Job summary
Human Resources Advisor
Band 5 : £29,969 pa - £ 36,483 pa, Salary depending upon knowledge and experience
Work Base : Newcastle, with a requirement to travel within the North East Region
12 Month Secondment or Fixed Term Contract with effect from 1 January 2025
This is an exciting opportunity to shape and determine the delivery of a comprehensive HR advisory service to support the NEAS Group, ideal for an existing HR Advisor seeking to gain additional experience in a different part of the NHS as part of their career development.
Main duties of the job
As a member of the HR Advisory Team, you will be required to provide a comprehensive employee relations, absence management and HR Investigations service to the organisation. In addition to providing HR Advice and supporting Investigations, you will also be providing coaching, training, guidance, advice and oversight to a dedicated portfolio of stakeholders.
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dyslexia Smart Award employer, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and experience
Essential
1. Valid CIPD membership (or working towards) or Level 3 qualification in relevant subject or equivalent relevant experience
2. Evidence of recent CPD
3. Significant experience of working in a busy/demanding HR environment
4. Experience of delivering a diverse HR advisory and support service to meet the needs of the business
5. Experience of working at HR Advisor level working within a complex organisation with exposure to a range of HR issues - Experience of managing and coaching a team to meet KPIs. - Experience of implementing new processes.
6. Up to date knowledge of Employment Law and Human Resource Best Practice
7. Experience of inputting to, using and extracting information from HR/Payroll Databases
8. Ability to communicate complex and sensitive information to staff at all levels of the organisation and outside agencies (, grievance/disciplinary)
Desirable
9. Qualified in application of NHS Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Scheme