# Associate Human Resources Partner > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-human-resources-partner/3c413430-1134-4a2c-b37b-bb43a043a227 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/associate-human-resources-partner/3c413430-1134-4a2c-b37b-bb43a043a227.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Doncaster - **Region:** North East and Yorkshire - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Manager and corporate - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-03T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T11:21:24.896Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/South_Yorkshire/Doncaster/Rotherham_Doncaster_South_Humber_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Human_Resources_Employee_Relations/Human_Resources_Employee_Relations-v8075335 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8075335?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.rdash.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled HR advisor to gain experience at a senior advisor level by working alongside a talented and knowledgeable HR team. This demanding yet rewarding opportunity will test your knowledge of employment law and best practices, whilst giving you the autonomy to further develop your career. The post-holder will take ownership of a varied caseload, support organisational change and will need to have good time management and prioritisation skills. Ideally, fully CIPD qualified, you will thrive on delivering a professional, customer-focused HR service that supports the Trust's vision and values. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of a comprehensive range of employment services as nominated first point of contact for service areas within the Trust and provide advice across the Trust as appropriate in the absence of colleagues. Whilst this is advertised as a full time position, we would also welcome applications from those looking for part time opportunities (30 hours per week) ### Main duties of the job - Provide professional advice to managers on complex people matters in line with the organisation’s policies and procedures and employment legislation and best practice ensuring a high quality, efficient and cost-effective service. - Advise and support managers on investigations, including grievance, disciplinary, and bullying and harassment cases. - Advise and support managers with complex sickness absence cases. - With support from the HR Partner, act as the main point of contact for managers in delivering agreed organisation change processes and service redesign providing support to managers and staff in relation to job design, redeployment, redundancy, TUPE transfer etc.  This will include analysing statistics, identifying trends and making recommendations based on this. - Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, staff side representatives and managers at all levels to support operational plans and objectives. - Actively contribute to the development of RDaSH’s desired culture within the team and wider organisation. - Support the HR Partner by undertaking day to day supervision of either a HR Advisor or an Associate HR Advisor.  Undertaking 121’s, appraisals, return to work interviews and providing day to day support - To advise on the implementation and interpretation of national and local agreements and the impact of changes in employment legislation. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if there are a high amount of applications ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Evidence of excellent, effective interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate complex and sensitive information at all levels verbally and in writing - Ability to manage a diverse workload, cope with conflicting demands and to meet deadlines - Customer focussed and outcome driven - Self-reliant and self-motivated - Capable of working on own and part of a team - Reliable/conscientious. - Ability to present information to individuals and groups ### Knowledge **Essential** - Understanding of principles of good, effective employment practice, - Demonstrable knowledge of UK employment law, fair/unfair dismissal, and redundancy - Understanding of equal opportunities / diversity and recruitment and selection processes. Understanding of current challenges faced by the NHS. **Desirable** - Understanding of workforce planning ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of undertaking a range of complex employee relations casework including disciplinary and grievance processes - Experience of developing and reviewing HR Policies - Experience of supporting organisational change management processes - Experience or a demonstrable understanding of TUPE regulations Knowledge of fair recruitment and selection practices - Experience of working within a unionised environment - Experience of working within the NHS or public sector environment **Desirable** - Experience of Workforce Systems e.g. ESR - Experience of NHS Job Matching/Evaluation - Experience of providing supervision to more junior colleagues ### Qualifications **Essential** - Knowledge of specialist HR topics to postgraduate diploma level acquired through degree and a professional HR qualification or the equivalent level of training and experience Evidence of CPD ## Documents - [main terms and conditions (pdf, 406.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2515) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 352.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10469359) - [rdash clinical & organisational strategy - 2023 to 2028 (pdf, 4.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2789) - [use of artificial intelligence (ai) when writing job applications (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2919) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.