Human Resources
Roles within human resources include:
- HR Assistant
- HR Administrator
- HR Advisor
- HR Team Manager
- HR Manager ( Assistant Director)
- HR Head of service
Human Resource Management is sometimes referred to as Personnel Management. Responsibilities include recruitment and selection of staff, staff appraisal, and staff development and training. Human resources staff also provide information on employment legislation and welfare, and ensure that all laws and regulations are effectively adhered to.
HR Managers are sometimes involved in workforce planning. They may work for one or more Directorates (e.g. Surgery, Day Care or Accident and Emergency) where they will provide HR support and advice to the general manager responsible for that Directorate. Advice ranges from the redeployment of staff from a ward that is closing to advertising strategies for the recruitment of new staff. HR Managers may have a responsibility for a particular group of staff such as all medical staff working within an NHS Trust.
Entry Requirements
It is possible to enter HR management roles by gaining promotion from a lower administrative or clerical level, after attaining suitable experience and appropriate qualifications.
Other may enter HR management with a degree, via the HR specialism of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme . The scheme takes 2 years to complete and will incorporate the study of CIPD qualifications.
Minimum eligibility requirements for the management training scheme are as follows:
A 2:2 degree in any subject
OR
A postgraduate qualification (MBA, Masters, PhD)
OR
Degree level equivalent qualifications that are health or management related to include:
- NVQ level 5 in management
- Diploma in Management Studies (DMS)
- Diploma in Nursing, Midwifery or Health Visiting (Dip HE in Nursing) etc
- Diploma from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
- Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy
- Diploma from the College of Occupational Therapy (DCR)
- Diploma in Social Work (DSW) or the Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW)
Further Information:
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
CIPD House
Camp Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19 4UX
Tel: 020 8971 9000
Fax: 020 8263 3333
Website:
www.cipd.co.uk
Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA)
HPMA Head Office
Gothic House
3 The Green
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 1PL
Tel No: 0208 334 4530
Fax: 0208 334 4531
Email: [email protected]
Website:
www.hpma.org.uk
National Association of Medical Personnel Specialists (NAMPS)
Tel: 07815-540-234
Email: [email protected]
Website:
www.namps.org.uk
NHS Graduate Training Schemes
Innovation Court
New Street
Basingstoke
RG21 7JB
Tel: 0870 169 9731
Website:
www.bringingleadershiptolife.nhs.uk
(For information on the HR Management Training Scheme)
For more details see the
NHS Careers Website
.