Assistant HR Business Partner inManchester inManchester PUBLISHED WED 13 DEC 2023

Workforce Strategy

• To work alongside the HR Business partners and divisional leads to identify workforce issues and developing appropriate HR interventions and developing the people capability to support this.
• To contribute to the implementation of the Trusts workforce strategy within theirspecific area of responsibility.
• Assist in the implementation of divisional workforce plans which are aligned withTrusts workforce strategy.
• Assist in the development and implementation of specific Trust-wide policies, initiatives and scheme

Workforce Planning and Organisational Change

• Contribute to the workforce planning cycle, service improvement and role design.
• To contribute to organisational development and change initiatives in partnership withmanagers and staff to ensure change is implemented in compliance with goodemployment practices and the Trusts Change Management Policy and proactivelyengaging with staff representatives.
• Contribute to the development and implement recruitment and retention strategies for hard to fill post

Workforce Intelligence

• Provide, monitor and analyse workforce information reports for the divisionshighlighting areas for concern. Proactively work with managers to put plans in placeto resolve areas of concern.
• Contribute to the development and review of key workforce performance indicators.
• Work with workforce team to provide workforce intelligence and analysis of trends to the divisional management teams

Organisational Development

• Working with the divisions to contribute towards the development and implementationof interventions and programmes to ensure managers are confident, competent andsupported to manage their staff effectively.
• Coach and guide managers in all staff management related issues managingchange, maximising individual performance, building high performance teams anddealing with conflict.
• Develop and facilitate training sessions that support the development of managersand leaders across the organisation, whilst focussing on key HR activities.

Employment Relations

• Advise managers and clinical leads on the interpretation and application of terms andconditions of employment, Trust policies, current legislation and codes of practice.
• Foster a positive climate of employee relations within the Trust, to support thepartnership approach to maintaining good working relationships with representativesof Trade Unions and staff organisations.
• Provide advice to managers on employee relations cases, providing advice onpossible courses of action.
• Provide advice to the HR advisors on employee relations and sickness cases.
• Ensure managers are equipped to manage informal issues to minimise escalation toformal processes.
• Monitor employee relations activity, ensuring managers adhere to timescales andTrust policies.
• Provide professional advice and support to managers to undertake investigations aspart of the discipline or grievance process.
• Participate in Discipline, Grievance or other hearings or panels providing professional advice and support as necessary.
• Participate in the job evaluation processes

Employee Engagement

• Contribute to initiatives which aim to maintain and improve staff engagement in the divisions

Health and Safety

• Cooperating with and adhering to the statutory regulations, codes of practice, localpolicies and procedures: taking account of these in relation to own remit
• Taking reasonable care for ones own health and safety and that of any other person who may be affected by own acts or omissions at work

Equality and Diversity

• Carry out all duties in a way that supports equality and values diversity. This responsibility includes actions in relation to all internal and external stakeholders
• To promote and support equity of access to educational opportunities, valuingdiversity and ensuring the service provided meets the needs of all service users
• Undertake equality impact assessments in relation to identified education policiesensuring any actions are implemented

Personal Education, Training and Development

• Actively participate in the performance review process and annual personaldevelopment plan to enable achievement of objectives and management of learningneeds
• Be responsible for ensuring that personal, professional corporate essential trainingand PDR requirements are met

We have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant HR Business partner to join our HR Advisory Team. The role involves supporting the HR Business Partner with operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function. You will also take responsibility for a designated portfolio of work that supports the delivery of the overall HR strategy.

Furthermore, you will play a significant role in Workforce planning and organisational development contributing to the workforce planning cycle, service improvement and role design.

You will contribute to initiatives which aim to maintain and improve staff engagement in the divisions working closely with the Organisational Development and Engagement leads on targeted projects.

You will take responsibility for line managing the HR Advisors, supporting them and providing guidance on employee relations cases and other employment matters. You will also have a small caseload of highly complex ER cases to manage.

You will be based at home with attendance on site as necessary in order to fulfill the role.