Job summary
- Main area
- People & OD
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 297-6537487
- Employer
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Bensham Hospital
- Town
- Gateshead
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
People & OD Advisor
NHS AfC: Band 5
In the event of excessive applications being received this vacancy may close earlier than the stated closing date, you are encouraged to submit your application as soon as possible
IMPORTANT NOTE ON COMPLETION OF REFERENCE SECTION OF APPLICATION FORM
All references from current and previous employers will be sought and MUST cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Where possible this should be from two separate employers. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.
PLEASE NOTE it is a requirement of this Trust that all successful applicants pay for their DBS certificate if a check is required for the post. This will be done through deduction from your monthly pay over a maximum of three months. It is also a requirement that all successful applicants register or are registered with the DBS update service where a DBS is required.
All new entrants to the NHS will be appointed on the minimum of the pay scale in line with Terms & Conditions.
Job overview
We are delighted to be looking for a People & OD Advisor to provide guidance and advice on a range of matters including terms & conditions, absence, discipline, grievance, harassment and bullying, organisational change, ensuring consistent application of employment law.
The successful candidate will be assigned to a clustering of business units / departments, working with a small team and a much wider support network of aligned corporate specialists, in a matrix model of working.
These role is at the heart of our directorate model, reporting to one of three people and OD Leads and working closely with the directorate operational teams. Each successful candidates will use initiative, self-motivation and self-direction, to manage own workloads, projects and demands to ensure that work is delivered on time and meets quality and assurance standards.
Main duties of the job
You will have a key role in supporting POD and the trust to deliver the ambitions of the People Plan, providing operational advice and specialist knowledge on all people and OD related matters.
Provide a comprehensive, high quality service focusing significantly on project work.
Working for our organisation
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To provide a comprehensive, high quality service focussing significantly on supporting line managers in managing and reducing sickness absence in specific areas.
- To analyse sickness absence figures and reasons for absence in specific areas, in order to identify trends and concerns that can be proactively addressed.
- Provide advice and support to managers on a wide range of complex or sensitive issues, working within policies and procedures – including disciplinary, capability, grievance, harassment and bullying, organisational change, job evaluation, redeployment, flexible working, terms and conditions, making judgements on a case-by-case basis.
- To support People and OD Leads as required with corporate level projects and people policies, ensuring that they represent best practice, meet all appropriate employment legislation and NHS specific guidance, drive improvements and effective people practices.
- Role modelling our values, taking the initiative and working collaboratively across all POD Teams to implement solutions that resolve underlying issues and create sustained change and improvement.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in a Human Resources field or equivalent experience
- Associate CIPD member
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working within People and OD Environment
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kimberley Coulsey
- Job title
- People & OD Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 445 5428
- Additional information
Carol O'Flaherty - Head of People Services
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