Main area HR People Partner for Women's and Children's Division 

Grade  NHS AfC: Band 8b

Contract Secondment 12 Months

Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week 

Job ref 339-W&C7901-DA

Job overview

As a key member of the senior management team within the Women’s and Children’s

division, identify and deliver the people strategy in line with divisional business plans and objectives as well as wider Trust strategy.

Agree people priorities to support the division, in line with agreed Trust values and behaviours.

Develop, lead, and deliver focused people interventions to support the division’s strategic and operational plans, utilising support available through the People and Transformation Division.

Deliver high quality advice to managers and staff and contribute to the continued improvement and development of the People and Transformation service.

Monitor the delivery of transactional people services that support the division, working alongside the People and Transformation division to ensure performance and quality targets are met and that managers receive a high-quality service.

Take a lead role in supporting the delivery of people elements of the transformation agenda including improvement, organisational change, and resourcing projects.

Ensure the provision of intelligent, timely and relevant people advice and support, to develop and deliver solutions.

Help to build and sustain people management capacity through effective coaching of managers in the application of policies and procedures.

Understand issues concerning equality and diversity and support the development and implementation of the Trust’s equality objectives, strategy and supporting policies.

Main duties of the job

• Workforce Modernisation
• Workforce Planning and Resourcing
• Workforce Performance
• Team Management and Development
• Change Management
• Human Resources Practice
• Employee Relations
• Partnership Working
• Change Management
• Human Resources Practice
• Employee Relations
• Development of People Policy and Practice
• Coaching and Development

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications and Training:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• CIPD qualified.
• Chartered Member of the CIPD.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development as an HR Professional.
• Further education qualification in human resource management or business management related studies (desirable).

Knowledge and Experience:

• Significant operational HR experience with experience of developing the workforce aspects of operational business plans.
• Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key organisational change programmes and devising HR solutions.
• Experience of advising managers on complex change processes including restructuring, redundancy, TUPE, etc.
• Experience of applying a business partner approach and working with managers to develop services whilst applying HR expertise to provide solutions to complex problems.
• Experience of developing and implementing HR policies.
• Experience of supporting or completing management investigations including grievance, discipline, appeals, performance management, capability, organisational change (redundancy), etc.
• Experience of working in partnership with trade unions with evidence of achieving organisational outcomes.
• Sound understanding of HR best practice and employment law.
• Experience of preparing and presenting / co-presenting cases at internal or external employment tribunals / appeals.

Experience of promoting and delivering the equality and diversity agenda.

Specific Skills:

• Able to communicate verbally and in writing in a manner that is clear, fluent, persuasive, non-judgmental and enhances professional credibility.
• Able to assimilate, analyse and interpret complex information and summarise key issues clearly and concisely.
• Able to act as a role model for staff.
• Able to advocate best practice across the organisation, which promotes equality, fairness, dignity, respect and embraces diversity.
• Experienced in developing and delivering training, learning and coaching to managers on a range of HR related topics.
• IT literate.

Physical Skills and Emotional Effort:

• Manages own workload, prioritises effectively and consistently meets deadlines and targets.
• Highly motivated, with personal integrity.
• Able to constructively challenge, both fairly and sensitively.

Team player with the ability to motivate others.