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Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 8c Strategic People and Culture Business Partner

The closing date is 19 February 2026

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Job summary

Are you passionate about building a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture at BHRUT?

We are looking for an experienced and driven Strategic People & Culture Business Partner (SPCBP) to join our senior leadership team in the People & Culture Directorate.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our workforce and culture. You'll work alongside an engaged and supportive leadership team committed to making BHRUT a great place to work for everyone.

Reporting to the Associate Director of People, this role is a key member of the senior management team within the People and Culture Team. The role will be embedded within specific Clinical Groups as well as supporting leadership teams within Corporate Services.

The role will also line manage People & Culture Business Partners. As a senior leader in the People & Culture Team you will support the development and delivery of the People & Culture Directorate objectives as well as ensuring the leadership and culture within the Directorate meets the expectation of our values.

Main duties of the job

The Strategic People & Culture Business Partner (SPCBP) will serve as a key strategic advisor to senior leadership within the Clinical Groups as well as being integrated into the Triumvirate team. The postholder will align People and Culture initiatives, the organisation's strategic goals and the Clinical Groups goals and objectives. Acting as a conduit between all People & Culture teams and the Clinical Groups, the SPCBP will provide strategic leadership on all workforce related matters. This includes shaping the People Strategy, improving organisational culture, supporting workforce transformation and ensure initiatives such as the NHS People Promise are embedded in practice. Within their areas of responsibility the SPBP will drive inclusive, compassionate leadership creating a high performing, healthy and engaged workforce that supports the delivery of excellent patient care.

You will be responsible as well as accountable for ensuring improvements in all hard and soft People and Culture KPIs and metrics.

The ability to encapsulate the concept of matrix working within the People & Culture team will be crucial to the delivery of the role.

You will be accountable for the delivery of People & Culture programmes that support our Employee Lifecycle.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.

We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.

Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.

These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.

The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£82,906 to £94,632 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-7417-COR-A

Job locations

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM70AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Louise Lucy Glavin, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5936. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and specialist knowledge across a wide range of People & Culture issues such as organisation and leadership development,

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop productive working relationships
  • The ability to manage highly complex and difficult situations where there is conflict
  • Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders in the development of organisational structures and processes
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience and specialist knowledge across a wide range of People & Culture issues such as organisation and leadership development,

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop productive working relationships
  • The ability to manage highly complex and difficult situations where there is conflict
  • Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders in the development of organisational structures and processes

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM70AG


Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM70AG


Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of People

Samantha Smith

Samantha.smith31@nhs.net

01708435000

Details

Date posted

09 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£82,906 to £94,632 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-7417-COR-A

Job locations

Queen's Hospital

Rom Valley Way

Romford

RM70AG


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