Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HRBP to join Essentia, as part of Guys and St Thomas.
The HR Business Partner is a largely self-managing senior strategic role, supporting Essentia Delivery Group.
The key responsibility is to understand the business strategy of Essentia for which they are responsible and to contribute to the workforce strategy for that area, whilst ensuring its compatibility with Trust-wide workforce plans.
"Working together, Doing it together and looking after each other" Essentia ethos means, you will be supported by not only the fantastic Essentia Academy and Workforce team, but also Essentia staff members.
You will also have access to the Central Workforce: shared services and various centres of excellence at your disposal.
We will provide your with access to tools, including training and development to enable you to deliver outcomes that make an impact.
Main duties of the job
The post holder main duties will be to:
- work alongside the Managers/Site Directors / Executive Team and their teams in identifying workforce issues and developing appropriate business focussed HR interventions, and developing the people; capability to deliver their short, medium and long-term business plans;
- seek out and use workforce intelligence, both internal and external, to identify people management requirements within the service area, establishing credibility as an expert in strategic HR within an operational service;
- support and challenge managers in the application of HR policies and practices, providing advice and guidance on complex HR issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure;
- develop robust human resources relationships with divisions/corporate areas to influence, challenge and support service delivery and people strategies and monitor success;
- develop, recommend and support the implementation of appropriate HR interventions to address the HR issues facing the service area;
- work with the Essentia Workforce and Academy and the wider HR teams to ensure the services provided meet the needs of the service area they support, utilising the expertise of the specialist teams in HR to ensure workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively;
- Undertake specific projects to support delivery of the workforce and organisational development strategy, both within the service area and across the Trust as appropriate.
About us
Essentia is part of Guy's and St Thomas' and is responsible for all non-clinical healthcare services. Essentia designs, builds and maintains healthcare infrastructure, which is vital to the smooth running of healthcare services. This encompasses everything from construction projects and healthcare planning to waste management, catering, housekeeping, transport and security. Essentia employs around 1,900 people. It combines exceptionally high standards and public sector values with commercial focus, innovative thinking and modern technology to create the best possible patient experience.
Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts.In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2022 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transformation & Organisational Change: Co-creation of organisational change projects/TUPE/Strategic plans that affect the workforce as and when required.
Business partner to services:Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally. Expected to sit with the services, and rarely at corporate offices.
Performance Review Meetings (PRM): Responsible for driving the achievement of 6 HR key performance indicators, through creation of information packs and attending monthly meetings with the services.
Finance & Ops Committee: Produce, submit information and provide cover. To discuss overall HR performance of the Essentia. Using this committee as a platform to showcase impact of you and the teams actions and taking a insights/evidence based approach challenge, empower and influence to deliver the people strategy in an ethical, inclusive and value for money way.
Work in partnership with Academy to ensure services are thinking strategically around career planning and risk associated with failure to succession plan and invest in staff development.
Regularly write up proposals that drive strategic ambitions of Essentia group. Write, with recommendations, be research and evidence led. Exceptional written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes; able to articulate a vision with clarity
Working in partnership, set up and lead task and finish groups to address workforce issues and realise strategic ambitions.
Cover for Head of Workforce, Head of Academy and at times senior HR members from central workforce at key meetings.
Attend senior management meetings across all sites/services.
Partake in review of policies, procedures, initiatives in partnership with central workforce services, in order to that support realisation of the Essentia, people and trust strategies.
Line manage a senior HR adviser, driving their potential to be the next HRBP, through development of skills and delegation of stretch opportunities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Transformation & Organisational Change: Co-creation of organisational change projects/TUPE/Strategic plans that affect the workforce as and when required.
Business partner to services:Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally. Expected to sit with the services, and rarely at corporate offices.
Performance Review Meetings (PRM): Responsible for driving the achievement of 6 HR key performance indicators, through creation of information packs and attending monthly meetings with the services.
Finance & Ops Committee: Produce, submit information and provide cover. To discuss overall HR performance of the Essentia. Using this committee as a platform to showcase impact of you and the teams actions and taking a insights/evidence based approach challenge, empower and influence to deliver the people strategy in an ethical, inclusive and value for money way.
Work in partnership with Academy to ensure services are thinking strategically around career planning and risk associated with failure to succession plan and invest in staff development.
Regularly write up proposals that drive strategic ambitions of Essentia group. Write, with recommendations, be research and evidence led. Exceptional written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes; able to articulate a vision with clarity
Working in partnership, set up and lead task and finish groups to address workforce issues and realise strategic ambitions.
Cover for Head of Workforce, Head of Academy and at times senior HR members from central workforce at key meetings.
Attend senior management meetings across all sites/services.
Partake in review of policies, procedures, initiatives in partnership with central workforce services, in order to that support realisation of the Essentia, people and trust strategies.
Line manage a senior HR adviser, driving their potential to be the next HRBP, through development of skills and delegation of stretch opportunities.
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree or relevant experience
- CIPD status - Member or relevant experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally
- An expert level of knowledge in strategic workforce issues, including legislation, NHS policy, and best practice
- Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data
- Up to date knowledge of key current issues in human resources and in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust
- Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills on complex and sensitive issues
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior manager in a large complex organisation - acute hospital or multi site organisation
- Significant experience of facilitating and managing change (including TUPE, org change, transformation)
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff (this can be direct or indirectly/matrix structure))
- Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services
Desirable
- Full understanding of NHS workforce strategy
KSA
Essential
- Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes; able to articulate a vision with clarity
- Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills on complex and sensitive issues
- Up to date knowledge of key current issues in human resources and in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust
- Significant experience of facilitating and managing change (including TUPE, transformation)
- Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff (leadership and management skills)
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate the delivery of effective HR support (time management, prioritisation, delivery)
- Ability to think strategically
- Politically astute, sensitive, tactful and diplomatic
- Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data
Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Masters degree or relevant experience
- CIPD status - Member or relevant experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally
- An expert level of knowledge in strategic workforce issues, including legislation, NHS policy, and best practice
- Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data
- Up to date knowledge of key current issues in human resources and in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust
- Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills on complex and sensitive issues
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a senior manager in a large complex organisation - acute hospital or multi site organisation
- Significant experience of facilitating and managing change (including TUPE, org change, transformation)
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff (this can be direct or indirectly/matrix structure))
- Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services
Desirable
- Full understanding of NHS workforce strategy
KSA
Essential
- Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes; able to articulate a vision with clarity
- Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills on complex and sensitive issues
- Up to date knowledge of key current issues in human resources and in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust
- Significant experience of facilitating and managing change (including TUPE, transformation)
- Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services
- Significant experience of leading and managing staff (leadership and management skills)
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate the delivery of effective HR support (time management, prioritisation, delivery)
- Ability to think strategically
- Politically astute, sensitive, tactful and diplomatic
- Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
