HR Business Partner

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For duties and responsibilities please refer to the job description attached or contact us for an informal discussion.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Educated to Masters level in relevant subject or equivalent experience
• Chartered Member of the CIPD or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Extensive HR experience of working with senior managers, supporting and resolving complex people issues
• Experience of working collaboratively with all stakeholders to deliver aims and objectives through a coaching and consultancy approach, supporting and developing the leadership and management capabilities of senior staff throughout the organisation

Desirable criteria

• Understanding of the workforce agenda in the health sector

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Strong knowledge of best practice HR business partnering initiatives, stakeholder management and influencing strategies with a proven ability to turn these innovative ideas into working models.
• Strong business acumen to support HR strategy development and delivery
• Strong knowledge of people and HR planning methods and interventions
• Strong understanding of relevant employment legislation and the impact of future legislative changes
• Strong knowledge of relationship management, internal service level agreements and implementation of key performance indicators
• An understanding of coaching methods and approaches to guide senior leaders, particularly within a large change agenda environment

Key Skills & Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Team Leadership - Has the ability to create and communicate a clear vision and direction in order to create a motivated team and foster an environment where groups and individuals can achieve high performance
• Customer Focused - Builds and manages internal and external stakeholder relationships and exceeds customer expectations
• Business Aware - Demonstrates a clear understanding of the current market environment including awareness of all opportunities and threats to new and existing business / income. Seeks, evaluates and uses information from a wide variety of internal and external sources in order to proactively develop the business and improve performance.
• Results Orientated - Evaluates situations, identifies existing challenges and future opportunities for growth, sets goals, plans, delivers and measures outcomes. Has the will, ambition and tenacity to make things happen and therefore deliver outstanding business performance.
• Team worker - Builds personal networks, recognises the value of other team members in enhancing overall performance and encourages and enables contributions from all other team members.
• Good Communicator - Communicates in a clear and concise manner in the language of the audience and checks that communicated messages have been received and understood.
• Knowledge Sharing - Seeks, applies and shares knowledge both internally and externally by making use of the knowledge and experience of other team members and colleagues in order to improve business performance.
• Personal Development - Manages personal and professional development seeks opportunities for further development and skill

Disclosure & Barring Check Fee

Where your role requires a DBS check, the Trust will pay the fee upfront and reclaim the cost (including a £5 admin fee) from your first month's salary. Volunteers are exempt.

Our Values - At the heart of all we do
We recruit not just for skills but for behaviours aligned with our core values: dedication, care, courage, and innovation. Show us how you live these values in your application and interview.

Early closure notice

We may close this advert early if we receive enough applications-please apply without delay.

International Applicants & Sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring UK sponsorship are welcome where the role is eligible for sponsorship under current UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) rules.

Please note that not all roles will meet the eligibility requirements for Skilled Worker sponsorship. Eligibility is determined by factors including occupation code, skill level and salary thresholds in line with UKVI guidance.

Most non-UK/Republic of Ireland nationals require a visa to work in the UK. Candidates are encouraged to review current visa requirements and eligibility before applying: