Experience

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  Northumbria healthcare nhs foundation trust

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2013

  Hr graduate management trainee - with northumbria healthcare nhs foundation trust

  I was in the role of HR Advisor, supporting managers on a range of employment matters including sickness absence, employee health and wellbeing, maternity leave, flexi retirement, employee terms and conditions and learning and development opportunities, in line with employment law and best practice. I was involved with case reviews with members of the occupational health team, with whom the HR team worked in partnership, to seek advice and ascertain the best way forward with complex, longstanding and/ or difficult cases of sickness absence. I gained good experience in a range of different HR and OD activities including recruitment and selection, training and development, workforce planning, Agenda for Change and redeployment. My understanding of the development of organisational strategy and how this aligns to HR/OD systems, processes and practices, in partnership with trade unions, was enhanced by my opportunity to attend various Board subgroup meetings. I completed my investigation training which then led to my providing HR support in discipline, grievance and dignity at work investigations. This involved working in partnership with the investigating officer, coordinating and conducting witness interviews, and compiling the investigation report. I was able to gain a lot exposure to investigations, note taking in interviews and at hearings. I provided HR support in a process of major organisational change which involved the introduction of a new shift pattern, involving use of the e-rostering system. This included group consultation, 1 to 1s and follow up and working effectively with union representatives. I developed a survey and administered this to staff to ascertain their attitudes towards the change process, which provided management with insight into the effectiveness of their leadership styles during change. Show less

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  Northumberland, tyne & wear nhs foundation trust

  Nov 2013 - Aug 2014

  Hr graduate management trainee with the leadership and organisational development department

  I was involved in a range of organisational development activities including interventions which support the development of organisational leadership, employee engagement and embedding of organisational values. My experience with the Trust has involved carrying out an evaluation of the leadership development programme and a needs analysis for the future leadership development, which has informed the emergent leadership development strategy. I have been involved in supporting the Trust's approach to recruiting for values and embedding values throughout the organisational processes. This has included my carrying out a review of the work to date, upon my arrival at the organisation and carrying out a gap analysis to determine priorities for the on going development of this approach. I formulated a behavioural framework, with staff comments gathered from staff at various listening events. This included a clear description of aligned and non aligned behaviours. The framework has also been used to support the new appraisal paperwork and process and assessment centre and interview paperwork, so employees behaviours, as well as competencies will be taken into account when assessing performance. I led on NHS Change Day at the trust. This included working with the communications team to develop a campaign including the use of posters, banners and displays. It also involved the coordination of a group of 'change agents' to promote the day at the various trust sites. Show less

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  York teaching hospital nhs foundation trust

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2015

  Hr advisor

  My role was an HR Advisor. This included absence management and employee relations as well as project work, policy development, delivering HR training and answering ad hoc queries on terms and conditions of pay. I was involved in and led on various projects which support the Trust's Employee Engagement strategy. These included scoping out an Equal Pay audit; revising the leavers questionnaire and revising the appraisal documentation. My work was informed by my study on employee engagement and my undergraduate dissertation on this topic. I was the secretary for the Workforce Strategy Committee meeting which involved supporting the Chair with the preparation of agenda items and minuting the meeting. I sat on the Ageing Workforce Strategy Committee also, for which I prepared and took actions.I was my floor's health and safety representative. This has recently involved carrying out an audit and developing an action plan which will be rolled out in 2015. I initiated and developed a health and safety booklet to be provided to new staff as part of their local induction. I have a keen interest in Organisational Development and systems thinking and seek to combine these approaches into my daily work. I completed the 3 day OD practitioner development programme, run by the North East Leadership Academy (NELA). I have volunteered for Inspiring the Future. This recently included providing mock interviews to year 11 students. Show less

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  Nhs yorkshire and humber commissioning support

  Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

  Hr advisor

  My role included providing advice and coaching to managers and directors on human relations issues such as performance management, attendance management, disciplinaries, change management and grievances. I was responsible for the development, administration and analysis of staff surveys for 2 client organisation, including preparing action plans and providing advice on follow up actions. I was responsible for the delivery of training on effective recruitment and performance management. I provided ad hoc communications to staff to clarify understanding of HR policies including attendance management. I provided advice to managers on recruitment including the development of job descriptions in line with NHS Agenda for Change job evaluation process. I carried out job evaluation on job evaluation panels.I provided ad hoc advice on a range of issues from start to end of the employment cycle in response to client requirements.I was responsible for developing HR policies, in partnership with Union representation in line with legislation and specialist advice. I prepared the quarterly Workforce Information report for 4 client organisations. I carried out project work as required. Show less

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  Embed health consortium

  Apr 2016 - Mar 2019

  Hr advisor

  I TUPE'd to eMBED Health Consortium in April 2016 from Yorkshire and Humber Commissioning Support Unit. Responsibilities include the ongoing support of the transformation project. This involved process mapping of HR processes and supporting the continuous service transformation work;• Procurement - marker on Workforce elements of the bid for 2 large scale procurements • Providing employee relations advice and support in relation to Performance Management, Attendance Management, Disciplinary issues, Grievances, Flexible Working requests, Organisational Change including change of base and TUPE and any general queries relating to terms and conditions of employment up to director level including good HR practice and current Employment Law; • Providing advice and support to managers on the recruitment process including the development of job descriptions and adverts; • Working with managers to develop job descriptions and carrying out job evaluation on job evaluation panels in partnership with Trade Unions; • Preparation of the quarterly Workforce Information Report for 2 organisations to be presented at Board level; • Developing organisational policies in partnership with client organisations and trade unions. I was on a project team to develop and launch a HR portal on SharePoint to our client organisations and I led on the development and ongoing management of the HR policy review process, which impacts across all our HR client organisations. Associated with this, I was a member of the Yorkshire and Humber NHS Workforce Diversity and Inclusion partnership. I gained accreditation as an NHS Leadership Framework 360 Degree Feedback Facilitator in November 2016. I have had the additional responsibility as the HR Policy Manager, which involved taking the lead and managing the coordination of the development and review of 24 core policies across 10 organisations in liaison with HR colleagues, Union Representatives and client contacts. Show less

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  Harrogate and rural district ccg

  Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  Human resources advisor
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  North yorkshire clinical commissioning group

  Apr 2020 - now

  Human resources advisor