Job overview

We are looking for a fixed term 12 month full time People Advisor to work within our established People Operations team at UHNM.  If you have achieved the L5 Diploma in Human Resources Management and have demonstrable experience working in Human Resources, then our People Advisor role is for you.

This key role in the People Directorate provides comprehensive, compassionate and professional HR support to clinical and non-clinical areas.  You will be part of a great team improving the working lives of the people who deliver care to our patients.

Divisionally based within Woman's, Children's and Clinical Support Services

Main duties of the job

You will deliver advice and guidance in line with legislation, UHNM policies,  and NHS terms and conditions on a wide range of issues, including sickness absence management, disciplinary, performance and resolution.

Divisionally based People Advisors will coach managers through formal sickness, resolution, conduct and capability processes. You will help clinical teams understand the people issues in their Divisions by producing reports using information from the Trust systems.  You will work closely with the People Business Partner to have an understanding of people trends in the Division.

The successful candidate will be people focussed, analytical in mindset and proactive in problem solving.  You will be able to manage your own workload, apply compassion, tact and diplomacy to difficult situations and know when to escalate issues outside your scope of practice .  With good ICT skills, you will be able to use Microsoft Office and bespoke systems.

People Advisors are autonomous operators with the ability to lead their own caseload.   

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential. 

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.