Suzanne Hamilton

Experience

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  Wandsworth Community NHS Trust

  Sept 1998 - Oct 1999

  HR generalist support to managers on all areas of people management: disciplinaries, grievances, sickness absence, recruitment, workforce planning.Partnering with HR Development to deliver HR training to managers. This included training on recruitment and selection and sickness absence management.Seconded to Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton NHS Trust to support managers and audit filing systems. This was my first position in Human Resources. I undertook all administration for recruitment and selection.After four months in the role, I was promoted to the position of HR Officer.

  • HR Officer

    Jan 1999 - Oct 1999

  • HR Recruitment Officer

    Sept 1998 - Jan 1999
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  Riverside Community NHS Trust

  Oct 1999 - Feb 2002

  HR Advisor

  Generalist support to over 500 employees during a period of enormous organisational change within the NHS.I worked with managers to meet the challenges of recruitment: this included the implementation of secondment opportunities for occupationan therapists between the Trust and Kensington and Chelsea Council.I handled a large number of employees relations cases, including grievances, disciplinaries and tackling sickness absence.NVQ assessor training.

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  Hewitt Associates

  Feb 2002 - May 2006

  HR Manager

  HR operational support to managers and other employees across a number of sites.Managed an HR team of advisers and administrators, ensuring excellent service to senior managers and whole of the workforce.Delivering employee relations solutions: grievances, disciplinaries, sickness absence management and Employment Tribunal cases. Development and revision of Staff Handbook, including Maternity and Flexible Working Policies.Analysis and action planning with managers on employee engagement: his led to a significant improvement in employee engagement in the offices I supported. Show less

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  Freelance Employment

  Sept 2006 - Jul 2014

  HR Consultant

  I took a career break from full-time work to bring up my three sons. During this time, I provided solutions to contractual disputes, compromise agreements, recruitment and selection processes to schools and flexible working.During this time, I maintained Continuous Professional Development through the CIPD, being a member of the Surrey HR Forum and participation in the CIPD Mentoring programme.As well as providing consultancy advice, I undertook voluntary work in my childrens' school, which demonstrate my effective time-management, multi-tasking and organisational skills. Show less

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  Cleves School

  Sept 2014 - Aug 2016

  Learning Support Assistant

  I worked with children with special needs, where I gained valuable experience working as part of a professional team: co-operation was essential to meet the needs of children and parents.I built excellent relationships with children, teachers and parents.I showed that I have the ability to gain trust and confidence, which enabled me to meet many of the needs of parents and children through the use of active listening and effective communication skills.I used my excellent problem-solving skills to deal with challenging behaviour in a positive way.I had to be positive, flexible, patient and non-judgmental. Show less

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  Archbishop Tenison's School, Oval

  Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

  HR Manager

  Generalist HR support within a busy London secondary school.

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  GLF Schools

  Oct 2017 - Jan 2019

  HR Partner
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  Ashford and St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Mar 2019 - Mar 2020

  HR Manager
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  Strictly Education 4S

  Mar 2020 - Mar 2020

  Education HR Consultant
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  CEFM

  Sept 2020 - now

  HR Consultant