HR Advisor | Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

HR Advisor Band 5, Fixed Term for 12 months to cover Maternity Leave, Full Time (37.5 hours),

• Support and Lead on the management of attendance for our colleagues in training, working closely with Health, Work and Well-being, Host Trusts and NHS England Education to support phased return to work plans and implementation of workplace adjustments etc.
• Provide expert HR advice in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation. This will predominantly be regarding attendance management but will also encompass other employee relation matters.
• Work with the HR senior management team to effectively deliver an effective HR service to our stakeholders through implementation of effective monitoring systems to support the delivery of service against our Service Level Agreement
• Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management of attendance management.
We are looking for a resilient individual who has a passion to make a difference, ability to form good working relationships and wishes to learn and develop. You will have the opportunity to work along side senior colleagues such as our Medical Director, Head of HR and other external organisations including the General Medical Council, British Medical Association, NHS England Education and NHS Resolution. We actively promote applications for flexible working. and will be part of a team where we encourage and support each other's health and well-being., Operational Planning
• To contribute to the development of a stakeholder engagement plan that is aligned to the service delivery objectives and standards required by the Lead Employer.
• Facilitate the provision of workforce information to enable the development of workforce plans.
HR Service Delivery
• To support and lead on a variety of key HR projects to enhance the employee experience and continually improve HR services.
• Support managers with disciplinary, grievance and respect at work investigations, and participate in formal hearings and appeals as required
• Provide an Employment Advisory service on of terms and conditions of service, Trust Policies and procedures and HR best practice
• Support stakeholders in the provision of advice and guidance in line with the relevant policy throughout the Post Graduate Doctor and Dentist Lifecycle.
• Support the specialty schools in improving the health and wellbeing of their Post Graduate Doctors and Dentists in Training by managing sickness absence in line with Trust policy by: -
• Facilitate the provision of timely and appropriate workforce information to stakeholders on attendance
• Maintain accurate and up to date absence monitoring and management information to support stakeholders in optimising attendance
• Providing advice on long term sickness management issues
• Coordinating the sickness review meetings
• Advise on ill health retirement/medical terminations as appropriate
• Provide guidance to stakeholders and staff on the consultation process for the management of change.
• Provide support by assisting with documentation, attending consultation meetings and one to one meeting as required.
• Identify staff requiring redeployment, and liaise with the recruitment team to ensure access to suitable alternative employment
• Maintain accurate HR records and filing systems, and keep up to date the Employee Relations tracker/ case log
• Implement & monitor compliance in relation to data protection, equality and diversity and other HR related legislation.
Policies & Procedures
• Comment on and contribute to the review and development of HR Policies and Procedures
• Ensure compliance with HR Policies and highlighting risks to the Assistant HR Business Partner
• Supporting all stakeholders and Post Graduate Doctors and Dentists in Training with the end-to-end progression of the Attendance Management of Long-Term sickness cases.
• Liaising with stakeholders to ensure the implementation and monitoring of management information to ensure any adjustments as implemented such as health and conduct
• Support the Assistant HR Business Partner with the management of complex cases such as health, conduct, Respect and Dignity at Work.
• Provide advice and guidance on the Junior Doctors 2016 Terms and Conditions of Service
Service Improvement & Change Management
• Support designated area of responsibility in modernisation, new ways of working and continuous improvement of the service.
• Contribute to the improvement activity & new ways of working to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR department.
• Seek stakeholder feedback from designated area of responsibility and make recommendations to the HR Business Partner.
• Undertake and participate in projects as required.
• To continually promote equality and diversity and undertake equality impact assessments when required
Communications, Partnership & Staff Involvement
• Develop & maintain effective internal and external communication networks to support the delivery of the HR Strategy.
• Work in partnership with Staff Side representatives and support managers in the implementation and monitoring of partnership working.
• Work closely with other HR Colleagues to ensure a 'seamless' HR Service to divisions optimising opportunities for working collaboratively towards the provision of an integrated HR & OD service
• Work in collaboration with key stakeholders such as Health, Education England Pay & Staff Services, Health, Work and Wellbeing, Workforce Planning, Equality Lead and Learning & Development
Performance Management
• Contribute to the development and achievement of any HR targets or performance indicators
• Ensure the provision of accurate and timely information to designated area of responsibility
• Support stakeholders in the analysis of HR metrics/ statistics, highlighting any trends.
• Support stakeholders in the development of action plans to address any areas which require improvement
• Coach and guide stakeholder on specific employment relations issues emphasising the importance of good record keeping and data protection.
• Line management responsibilities ensuring regular one-two-one's and careers conversations take place.
Teamwork & Development
• Be responsible for own development, including attendance at mandatory training and continually keep up to date with changes to employment legislation and best practice.
• Support HR colleagues in their continuous professional development including the Assistant HR Advisor and Absence Support Team., Work in partnership with stakeholders to ensure the timely completion of HR documentation such as monthly school reports and absence dashboards
• Work in partnership with internal stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely processing of pay adjustments, incremental point changes, removal/ addition of protection on pay/ hour of work.
• Attend meetings and provide accurate minutes
• Assist stakeholders in the resolution of contractual queries
• Facilitate the monitoring of regular report on contractual matters, i.e. ETWD compliance, Employment Checks, Fixed terms contracts and Secondments, highlighting any areas of concern.
TEACHING & TRAINING RESPONSBILITIES
• Deliver training sessions on HR policies and procedures
  
  The successful applicant will be responsible for providing effective and solution focussed HR advice to all our stakeholders via remote platforms such as Microsoft Teams. As a HR advisor for the Lead Employer Service you will have proven experience of working collaboratively and building positive stakeholder relationships.
Working within our team of experienced HR professionals you will be able to demonstrate a good understanding of employment legislation and experience of handling a range of HR case work and enjoy working in a fast-paced HR environment. You will also possess good attention to detail, committed to delivering to the highest of standards and able to communicate at all levels. This varied role provides an exciting opportunity for those who are degree educated (or equivalent) and level 5 CIPD qualified (or working towards)., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

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 Lancs. 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