Senior HR Advisor

We are currently looking to recruit a Senior HR Advisor to join the HR Advisory Team to provide HR support and advice. Working within the HR Advisory Team, the Senior HR Advisor acts as the first line of HR advice and support to our managers and staff. With designated service areas, you will manage your own caseload, spanning the full range of employee relations issues. We work in a blended way from our base at County Hall, from home and you will be required to join meetings in person on our sites as needed. You will have experience of providing HR advice and guidance that draws upon your up-to-date knowledge of HR best practice and employment legislation. As an HR professional, you will proactively seek out opportunities to develop your professional practice. You will enjoy working as part of a team and working together to provide a compassionate people first response to queries and concerns. Our team vision is promoting a safe, positive work culture through compassionate HR policies, and responsive, equitable, consistent people management advice and support., A key role within our team, the Senior HR Advisor will contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of a professional HR service. You will be responsible for managing a complex employee relations case load including sickness absence management, disciplinary, grievance and bullying and harassment cases, working in a fast paced environment, working closely with managers and taking a lead on specific policy development and projects. Some of the duties within this role include:

• Providing HR advisory support to an assigned service.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with partners e.g. payroll provider, Occupational Health, Health and Safety, EDI and Recruitment.
• Represent HR on panels to consider ill-health, grievance, performance and disciplinary issues and on appeal panels as appropriate.
• Coach managers to develop their people management skills and improve their confidence in dealing with complex HR Issues.
  
  We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.
About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.