HR Advisor

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Job Description

JOB TITLE : HR ADVISOR

REPORTING TO : HOSPITAL DIRECTOR

AREA : SUPPORT

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time HR Advisor role at ?North West Veterinary Specialists. North West Veterinary Specialists is based in a great location in Runcorn, Cheshire with easy road links from Manchester, Liverpool and Chester.

Overview

The HR Advisor will provide day to day operational HR support for the Hospital. In this role you will develop strong relationship with Managers and Associates by providing advice and assistance, so they have a full understanding of processes, policies and procedures. You will also be required to give dedicated support to the Hospital Director, Clinical Director, Senior Leadership Team, Line Managers, P&O Business Partner and Group Support teams.

Main Purpose & Goals

• Maintain awareness of the impact of employment legislation changes and ensure up to date legal compliance in all HR activities.
• Provide timely, professional HR advice to the Hospital on HR policies, procedures and terms & conditions of employment.
• Ensure confidentiality is always maintained.
• Delivery of the Terms and Conditions of employment for all Associates.
• Manage the personal development review (PDR) process, including quality assurance, coaching, training and conducting some PDRs with line managers.
• Support line managers with any performance management issues within their teams
• Handle and support with all employee relation issues or queries
• Support with the processes of recruitment, selection and retention of Hospital Associates, including the management of the induction process and train line managers to conduct as necessary.
• Support the People & Organisation central team with recruitment and maintaining personnel records
• Support line managers in obtaining exit interview information from Associates leaving the Hospital, giving feedback to the Leadership and Support teams and developing ways to increase retention.
• Analysing the day-to-day operations linked to HR activities and provide advice and support to utilise skill sets, resource and time effectively
• Maintain employee personnel files and records, ensuring they are retained as per legal and Group requirements.
• Manage the family friendly, absence management and long-term absences processes and liaise with Support teams as necessary.
• Liaise with the Payroll department to ensure pay, benefits and any changes to contract are processed accurately and timely.
• Promote the employee benefit options and process requests as necessary.
• Monitor sickness, overtime and holiday to ensure the process is being followed correctly and logged accurately.
• Ensure return to work meetings are held after sickness/absences from work and actions are logged and completed.
• Attend hearings / meetings to offer advice & note take when required.
• Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team at the Hospitals to manage and support them with their teams.
• Liaise with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure there is an efficient running of the Hospitals and identify areas where improvement could be made or where difficulties are arising.
• Encouraging and developing staff engagement, through the various communication channels, staff meetings and team events.
• Be fully aware of all Health & Safety issues and read all information supplied
• Adhere to confidentiality relating to all aspect of the business including complying with and assisting with all requirements relating to GDPR compliance.
• Role model in all aspects of the role.
• Work with Senior Leadership Team to maintain a positive culture within the workplace.
• Run training with line managers for their development and how to get the best out of their teams.
• Identify ways to improve existing internal processed to increase efficiency.
  
  

Person specification

Experience

• A minimum of 1 year in a HR generalist role
• Experience of leading a team.
  
  

Knowledge

• Sound working knowledge of UK employment law
• Confident in the use of IT packages, email and online internet browsers
• Knowledge of the UK immigration process.
  
  

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified at either Level 3 or 5 in Human Resources Management
  
  

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent listening skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Team player and experience of building collaborative working relationships
• Highly organised with the ability to multitask, plan and prioritise effectively in accordance with business needs
• Remains calm under pressure
• Problem solving
• Confidential, professional and approachable
• Innovative and forward thinking.