This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join the HR and Organisational Development team at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. We are looking for high quality people whose backgrounds, experience and identity will enhance the diversity of our current team. This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a high achieving HR Professional to provide HR support to improve staff experience and engagement, develop people management skills and capability and ensure efficient workforce utilisation.
Joining us at UHP means being part of a team that is committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical expertise and excellent patient care. The Trust has many ambitious programmes for service transformation and cultural change which will rely heavily on the HR function.
Main duties of the job
If you are ambitious, innovative and passionate about supporting the implementation of our inspiring workforce and business initiatives, then we want to hear from you. You will thrive on pace and complexity and have high levels of resilience and energy to support the Service Lines/Corporate Teams with their workforce requirements that supports the delivery of excellent and high quality services to patients.
You should be CIPD qualified with significant HR experience in a large complex organisation. You will also be an excellent communicator, able to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, using highly developed motivational skills to encourage enhanced organisational performance.
* To provide a customer-focussed, high quality, responsive and comprehensive Human Resources advisory service for the Trust, advising on terms and conditions, HR policies and all matters relating to the employment of staff.
* To support the implementation of organisational change, workforce programmes and policies to enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives and increase workforce productivity.
* To support the Business Partner approach to HR management, working in partnership with line management throughout designated directorates to provide a comprehensive and developmental HR service to support the Trust's business objectives.
* Responsibility for the line management and development of the HR Advisors.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
* Thorough understanding of contemporary HR practices.
* Significant demonstrable experience of Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence management, employment law and performance management issues, and complex employee relations issues.
* Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change.
Qualifications
Essential
* Grad CIPD or equivalent.
* Proven evidence of CPD.
Desirable
* Educated to degree level or equivalent.
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise.
* Ability to communicate with staff at all levels of the organisation.
* Ability to work flexibly to respond to changing service priorities.
* Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and ability to use other systems as required.
* Confidence to take decisions at the appropriate level.
* Ability to work individually and as part of a team.
* Ability to deal with all issues sensitively and in a confidential manner.
* Ability to communicate with employees involved in difficult circumstances in a sensitive manner.
* Ability to interpret policies, terms and conditions and analyse situations.
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address
Brittany House
1 Brest Road
Plymouth
PL6 5YE
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