Job summary
- Main area
- Human Resources
- Grade
- NHS AFC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 423-7181693
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior HR Advisor (Band 6)
NHS AFC: Band 6
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a confident Senior HR Advisor with solid “hands on” experience to work within a supportive People Partnering Team on a permanent basis
You will be required to deliver expert guidance, advice and guidance to managers on a range of ER matters and effectively coach and train staff where appropriate. You will be suitably qualified possessing your Associate membership of the CIPD and have experience in an operational role within an HR department, providing a comprehensive advisory service to multidisciplinary teams with extensive experience of complex casework management.
You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to build and maintain strong working relationships
As part of the Trusts commitment to flexible working there will be some opportunity to work from home and in the office on a rota basis, this would be reviewed regularly in line with service requirements.
Main duties of the job
The role will be based within Airedale’s People Partnering Team, which is a professional and highly regarded team, leading on the strategic and operational implementation of the Trust’s People Strategy and NHS People Plan.
The role will report into our ER Manager who reports to the Business Partners who are aligned to an operational division of the Trust, the alignment for each role will be determined following the interview stage of the recruitment process.
To be successful you will need to have specialist knowledge in employment law and advise on complex employee relations matters, both clinical and non-clinical. You will be suitably qualified possessing your Associate membership of the CIPD with relevant and proven experience in the HR field with extensive experience of complex casework management.
Working for our organisation
Our award-winning hospital is also in an award-winning location providing genuine opportunities for a great work-life balance. Yorkshire has recently been voted as the third best region in the world by Lonely Planet, and our local towns of Skipton and Ilkley have been voted as the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, commending their top-class schools, great transport links, low crime and beautiful surrounding countryside.
We want to attract staff who embrace our Right Care behaviours of compassion, a commitment to quality of care and working together for patients we want to make these part of our DNA.
The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working and also agile/hybrid working options where the service requirements permit.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Degree level qualification or equivalent
- Educated to post graduate diploma level in a relevant subject or equivalent additional experience at senior advisory level
- Associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) through intermediate study (at level 5 or higher), or significant progress towards completion, or significant experience at senior advisory level
- Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge / formal training in Agenda for Change Job Matching / evaluation
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant working knowledge of employment legislation and HR best practice
- Effective management of a complex caseload including keeping accurate records and ensuring timely, appropriately risk assessed resolution
- Experience of working in partnership with Trade Unions towards shared goals
- Experience in developing and delivering manager skills training / learning / coaching interventions on a range of HR related best practices / subjects
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions (Agenda for Change)
- Knowledge of NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system
- Experience of Medical and Dental terms and conditions of employment
- Experience of supporting managers and colleagues through organisational change
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate in writing in a manner which is clear, fluent, persuasive, non-judgemental and which enhances professional credibility
- Ability to prioritise and work to tight timescales
- Effective negotiation and influencing skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Lydon - HR Business Partner
- Job title
- HR Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535 294869
- Additional information
Sarah Wilson
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