HR Operations Manager, Band 8a- People & OD

We are pleased to offer this fantastic opportunity for an experienced exceptional leader to lead the People Advisory Team, in continuing to shape and deliver a comprehensive service supporting the Trust in meeting its workforce objectives.

This is a fantastic time to join the People and Organisational Directorate as we develop a strong brand of consultancy, support and challenge to our customers. The HR Operations Manager will provide leadership, management and ongoing development to the People Advisory Team ensuring it provides a consistent, professional, and effective first level HR service to the Trust.

The postholder will also be required to manage a sensitive and highly complex employee relations caseload, working closely with the HR Business Partners in all Divisions, working under the leadership of our Associate Director of HR and Resourcing.

If you feel you have something you can offer us, we definitely have something to offer you in terms of a great opportunity to work in a very busy and challenging, yet rewarding environment, collaborating with colleagues across the organisation., The post holder will be the lead for the People Advisory Team, shaping and determining the direction and delivery of a comprehensive service to support the Trust in meeting key strategic and operational workforce objectives.

The post holder will provide leadership, management and ongoing development to the People Advisory Team ensuring it provides a professional, effective HR first level HR service to the Trust. Work is carried out within departmental guidelines with accountability to the Director of People & OD.

The post holder manages sensitive and highly complex employee relations casework, providing support and guidance with sensitive and challenging issues relating to all staff in the Trust, including Medical and Dental. The post holder undertakes business partnering activities with nominated directorates on an as-needed basis.

The post holder will be expected to successfully operationalise strategy and policy leading the People Advisory Service in the delivery of efficient, legally compliant, timely, accurate, consistent and proactive HR service.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, access to the excellent NHS Pension Scheme, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes and membership to our popular hospital choir.