Deputy HR Business Partner inWakefield inWakefield PUBLISHED 11 DEC 2023

• Advice on the application of procedures for highly complex discipline, grievance, and conditions of service, management of sickness, capability, recruitment and selection of staff, equal opportunities and employment law, some issues maybe contentious, therefore the postholder will ensure adherence to best practice, Trust policies, procedures and employment legislation. Encouraging a culture of delivery through empowering managers.
• To line manage a HR team (HR Advisor/Officer), including appraisal, and supporting personal development.
• To hold regular employee relations case management review meetings with their divisional HR team and have assurance that these are conducted and recorded in line with trust policies and procedures. Provide regular updates to the HR Business Partner regarding the progress of the management of employee relations cases.
• Regularly communicate highly sensitive and complex information requiring the application of negotiating, tact and empathetic skills. The information could relate to the management of employee relations matters, sickness absence, ill health retirement etc.
• To create, input and store confidential/sensitive data relating to employee relations, ensuring that trust policies and procedures are adhered to.
• To be aware of all trust support services and actively promote to support staff when involved in employee relations matters supporting a Just and Learning Culture.
• To extract, manipulate and interpret information from the Electronic Staff Records system. Regular requirement to undertake analysis of workforce information and compile reports for the HRBP and Divisional Management Teams on HR activity, highlight and address any areas of concern in addition compile service specific reports with recommendations as advised and attend agreed divisional management meetings.
• To present complex management cases at final stage management hearings, answering difficult questions which may be posed by staff, union representatives and the panel and justifying the decisions that you have made throughout the process. These meetings may be contentious and require tact and diplomacy skills.
• Supporting managers as an investigatory team, taking part in meetings, formal hearings and producing notes and reports. Ensuring this is compliant with law, policy and good practice
• To sit on hearing panels for all staff.
• Planning and organising a number of complex HR projects i.e. multiple employee relations cases and organisational change. Where there is a need to allocate and re-allocate tasks to the HR team
• To assist in the preparation of documentation and related tasks required in the defence of any employment claims received by the Trust, including attendance at Employment Tribunals.
• Where necessary, linking with external authorities/organisations to ensure that all safeguarding matters in relation to children and vulnerable adults are properly dealt with, e.g. liaison with Police, Social Services and Professional Council Bodies.
• To work closely with the Trusts in-house Recruitment Team ensuring the delivery of a seamless, high quality and responsive service that meets divisional needs
• In conjunction with line managers, to complete stress risk assessments, temporary injury allowance assessments and ill health retirement applications when necessary. To liaise effectively with the trust Pensions Team in order to complete the necessary paperwork.
• Proactively assist and coach managers/HR team to continuously improve their practices in line with NHS people strategies, NHS People Plan and Trust values and behaviours.
• To be actively involved in ensuring the standardisation of HR practices, policies and procedures across the Trust, with regards to the management of employee relations matters.
• To benchmark practice and policy against other local NHS and non NHS organisations and to make recommendations for improvement
• Undertake any other duties commensurate with the job grade

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Deputy HR Business Partner to join our team supporting the Division of Medicine and Acute Care Division within the Trust.

You will report to two HR Business Partners to deliver a high-quality HR service across the two Divisions. The key elements of the roles is to provide leadership and direction to the team, supporting complex cases, provide mentoring and leading proactive initiatives for the Divisions.

As a key member of the Operational HR Team, you will support our clinical and operational managers in achieving their workforce objectives, offering expert advice and guidance on a range of HR topics including employee relations, performance management and change management.

We support our employees to achieve a balance between work and other priorities such as caring responsibilities, family commitments, further learning and other interests.

The in person assessment centre will be held on Thursday 14th November 2024.

• To lead a team on the management of employee relations cases and generalist HR advice in an effective and consistent manner in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• To analyse HR data to identify trends and support your decision making, influencing and negotiating skills.
• Working closely with and supporting the HR Business Partners, the post holder will provide highly specialised advice, HR training and support to managers within their assigned portfolio to ensure the implementation of the Trust's HR objectives and deputise at meetings for the HR Business Partner.
• Provide HR advise to managers on a range of highly complex workforce issues including TUPE, organisational change, role redesign, policy and practice.

This is no doubt a challenging time for the NHS but as a team we are growing our capacity and shaping ourselves to meet this challenge and to ensure that we can support our workforce to continue to deliver excellent patient care, each and every time.