Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holder is required to work as part of the Human Resources Team and will be responsible for delivering an operational HR service to the Trust in conjunction with the ER Business Partner; the post holder is also responsible for corporate projects and strategic elements of the role as determined on an ongoing basis by the Head of Employee Relations & Business Partnering.

The post-holder is responsible for undertaking commissioned employment investigations which are principally as a result of, but not limited to, conduct, performance, right to work, fraud, and grievance matters. As the investigating officer and autonomous HR practitioner, the post-holder will be responsible for all parts of the investigation from receipt of the allegation or concern, through to making representations at hearings and tribunals as necessary. Representation at hearings would be conducted in conjunction with Case Managers. The aim is to ensure that all processes are undertaken in a way that supports a fair and just culture.

Please refer to the attached Job Description for more details on the role and responsibilities.

MKUH is committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and as such we offer a range of flexible working practices. We promote an inclusive workforce and encourage applications from applicants from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

MKUH uses identification scanning technology to confirm the authenticity of documents; all prospective employees of MKUH will have their original documents verified using this technology.

By applying for this role, you accept if successful, that information from your application will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system. Your personal data may be transferred from the Trust to another NHS organisation where your employment transfers within the NHS. This is in accordance with the streamlining programme which aims at saving you time and improving efficiencies within the NHS when your employment transfers.

Upon commencing employment with the Trust, all employees (except Medical & Dental Staff on national terms and conditions) are subject to a probationary period lasting a period of six months with an option to extend for a further six months to a total of 12 months.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

Essential

• Associate Level CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and development)
• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development
• Up to date and thorough working knowledge of Employment Law and Human Resource Best Practice
• Knowledge and understanding of the full range of HR and HR policy issues and best practice

Experience

Essential

• Experience of recent generalist HR experience in a large, complex organisation
• Experience across a broad range of HR work including HR policy development and implementation, as well as HR casework
• Experience of consultation and working in partnership with Trade unions
• Experience of developing and delivering training interventions to staff and managers

Skills

Essential

• Strongly developed communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with fully developed persuasive, negotiating and influencing skills
• Analytical and judgement skills with the ability to analyse and interpret complex situations
• Ability to create and develop good partnership working
• Ability to work autonomously, without direct supervision and as part of a team
• Good presentation and report writing skills
• Good IT skills (to includes as a minimum: Word Excel, PowerPoint, HR databases)
• Good typing/word processing skills where speed and accuracy are important
• Ability to interpret and apply NHS Terms and Conditions of Employment
• Ability to set own priorities, meet tight deadlines and work independently
• Ability to gain and maintain credibility and establish good working relationships with staff at all levels across the organisation
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
• Able to work to tight deadlines and pay attention to detail

Personal and people development

Essential

• The ability to work on own initiative, responding to immediate requests
• Team member with a mature and flexible approach to work, willing to adapt to regularly changing situations
• Proactive and self-motivated

Communication

Essential

• Able to concentrate with frequent interruptions and where work is unpredictable, e.g., constant phone calls requesting advice
• Able to deal with distressing or emotional circumstances, frequently when imparting information e.g., discipline, sickness, organisational change

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

HR - Business Partners (Dept)

Milton Keynes

MK6 5LD

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