Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
About
We provide NHS care and treatment for people living in south east England. Our mental health services provide care and treatment for people with conditions such as psychosis, depression, anxiety, dementia and personality disorder. Our vision is to provide outstanding care and treatment you can be confident in.
Key details
Location
Site: Portland House
Town: Worthing
Postcode: BN11 1HS
Major / Minor Region: West Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
Salary: £53,755 - £60,504 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
Main area: Administration
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed to making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during the interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
SPFT is one of the largest mental health trusts in the country providing mental health, specialist learning disability, secure and forensic services for Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex and specialist community child and adolescent mental health services. We care for people of all ages, from children and young people through to older people with conditions such as dementia.
We aim to improve people’s lives by providing high quality care and the best possible experience of our services.
We are seeking to recruit a proactive and enthusiastic Head of Employee Relations (& Projects) to join our Workforce Directorate on a permanent basis. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to deliver joint strategic workforce support to the Trust with a workforce of circa 5500 employees.
The role is 37.5 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.
This role will support the Employee Relations team to embed and deliver the strategic workforce development agenda as it relates to ER. It will also manage and direct the workflow and processes within the wider ER Team, supporting the workforce with complex and sometimes highly complex employee relation cases.
The role will also manage key performance targets relating to employee relations and lead on related Trust activities and projects with the key emphasis on maintaining Trust values to ensure we deliver better services to patients through a positive working environment.
Advert
The successful candidate will require the following skills, experience and abilities:
* Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (level 7)
* Experience of dealing with complex HR operational and strategic issues.
* Experience in aligning business, operational and strategic needs
* Experience of having provided strategic HR advice on complex ER cases including restructures, redundancies, TUPE transfers, ACAS Early Conciliation, grievances, and disciplinaries.
* Experience in supporting senior managers and directors at formal hearings and appeals
* Ability to coach and guide managers to effective solutions
* Ability to quickly build rapport and credibility and develop effective working relationships
* A positive attitude towards change and having personally delivered major change initiatives
* Experience in managing and supporting Senior HR Advisors with complex ER cases
* Ability to influence and challenge the senior management team and leadership, to support the delivery of people plans and service delivery objectives
* Ability to work collaboratively as part of the Employee Relations team
Working for our organisation
Occupational Health
Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Pension Scheme
Family Friendly
Staff Discounts and Benefits
Staff Networks
BME/ BAME staff networks
Training
Flexible Working
Cycle Scheme
Discount Car Scheme
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details on job description and main job responsibilities.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Matt Green
Job title: Associate Director of Employee Relations and Business Partnering
Email address: [email protected]
Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.
We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.
Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Chartered CIPD Qualification at Level 7 or equivalent qualification
* Post graduate Management qualification or equivalent relevant experience
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
* Through understanding of Employment Law and Equality legislation and experience of working with a diverse workforce.
* Good knowledge of national NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions.
* Ability to analyse, interpret and apply terms and conditions of employment.
* Ability to advise on a range of employment issues
* Ability to problem solve, sound judgement and decision making (involving complex/highly complex facts or situations which require analysis, interpretation and assessment)
* Ability to undertake policy development.
* Ability to manage and develop database/system to meet service needs
* Significant experience within an HR environment (including employment relations/caseload)
* Previous Supervisory/management experience
* Experience of recruitment processes, interviewing and selection techniques/methods
* Experience of professional registration and working status approval processes and legislation
Documents
* JD (, 274.2)PDFKB
* Privacy Notice (, 127.7)PDFKB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Matt Green
Job title: Associate Director of Employee Relations
Email address: [email protected]
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