We are the largest Lead Employer in the country employing approximately 12,000 Post Graduate Doctors and Dentists in specialty training across a national geography, namely; North West, West Midlands, East of England, East Midlands, Thames Valley, Yorkshire and Humber and London and South East. As an established Lead Employer with over 11 years’ experience; strong team working relationships both with our internal colleagues and external stakeholders are high priority.
Our Lead Employer Model is focused on improving the working lives of Colleagues-in-Training. The Lead Employer model is a collaborative one, with the responsibilities of the traditional employer shared between three major stakeholders, who are:
• Lead Employer – Employer for duration of training programme.
• Host Organisation - NHS Trusts / GP Practice / Hospices / Dental Practices and any other approved training placements are the Host Organisation location where the trainee works and carries out their training. They provide day to day supervision and management of our colleagues in training.
• NHS England - Oversee the education for Specialty Trainees and GP Registrars.
Please be aware, that we may close a vacancy earlier than stated, should a sufficient number of applications be received, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant HR Business Partner to join our experienced and friendly HR Business Partner and Advisory Team in our Lead Employer Service. As an Assistant HR Business Partner for the Lead Employer Service you will have proven experience of working collaboratively and building positive stakeholder relationships.
Key responsibilities include:-
• Provide expert HR advice on complex employment matters in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation.
• Working in partnership with the senior management team to provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching and solutions that support the business in the identification and management of workforce issues and major change programmes.
• Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management employee relations issues.
• Analyse workforce information and Key Performance Indicators and work with the HR Business Partners to develop plans and strategies to support improvement and efficiency within the Service.
• Build effective working relationships with Trade Union Representatives.
We actively promote applications for flexible working. And you will be part of a team where we encourage and support each other’s health and well-being.
Please note interviews will include assessment tasks.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Supporting the Business
To contribute to the development of the HR plan aligned to the service delivery objectives and standards required by the Lead Employer Service.
Anticipate the impact of external changes on the workforce and develop effective solutions and strategies to support the changing environment.
Provide management/workforce information as requested to enable the development of workforce plans.
Represent the service at various meetings and stakeholder events as required within our 6 NHSE regions.
Support the senior management team to maintain and develop professional HR services, systems, records and quality/control procedures.
Policies and Procedure
Support Host organisations and Health Education England in the interpretation of policies and procedures e.g. Sickness Absence, Maternity, Paternity and Adoption.
Deal with complex or highly sensitive matters as cascaded from the Employment Services team, senior management team, Host Trusts and NHSE.
Produce high quality written correspondence including letters, e-mails and memos, in line with corporate communications guidance and Trust policies and procedures.
Contribute to the development and review of HR policies and procedures specific to the Lead EmployerService.
Maintain effective employee relations with staff side to ensure the efficient and effective management of cases.
Workforce Development and Transformation
Lead by example, working in partnership with the Learning & Development team; develop a coaching culture across the service to support personal development and succession planning as identified.
Identify specific employment issues from workforce trends and staff feedback mechanisms to support the development of HR interventions to meet business needs.
Design and deliver HR skills training as required.
Lead Workforce thinking, encouraging innovation and championing workforce transformation to support service development.
Active participation in leadership of development projects.
Lead and project manage key HR initiatives in accordance with agreed requirements realising effective co-ordination of people, resource and talent ensuring the benefits are realised.
Workforce Planning and Information
Establish workforce metrics and performance targets and work closely with the Workforce information
team and HR Business Partners to produce regular monitoring reports for effective cascade of management information to key stakeholders.
Analyse workforce information and productivity measures and work with the HR Business Partners to develop plans and strategies to support improvement and efficiency within the Service.
HR Service Delivery
Influence business decisions to ensure account is taken of best practice human resource management.
Advise key stakeholders on complex, sensitive or contentious employee relations issues, providing support to
key stakeholders investigating complex cases when required and supporting hearings.
Review and develop HR Policies and Procedures in line with governance and legal requirements.
Negotiate terms and conditions of employment with staff side in respect of specific projects andactivities.
Implement effective HR systems to record and monitor all case activity and monitor compliance in relation to data protection, E& & I and other HR related legislation
Ensure effective recording and monitoring systems are implemented and maintained for attendance management activity.
Service Improvement and Change Management
Contribute to the continuous improvement in the efficiency and effectiveness of the Lead EmployerService.
Seek customer service feedback from designated areas of responsibility and make recommendations to the Lead Employer Senior Management team as part of the delivery of the SLA.
Support in the transformation of, new ways of working and continuous improvement of the service.
Undertake and participate in projects as required.
To continually promote equality diversity and inclusion and undertake equality impact assessments as required.
Relationship Management and Networking
Develop effective relationships within Host Trusts and ensure the service is viewed positively by adding value to the Lead Employer Service.
Develop and maintain relationships within the wider HR community to enable networking and sharing of best practice.
Work closely with other HR colleagues to ensure a ‘seamless’ and World Class HR service is delivered.
Team Leadership and Development
Support colleagues in their continuous professional development and provide training/coaching solutions as identified for the Employment Services team and key stakeholders.
Effectively manage the delegation of case work to members of the Employment Services Team/HR Advisory team as appropriate providing professional coaching to optimise their capability and careerdevelopment potential.
Manage the monitoring of regular reports on contractual matters escalating any areas of concern to theHRBP
Escalate any highly complex cases to the HRBP and support with the development of plans to mitigate risks to the organisation.
Be responsible for own development, including attendance at mandatory training and continually keep up to date with changes to employment legislation and best practice.
Performance Management
Contribute to the achievement of the Lead Employer HR Service to deliver against the corporate objectives and the Lead Employer Service Level Agreement.
Co-ordinate the provision of accurate and timely information as requested.
Support key stakeholders in the analysis of HR metrics/statistics highlighting any trends.
Support key stakeholders in the development of action plans to address any areas which require improvement.
Coach and guide key stakeholders on specific employment relations issues emphasising the importance of good record keeping and data protection.
Employee/Stakeholder Engagement
Develop and maintain effective internal and external communication networks to support the delivery of the Lead Employer Service.
Build and maintain effective relationships with Staff Side representatives.
Contribute to the process of involvement, consultations, negotiations with staff and their representatives.
Actively promote positive behaviours, the Trusts values and culture across the division.
Champion the Equality Diversity and Inclusion agenda and proactively support key stakeholders to ensure the principles are embedded in their areas of responsibility.
Continually promote equality diversity and inclusion in policy development and undertake equality impact assessments when required.
This advert closes on Wednesday 25 Sep 2024
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