Job Description
Full Time: 37.5 hours per week
Fixed Term - 12 months (Maternity Cover)
The Operational Human Resources Department at Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an enthusiastic and experienced HR Advisor to complement the existing team. This post offers a unique opportunity for an HR professional to contribute to the delivery of a proactive, effective and high quality HR service by providing support for line managers and staff using a variety of platforms (face to face and/or virtual) dealing with a range of day to day employee relation issues.
Building upon your existing experience within HR, the successful candidate will demonstrate a sound knowledge of current employment legislation and good HR practice, along with a particular understanding of the HR issues facing the NHS at present.
The successful candidate will also have excellent organisational skills in order to manage a busy workload and balance changing priorities. They will be highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, particularly in the creation, presentation and interrogation of data in Excel.
Interviews: 13 September 2023
- To provide support to the HR Managers in the delivery of a proactive, effective and high quality Operational Human Resource service.
- To ensure the timely collation, analysis and presentation of high-quality workforce performance and intelligence data.
- The postholder is required to work within clearly defined workforce policies and operate on their own initiative, taking advice from the HR Managers as required
Thank you for expressing an interest in working for our Trust, set in one of the most beautiful counties in the country.
We have an excellent reputation as a healthcare provider and it is recognised that this is only possible through the hard work and dedication of our talented staff.
Our mission is to provide outstanding care for people in ways which matter to them so we are seeking outstanding people who share our Trust values of teamwork, integrity, respect and excellence.
On joining our Trust, you will be welcomed into a friendly and supportive environment invested in your ongoing training and development.
- Support Line Managers in the initial stages of sickness absence, performance and conduct management.
- Support investigating officers as their named HR support ensuring witness statements and investigation reports are fully administrated, including presentation at formal disciplinary hearings.
- The postholder will be required to provide and receive information requiring tact or persuasive skills. For example, tact will be required when advising staff and managers with sickness; performance management and special leave cases.
- Design and review HR policies and guidelines in the light of changes in employment law, feedback from service users and accepted good practice.
- Produce and analyse complex data relating to workforce performance and demographics for the purposes of the HR reports, divisional meetings and formal committees.
- Design and produce reports using the ESR standard and user-defined reporting facilities, in conjunction with Microsoft Excel, to facilitate the provision of workforce information.
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