Band 6 Senior People Advisor

Job summary

We have been transitioning to a newly implemented Trust operating model and on a journey of cultural transformation which will see our ambitions to create the best place to work delivered.

We have a great opportunity for a Senior People Advisor to join our team at UHB. You will be working with the Senior People Partners / People Partners in the delivery of people priorities to support the Trust's ambition and intent to create the best and safest place to work, where our people thrive through better and healthier lives made possible by fulfilling work.

You will be working with an allocated area of the Trust, providing support to managers and staff offering advice regarding terms and conditions of employment and supporting a range of employee relations case work, including, disciplinary, grievance, dignity at work, performance management and sickness absence management. In addition, you will be responsible for developing and delivering training to up-skill managers whilst challenging and delivering innovative new ways of working within a Just and Learning Culture.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have a proven ability to develop and maintain excellent relationships with key stakeholders across a wide range of staff groups and have experience of a busy and diverse workload, always prioritising effectively. You will need to live and breathe our values of being kind, connected and bold as well as being inclusive, fair and supportive. You will also be keen to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple conflicting demands and pressures, whilst continuing to provide management to any direct reports and managing a caseload of complex HR issues.

You will be driven to innovate within your role with a commitment to people before process, whilst ultimately ensuring that patient care is protected and upheld.

This role is hybrid working, with attendance required on site, other Trust locations and working from home including flexibility in hours of work / days and working pattern.

Job responsibilities

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.