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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Post Title: Human Resources Manager
Directorate: Human Resources and Organisational Development
Grade: Agenda for Change Band 7
Salary: £39300 - £46006 per annum
Full Time: 37.5 hours
Location: West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, Council Offices, Church Road, Dumbarton
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest Health Board and provider of healthcare in Scotland and one of the largest in the UK. Together with our partners in the West of Scotland we deliver a range of services to support the patient experience. With a total budget of £3.2 billion and a workforce of 39,000 staff we deliver local, regional and national acute and primary health care services.
As part of the shared commitment between NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and West Dunbartonshire Council, West Dunbartonshire HSCP has been established to provide joint and integrated health and social care services to our local population of over 89,000 people to ensure highly effective services that contribute to improving health, care and well-being and to narrow the inequalities gap.
We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Human Resources Manager who will be responsible for the provision of timely, responsive and effective human resource advice and support on complex operational issues to management teams. You will exercise the highest levels of relationship management skills in commissioning and securing services in collaboration with the Human Resources Support and Advice Unit and wider Human Resources and Organisational Development Directorate.
You will be required to work at pace and deal with multiple stakeholders. You will be required to challenge thinking, coach and develop managers to improve their confidence and capability to manage their teams and apply policy and procedure consistently and effectively.
The successful applicant will act as an enabler working in partnership with staff representatives and trade unions to deliver the principles and practices of the national Staff Governance Standards and Everyone Matters framework and will work to ensure consistency in application of the Board’s workforce related policies and procedures.
We are at a time of significant change in our approach through the implementation of new National Workforce Policies, with a strong focus on a supportive, engaging and person-centred approach, and you will be instrumental in helping to shape and drive this through our culture framework: NHSGGC – A Great Place to Work.
The role demands a recent track record of success working in a Human Resources role in an organisation of similar scale and complexity, whether within NHS, Local Government or wider public and private sectors. A proven ability to engage positively and effectively with a broad range of clinical and non clinical stakeholders, including trade unions, will be essential; as will a demonstrable track record of extensive knowledge and practical expertise in the delivery of Human Resources management, with a proven track record of implementation of organisation change.
You should be educated to degree level or be able to demonstrate knowledge gained through significant practical experience in a Human Resources role. You must also be member of The Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (CIPD) or similar professional body and have substantial experience as a generalist HR practitioner within a large, complex, multi-unionised environment. You should be able to demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and have personal credibility to persuade others along with strong evidence of negotiating, collaboration and facilitating skills to persuade others of best Human Resources practice.
Although we are working from home where possible just now the base location for this post is West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership Offices in Church Street, Dumbarton however, this is an agile position and you will be expected to travel across the NHSGGC geographical area as required. You will be appointed to work with West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership, however may be required to work in others areas, if required.
Informal Contact
If you want to find out more about this role before applying, for a confidential discussion please contact Audrey Slater, Head of Human Resources on 07808 915 276 or via email on audrey.slater@ggc.scot.nhs.uk
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack