Bridget Chambers Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

Codsall, England, United Kingdom

Delivering training across a variety of areas and responsible for Corporate Health and Safety in the organisation.

South Staffordshire

Working with Team Managers to write, review and test Business Continuity Plans; Co-ordinate the Business Continuity & Emergency Planning meetings; Co-ordinate, write and test emergency plans through internal and external multi-agency exercises. Lead for Rest Centre Managers and Managing Volunteers (internal and convergent); Liaison with local Civil Contingencies Unit in Staffordshire.

South Staffordshire

Delivering high quality swimming instruction to children and adults following the Swimming Teachers Association (STA) International Learn to Swim programme.Hold the following:STA Aquatic Tutor & Lifesaving & First Aid Tutor statusLevel 3 Education and Training qualificationSTA Level 2 Award and Certificate in Swimming TeachingSTA Pool Lifeguard qualificationSTA Baby & Preschool Teachers qualificationSTA Teaching people with Disabilities qualificationRLSS Rookie Lifeguard InstructorRLSS Survive & Save InstructorRLSS/IQL Internal Quality Assurance Assessor (IQA) status

South Staffordshire

South Staffordshire Swim Academy runs across four Leisure Centres in South Staffordshire - Codsall, Cheslyn Hay, Penkridge and Wombourne. We deliver swimming lessons for children and adults using the Swimming Teachers Association (STA) International Learn to Swim programme.I am responsible for promoting South Staffordshire Swim Academy, attracting and retaining new members and ensuring high quality standards of teaching are delivered across the Centres. Assessing standards of delivery, implementing new or updated swimming programmes, delivering a programme of CPD sessions and dealing with performance issues are key elements of the role, as is working in conjunction with the Programme Managers at each Leisure Centre to ensure the swim timetable reflects the requirements and demands of the community in which they are based.

Telford, United Kingdom

Leading a team of Senior HR Advisors and HR Advisors across a unionised, multi-sited Trust, delivering a high quality advisory service including a telephone advisory line and case management system. Prepared Board Level reports for Director of Workforce and developed internal reporting on the use of the advisory line, (common questions and themes) which in turn, helped the formulation and development of the HR training programme for managers on key policies across the Trust.Supported the Chair of decision making Panels for disciplinary, grievance, sickness and performance management processes including dismissal and appeals for both clinical/medical staff and non clinical staff. Undertaking highly complex HR casework including medical/dental staff.Supported managers at all levels with Change Management projects, TUPE, Service Reviews, Flexible Working requests, Employment Tribunals, preparing referrals to regulating bodies such as GMC, NMC, HCPC and DBS.Developed standard operating procedures (SOP's) for HR activities.Upgraded Case Management System to provide more accurate and upto date information regarding progress for cases. Developed a Risk Matrix for assessing complex and complexity of cases within the Trust.

Telford, United Kingdom

Supported the Corporate Directorate, providing HR advice and guidance to Executive Directors, Estates and Facilities Department, Patient Liasion and Complaints Service, Legals & Security Team and Health & Safety Team. Worked on highly complex and sensitive HR casework and investigations. Developed and delivered high quality HR Training to managers on Trust policies. Corporate Lead for Equality and Diversity and Recruitment - delivering training on NHS Jobs updated portal to new and existing admin users in a non-centralised recruitment process. Researched and wrote or updated numerous HR policies taking through to approval at Board level. Re-introduced Salary Sacrifice Schemes including computers/phones/bikes.Seconded to Senior HR Manager for 16 months, attending Divisional Board Meetings, delivering HR workforce metrics, preparing Board reports, contributing to service reviews and development plans and dealing with HR issues within the Division in support of Centre Managers.

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Responsible for all non-medical recruitment across three hospital sites in Buckinghamshire - Amersham, High Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville.Managed a multi-functional team which included 3 Recruitment Officers,3 Assistant Recruitment Officers, running multi-site recruitment events and publicity events for the Trust to attract staff; 2 admin staff, 3 Human Resources Officers, ensuring the Electronic Staff Records (ESR) upto date and linked to pay services, also managing casework within the team; and 2 Regulation Authority Officers for Smart Card Services/ESR. Developed HR training for managers and assisted with the development of management training programmes for newly recruited managers. Trained in Lean processes. Provided Workforce information and statistics for Board Level reports for Director of HR..

Millennium Point, Waterfront Business Park, Brierley Hill, West Midlands

Responsible for all recruitment activity for the Trust across the West Midlands area during 2001-2004. Took on Shropshire in 2004 and then Hereford & Worcester, Coventry & Warwickshire and Staffordshire around 2006 when the new West Midlands Ambulance Service was created.Responsible for organising and running recruitment events for up to 200 people per session for variety of posts in the service including trainee technicians, paramedics, patient carers and 999 call handlers etc. Responsible for NHS Jobs portal within the Trust and all administrative tasks including conducting and providing feedback on Psychometric Tests, offers of employment, requesting & receiving references, CRB checking, fitness and medical checks and issuing of contracts for training programmes up to 12 months in advance. Responsible for implementing new contracts of employment for all existing and new staff under Agenda for Change terms and conditions during 2004 onwards.Trained in Agenda for Change Job Evaluation, Job Matching and Quality Assurance Panels.Developed and delivered training in HR policies and processes including recruitment to all levels of management taking a lead on Equality and Diversity.Trained as Gold Command Loggist and frequently worked in Gold Command when activated within the Ambulance Service at times of severe winter pressures/weather, large events and New Years Eve.Held a full Human Resources casework portfolio in Shropshire Division, including dealing with disciplinary, grievance, sickness and performance issues in support of the Divisional Commander.

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Managed volunteers in West Midlands Branch initially then added Coventry & Warwickshire Branch and later Staffordshire Branch (over 1500 volunteers). Was a Trainer in First Aid & First Aid at Work, Ambulance Aid, Anatomy & Physiology, Manual Handling, Child Protection, Trainer Training, and service related training such as Mobility Aids, Fire & Emergency Support, Independent Living, Retail shops, Refugee Support etc.Volunteer Chair of West Midlands Branch of Red Cross fo 6 years.Was a Commercial Trainer delivering First Aid related training across the East & West Midlands area to all types of small, medium and large organisations, generating income to support volunteer training activities.Chaired Region 12 Training Managers Panel Meetings covering Staffordshire, Hereford & Worcester, Shropshire and Warwickshire in addition to the West Midlands Branch.Worked with National Headquarters in developing new training programmes as new services were added to the portfolio and was involved in the review of services which no longer met the core values of the Red Cross.

Human Resource Management, Human Resources

Dms, Management