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Responsible for all aspects of providing a thorough and effective HR service throughout the organization. This includes working closely with the Senior Management Team and line managing a team of 2.

Taking responsibility as HR lead on 2 projects, Safer Staffing Initiative and E – Rostering, Both projects involve all aspects of Change Management, including consultation with Staff Side and Trade Unions, collating and providing feedback to senior managers and communication and consultation with effected staff. Also responsible for training and supporting staff around the implementation of E Rostering

Chipping Sodbury

A Housing Association providing housing in the Bristol areaResponsibilities:• Support, develop and advise a team of 3 HR Advisors and 2 HR Administrators;• Develop and implement polices and procedures for all aspects of the Society’s people resources ;• Advise and support managers, Senior and Executive Management Team to deal with effectively with all people issues;• Taking the HR lead on dealing with complex employee relations cases:• Consult with Trade Union Representatives;• Lead on the recruitment of senior staff and support all Recruiting Managers to achieve effective recruitment.• Prove effective reporting to the Executive Team on various issues;

Bath, United Kingdom

Organisational Profile:AN NHS hospital providing care for the people of Bath & North East Somerset, Wiltshire and SomersetResponsibilities and Achievements:• Provide and manage an HR Service to a specific Directorate;• Leading on and delivering support across all operational HR issues;• Advising, coaching and supporting staff with management responsibilities to manage across a full range of employee relations issues;• Write and review HR policies;• Work liaise with Trade Union Representatives

Bath, United Kingdom

Company Profile:A community interest company formed from NHS and Local Authority interestsA temporary assignment assisting the HR department with day to day HR issues

Long Ashton, Bristol

A part of the Guinness Partnership, a Housing Association providing housing across EnglandAchievements;As Livability belowLeading a team to offer HR support to 400 employees in offices across the regionResponsible for the development and line management of a team, 2 of whom were based another officeTaking the lead to achieve IiP status for the whole CompanyPreparing reports and reporting to the Management TeamCo ordinating:The annual performance review process to ensure a 100% return within the prescribed time scale; The training needs as identified in the Performance Reviews; The bi annual Board Report.

Company Profile:A part of the Guinness Partnership, a Housing Association providing housing across England.Summary of Achievements:Maintained comprehensive knowledge of current employment legislation via seminars and research.Successfully developed the Guinness Hermitage Staff Forum which included the co-ordination of nominations and elections, producing all relevant documentation including the Constitution.Co-ordinated the annual performance review which achieved a 100% return within the timescale, identifying training needs.Responsibilities:Responsible for a team (2 based in different location), offering HR support to 400 employees in offices across the region.Take the lead to achieve IiP status for whole company.Prepare reports and present to the Management Team, including the bi annual Board Report.

An organisation that seeks to serve the needs of disabled people and of people whose lives are affected by poverty by offering a breadth and choice of different services extending from housing and community work through to the highest levels of care and support.Achievements;Supporting line managers on a variety of issues and day to day matters including absence management, disciplinary issues, employee development, changes to rotas, recruitment and HR processes;HR lead in restructures and closures;HR lead in TUPE situations;Producing and submitting ET responses and communication with solicitors around tribunals.Gathering feedback from line mangers on existing proposed HR policies and procedures, commenting on these policies and procedures and reporting to senior management with suggestions for changes and further policies;Redrafting existing proposed HR policies and procedures;HR lead in grievance hearing and investigations;HR lead in disciplinary hearings.

Company Profile:An organisation that seeks to serve the needs of disabled people and of people whose lives are affected by poverty by offering breath and choice of different services extending from housing and community work through to the highest levels of care and supportSummary of Achievements:Pro-actively redesigned and successfully implemented more robust HR processes and procedures.Responsibilities:Provide advice and support to management on complex employee relations issues, absence, employee development, rotas, recruitment, dismissals, disciplinaries and grievances. Responsible for HR lead in restructures closures and TUPE situations.Produce and submit ET responses and communication with solicitors around tribunals.Gather feedback from line managers on existing proposed HR policies and procedures, provide feedback and report to senior management with suggestions for change and future policies.

