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Job summary

Main area
Human Resources
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (To cover secondment)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
214-CEN-6500482
Employer
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
King's Mill Hospital
Town
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Salary
£35,392 - £42,618 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
08/08/2024 23:59

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Deputy Divisional People Lead

NHS AfC: Band 6

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

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Job overview

We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join our People Partnering Service  to support the delivery of an expert HR service and our Trust's People Strategy.  

This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced HR generalist to develop their skills and experience in a more strategic role, whilst working as part of a supportive and professional team. We are looking for an experienced HR/People practitioner with a sound understanding of HR best practice and employment law along with the ability to build excellent working relationships with senior colleagues.  

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the People Partnering team you will work closely with a Divisional People Lead  to pro-actively support clinical divisions with their challenging workforce agendas. You will work with senior leadership teams and managers on areas such as workforce planning, employee engagement, service improvement & organisational change, maximising employee attendance and performance management.

Working for our organisation

Thank you for your interest in this role.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.

The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark, and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall we are rated Outstanding for care.

For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England.

Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We would love you to join us.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder is a key support to managers and senior leaders within the divisions,  providing operational & strategic workforce advice, challenging, influencing improvements in the efficient and overall effectiveness of the division and corporate portfolio. 

The post holder,  in conjunction with the Divisional People Lead, is  responsible for supporting and leading on the delivery of divisional objectives and providing business focused solutions to workforce issues,  analysing and interpreting organisational information to  enable early interventions to be maximised.  The post holder will support leaders  within their divisions to achieve workforce KPIs and to embed the NHS People Plan and People Promise. .

The post holder will take the lead on specific projects and will deputise for the Divisional People Lead in the post holder’s absence.

Person specification

Knowledge Requirments

Essential criteria
  • Excellent knowledge of current HR processes and practices
  • Current and forthcoming employment law relevant to the role.
  • Knowledge and ability of interpreting terms and conditions of employment
  • An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy
  • Good understanding of business partnering
Desirable criteria
  • Working knowledge of Maintain High Professional Standards (MHPS)

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Member of the CIPD or nearing completion of membership assessment
  • Degree level education or equivalent experience
  • Postgraduate qualification in HR or ability to demonstrate the breadth of expertise in this area of specialism

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous proven experience in either a senior HR role Working with multiprofessional teams and disciplines
  • Ability to build effective relationships with operational and clinical managers
  • Ability to influence, guide, challenge, persuade at all levels of an organisation.
  • Experience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide business decisions
  • Experience of supporting change management within a large complex environment
Desirable criteria
  • NHS Experience

Contractual Requirements

Essential criteria
  • • Continued professional development

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rachel Squirrell
Job title
Divisional People Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07917 245422
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