Human resources and organisational development

The human resources and organisational development directorate incorporates the following teams/departments:

Recruitment

The recruitment team provides a central recruitment service, processing all advertisements, applications and contracts of employment for the Trust and managing the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checking service.

The team is based at Franklin Barnes Building in Hereford.

Medical Recruitment

The medical recruitment team provides a central recruitment service for all medical staffing appointments, which includes pre-employment checks for all medical and dental staff groups.

The team is based at Franklin Barnes Building in Hereford.

Temporary staffing

The temporary staffing team provide a centralised service to the Trust for the provision and deployment of temporary staffing which includes nursing, medical, allied health professionals, administrative and clerical staff, and agency workers and those registered on the Trust’s internal bank. The team provides a seven day service from 7am to 7pm.

The temporary staffing team is based on site at the County Hospital on the first floor adjacent to Spires.

Workforce Information

The team provides trust wide workforce information and manages and maintains the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system, incorporating the ESR self-service functionality.

The team is based in the Franklin Barnes Building.

E-Rostering team

The team maintains, configures and supports the Trust’s e-rostering system. The team is based in the Franklin Barnes building.

Payroll and Pensions

Payroll provides the support required to facilitate the correct payment of salaries, wages, taxation and pension services for Trust staff.

The team is based in the Franklin Barnes Building.

Medical Workforce/Staffing

The medical workforce team provides advice and support to managers and staff on a full range of employment related matters specifically relevant to medical and dental staff. The team is responsible for managing medical and dental staff policy development and updates, the local Clinical Excellence Awards scheme, and supporting job planning, appraisal and revalidation for medical staff.

The medical workforce team also works closely with the divisions within the Trust to ensure the rotational arrangements for junior doctors are incorporated into rotas and these rotas are developed according to national and local requirements and changes.

The team is based in the Franklin Barnes Building.

HR operations

The team provides advice and support to managers and staff on a full range of employment related matters. The team is responsible for local HR policy development and implementation, managing employee relations casework, job design and evaluation, and staff engagement.

The HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Deputy HRBPs/ HR Advisors within the team are aligned with and work closely with the divisions to support business planning and workforce development.

The team is based in the Franklin Barnes Building.

Occupational Health

The occupational health department is a nurse-led service consisting of one lead nurse and two specialist nurse practitioners who are both Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurses (OH), two occupational health advisors, two clinic nurses, one office manager and two administration staff.  The service also employs two sessional consultant occupational health physicians.  The department provides a range of services to support the health and wellbeing of employees.

The occupational health department is based in Gwyndra Downs, on the County Hospital site.

Education and development

The Education Directorate has been launched with the vision of promoting truly multi-professional education supported by one integrated team.  Further information can be found on the Education and development internet page.

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