Job vacancy: HR Advisor, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Huntingdon

Job summary

Main area: Human Resources
Grade: Band 6
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment opportunity considered)
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 310-CORP-7044917

Employer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingfisher House
Town: Huntingdon
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/04/2025 23:59

HR Advisor

Band 6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. Ensure that employee relations issues are managed effectively by managers to reflect the Trust’s commitment to people as their most important asset.
2. Provide support to managers in decision making, balancing risks, and ensuring appropriate consideration is given to both effective service delivery and protecting Trust’s reputation.
3. Interpret and advise managers on the application of, and compliance with Trust HR policies and procedures.
4. Interpret and advise managers on the application of terms and conditions of employment, ensuring compliance with Trust HR policies and employment legislation.
5. Proactively identify areas of continuous improvement and support managers in the implementation of initiatives to improve service delivery and achieving Key
Performance Indicators through utilising Workforce information.
6. Develop and maintain effective communication and negotiation arrangements with staff side representatives as appropriate.
7. Support HR Business Partners with consultations e.g. attending launch meetings, 1-1 meetings where required and supporting with the redeployment process if applicable.
8. To undertake HR Investigations as and when required.
9. Review supporting mechanisms in place for staff to ensure they are fair, effective, and fit for purpose, advising managers as appropriate. e.g. working alongside Occupational Health and Staff Wellbeing Service.
10. Ensure management compliance with Employment Legislation and proactively advise the appropriate manager(s) of the implications of new legislation.
11. Advocate compliance with Equal Opportunity and Diversity legislation. This includes ensuring processes are in place to monitor the application and impact of policies and procedures.
12. Support managers in workforce utilisation to improve both individual, team and organisational performance.
13. Contribute to Trust’s resourcing strategy and workforce plan to ensure that the
Directorate's operational business plan can be delivered by the right people, in the right place, at the right time.
14. Ensure that effective processes are established, monitored and reviewed which support the retention of staff.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria

GCSE Level 4 and above in Math’s/ English or Equivalent.
CIPD Level 3.
Currently working towards CIPD Level 5 or ability to demonstrate relevant training or experience.

Desirable criteria

CIPD Level 7.

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in an HR environment.
Employee relations experience.

Desirable criteria

NHS experience.
Experience working in a complex, unionised organisation.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Employee Relations.
Employment Law knowledge.
Influencing/negotiating/interpersonal skills.

Desirable criteria

Knowledge of the NHS.
Understanding of Government Initiatives that impact on the NHS.

Other

Essential criteria

Ability to travel countywide.

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people’s mental health services;
Children’s community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.