for two HR practitioners that enjoy working within a fast-paced environment and would like the opportunity to develop a broad generalist portfolio of HR experience.

The Senior HR Advisors supports and provides specialist advice to staff and managers within the division in respect of all aspects of employee relations case work, sickness absence management and organisational change. Responsible to the HR Business Partner this role will provide an efficient, responsive and professional employee relations service, which will include cross-site working across Birmingham and regular travel to meetings throughout the day.

Key areas of activity include sickness absence management, supporting organisational change programmes and carrying a case load of investigations into employment matters encompassing all aspects of employee relations together with providing sound advice to all managers within the Trust regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure.

You will also be responsible for delivering training to managers as well as providing support on a rota basis to the HR Enquiries inbox and phone system, which will deal with first line HR queries from staff.

The successful applicant will be CIPD qualified and have relevant generalist HR experience in a large complex organisation.

Main duties of the job

To provide an effective business focused operational Human Resources support service to the Children and Families and Adults Specialist Rehabilitation divisions, in order to deal with casework effectively, some cross cover of support across all of the Divisions may be required.  The post holder will contribute to the effective delivery of health services via the provision of a comprehensive operational Human Resource service. Contributing to the achievement of Divisional and Trust organisational objectives and the achievement of Human Resource Directorate wide Strategies and objectives.

Please refer to the Job Description for further details.

Working for our organisation

Be Part of Our Team... 

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

 

IMPORTANT

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  • Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key areas of activity include carrying a case load of investigations into employment matters encompassing all aspects of employee relations together with providing sound advice to all managers within the Trust regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure. You will also be responsible for delivering training to managers, sickness absence management, supporting organisational change programmes.

Person specification

Qualifications / training

Essential criteria
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development qualified (graduate member) or working towards with an equivalent level of experience at an appropriate level
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate a business-focused approach to Human Resource matters
  • Experience of delivering front line advice and guidance to operational managers, advising on employee relations issues, supporting on change management projects and investigations
  • Delivering training and presentations
  • Contributing to new Human Resource policies

Skills / Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Good knowledge of the full range of Human Resource policies and management procedures, statutory legislation and upcoming legislative changes
  • Basic knowledge of workforce development tools and techniques
  • A highly organised approach with the ability to work under pressure and manage priorities and deadlines in a changing environment
  • Understanding of and commitment to Equality and Diversity
  • Knowledge of relevant NHS Policy and guidelines

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Pamela Rimmer
Job title
HR Business Partner
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07730284671
Additional information

Nagina Bibi, HR Business Partner,  on [email protected] 

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