Regional HR Advisor - Oxfordshire and Extra Care Housing

Under the direction of the Regional HR Manager provide first line support to managers and employees by providing HR advice and guidance on employee performance, relations, and engagement within the Region. Co-ordinate and deliver Regional (or Trust wide) HR initiatives as required.

You will adopt a partnering approach within a complex environment, always ensuring that HR interventions support the absolute priority of resident care and well being.

On a daily basis, you are expected to:

• Provide direct, effective, accurate and commercial HR advice to managers to ensure employment law compliance.   This advice will be based on the guidance contained in the Trust Policies and Procedures, employment law knowledge and the precedence agreed by the HR team.
• Provide first line support & advice to line managers and employees on all employee relations issues and manages any associated case work in a timely manner e.g. short and long term absence management, investigations, disciplinary, grievances, consultations, under performance, informal issues, mediation.
• Identify employee relations trends and deliver initiatives to address them
• Use HR MIs (e.g sickness absence, employee turnover, exit interviews trends) to inform and advise line managers of key areas of focus. Work with line managers to develop initiatives to address areas of concern.
• In conjunction with other HR colleagues, develop materials and deliver training to enhance the skills and knowledge of line managers e.g employment law, managing sickness absence/performance.
• Support collective and individual consultation processes associated with People projects e.g. organisational changes (including redundancy), changes to terms and conditions of employment.
• Provide insight to the HR specialist teams (Reward, Recruitment & Learning & Development) on the needs of the business, the effectiveness of HR initiatives and current trends.
• Handle complex enquiries from line managers and employees.
• Undertake other HR related tasks as they arise on request from the Regional HR Manager /Human Resources Director.

We are welcoming applications from candidates with a CIPD Level 7 qualification (or willing to work towards), and that have previous experience of working in a busy HR Department, as well as an up to date knowledge of case law and employment legislation. 

Some experience of working in the care or ‘not for profit’ sector although not essential, is desirable.