Watling Street PCN

About the Role

A fantastic opportunity to join a leading Primary Care Network (PCN), looking for an experienced HR Manager to provide maternity cover for 6 months.

The Watling Street Primary Care Network promotes flexibility and a healthy work/life balance; the successful applicant will need to fulfil 15-30 hours per week, which can be delivered across 2-5 days - we will work together to develop a shift pattern that suits you.

Hours, Salary and Benefits

• 15 - 30 hours per week
• Salary from £35,000 to £40,000 p/a (pro rata’d)
• 25 days annual leave (pro rata’d), plus bank holidays
• NHS Discounts with a massive number of retailers (with a Bluelight card)
• Wellbeing resources available free to all staff

Job Summary

Working in head office and overseeing 3 GP surgeries, the HR Manager, working with the HR admin & wellbeing coordinator and the recruitment coordinator, is the main point of call for all HR related activity. This is a 6-month role, running from March 2024 until the start of September 2024.

The role would suit someone with previous or current experience of line management, either as a Senior HR advisor in a large business, business partner or HR manager.

The position is varied and so HR generalist experience is required. Listed below are key requirements for the role based on upcoming projects happening in the PCN.

This is a short-term post, providing steady support to our teams across the PCN, while we await the return of our HR Manager, currently on maternity leave.

Duties will include

• Induction review administration
• Administration of the end-to-end employee life cycle including: Joining, Pay and reward, benefits, absence, performance management, flexible working and resignations etc
• Employee paperwork inc; Offers of employment, contracts and changes to terms and conditions
• Payroll administration (I.E pulling together all relevant payroll information like new starters, sickness absence, pay rises) each month for each site where necessary
• Being a first point of contact for staff queries, issues and concerns (when relating to their employment)
• Probation review guidance and support
• 121s and appraisal set up and support
• Employee moves and promotions
• End to end disciplinary and grievance support
• Ensuring mandatory training and registrations are maintained and recorded in the practice systems
• Participating in any inspections of the practice and its systems where there is an HR component
• Being a first point of escalation for line managers, employees and third parties to resolve HR related enquires (HR systems, policy, process and guidance)
• Coordinating health screenings and training needs across the business including: booking training courses, arranging workplace medicals and tracking training/medical expiry dates
• Assisting our practice & business managers with payroll functions as and when required
• Ex-employee and mortgage references
• Maternity/paternity/adoption administration
• General admin duties

Other Tasks (may include)

• Undertaking basic life support training
• Participating in any communal rotas e.g.: stocking kitchen, post runs etc
• Ensuring the building is safe and tidy for visitors and staff at all times
• Representing the PCN at meetings and events relevant to the role of HR manager
• Ensure building security – have thorough knowledge of doors/windows/alarm
• Any other tasks allocated by managers

About the Candidate

Essential Criteria

• Experience of working with multiple site managers and the ability to work with a number of stakeholders who may have conflicting interests
• Experience of the TUPE process
• Qualified to CIPD Level 5 or equivalent
• Experience of managing change in the workplace

Additional Criteria

 Ideally the post holder will have experience with all or most of the following

• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of healthcare advantageous but not necessary
• Payroll
• Performance management
• Appraisal and 121s
• Line management
• Employee relations handling
• Experience of administration within a similar environment
• Experience of working within a process driven environment
• The ability to work at a fast pace, to tight deadlines and can prioritise multiple simultaneous tasks while maintaining outstanding customer service
• Great attention to detail and focus on quality and continuous improvement
• Proficient IT skills in Microsoft Office with excellent numerical calculation skills as well as excellent written skills

About Us

We are a forward thinking primary care network in Milton Keynes, with a progressive and compassionate approach to primary care.

The Watling Street PCN is comprised of four practices – Hilltops Medical Centre, Stony Medical Centre and Watling Vale Medical Centre.  The practices are individual business entities that are part of Watling Street Network Ltd.

Through the Watling Street PCN, each practice benefits from a shared team consisting of clinical, administrative and management staff, which includes the shared HR function.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service(formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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