Advisor Employee Relations SCOPECompany Profile:As a disability organisation in England and Wales, Scope's focus is people with cerebral palsy. The organisation's aim is to ensure disabled people achieve equality in a society and are valued with the same rights as everyone else.Responsibilities & Achievements:Pro-actively redesigned and successfully implemented more robust HR processes, guidance notes and procedures, consult with Executive Directors and cascade to all staff within Scope via intranet.Provide guidance and advice to managers regarding restructures and redundancy, ill health and employee support, conceiving and delivering briefing sessions on key procedures.Design and plan training on Recruitment and Selection, Investigations and Disciplinary procedures.Take an active role in meetings with the employee representative body and implement action around proposals, raise issues with the HR Director. Ensure all representatives have confidential access to a computer and that staff have updated contact details.Create, plan and run training sessions for new and existing representative of the employee representative body including input from the Trade Union.Attend meetings with non HR staff and provide updates on employment law, prepare updates and distributed via intranet.Prepare and log Employment Tribunal Responses, liaise with solicitors.Provide advice and guidance on Conduct and Capability issues including support for investigations, attend Hearings as required.Advise Managers on recruitment issues, attend interview panels as necessary and promote retention strategies.Provide advice on TUPE issues around the closure of a service and train all levels of staff on Diversity.

Achievements; HR lead on 5 major restructure/redundancy situations; Providing support and advice to managers and other HR on restructures/redundancy situations; Creating, planning an delivering a briefing session on key procedures to managers; Creating and planning training on Recruitment & Selection, Investigations and Disciplinary with HR colleagues; Taking an active role in meetings with the employee representative body and then organising taking action around proposals made by raising them with the HR Director and communicating with the group around issues such as working hours and home working. Also ensured that all representatives have confidential access to a computer and that all staff have updated contact on details for the representatives; Creating, planning and running training for new and existing representatives of the employee representative body which also involved input from Trade Union representatives; Updating existing a majority of Scope’s HR procedures and guidance notes and producing new procedures and guidelines where I established a need; Taking sole responsibility for putting the updated and new procedures and guidance notes out to consultation to HR, Executive Directors and the employee representative body and then communicating these changes across Scope and posting them on the intranet; Attending internal meetings with non HR staff to give updates on employment law; Advising other departments and HR colleagues around complex issues such as ill health and employee support; Preparing and logging Employment Tribunal Responses and liaising with and supplying documentation to external solicitors; Preparing updates in employment law to be distributed across Scope via the intranet; Advising and guiding on Conduct and Capability issues including support for investigations and support for and attendance at Hearings when requested; Advising Managers on recruitment issues and being involved in interview panels retention strategies;

part of the Flagship Foods, second largest pork producer in the UK, with sites across the country.Responsibilities & Achievements:Developed a system to monitor equal opportunities and a system to collect data for an employee database.Supported a group of staff following a horrific incident, providing empathy and support.Established a good rapport with staff to ensure they feel confident to approach HR regarding sensitive issues.Ensured all employees have the opportunity to attend a meeting with pension experts within work time, which did not affect productivity.Provide a proactive role to promote changing face of HR on site.Complete investigative interviews and meetings, chair Hearings regarding disciplinaries.Responsible for recruitment, inductions, advertising, interviews, decisions and negotiation with agencies.Manage the site headcount; liaise with an onsite staff provider to fill requirements.Maintain the site's Absence Management Policy to ensure reduction of the cost of the Productivity Bonus.

Masters, Human Resource Mangement

This course is designed to fulfil the educational requirements for graduate membership to the CIPD with the option to progress.

Ma, Human Resource Management

Course designed to fulfil education requirements for graduate membership to CIPD with the option to progress to a Masters programme..

Ba, Social Sciences, Majoring History & Anthropology

Continued Social Sciences