South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Senior People Partner

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Job summary

The Senior People Partner is a member of the People directorate, reporting to the People Partner Manager, with responsibility for managing a team of People Partners and People Advisors.

The Senior People Partner role is a strategic link between People Strategy and Trust leadership teams and as such will be required to support the implementation and progression of the Trust strategic direction as well as local priorities and challenges.

You will play a pivotal role in ensuring the People Operations team provide a high quality service to the Trust, and will work closely with People Partners and Trust leadership teams in taking responsibility for continued and improved performance across a range of workforce metrics.

You will work with People data to identify themes and trends and then proactively make recommendations that lead and drive employee engagement performance and retention, and provide professional expertise to coach People Partners to minimise risk in employee relations matters.

You will join a large and diverse team of People Partners and HR Advisors, providing support and guidance across the Trust. The team are spread geographically, but are a close-knit team meeting regularly both virtually and face to face.

These roles can be based anywhere in the Trust area, but will require regular travel to Trust sites.

Main duties of the job

Managing a team of People Partners and People Advisors, ensuring that all role requirements are met, maintaining an overview of SLA's, providing professional advice and guidance in the management of employee relations issues. Coaching, mentoring and guiding team members to build capability and performance.

Provide effective management information and analysis on ER trends, make recommendations on policy change, and develop and implement strategies.

Act as Senior People Partner to allocated directorates, senior management and their teams, and support the team to develop a thorough understanding of the business plans and HR issues to ensure that workforce requirements are identified and support is planned and delivered in a timely basis.

Use professional expertise to coach the team as required, to provide professional senior advice, guidance and support to help them provide expert advice and support on employee relations issues. This includes offering legal, terms and conditions advice, or providing expert advice on highly complex or sensitive cases.

Remain curious and enthusiastic in relation to developing people strategies, to ensure the aim of "The right people, with the skills, in the right place at the right time" is central. Be innovative, creative and pragmatic in how to meet this aim.

About us

Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.

We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.

At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.

If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.

In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.

You will have opportunities to progress to roles at a higher pay grade and enjoy continuous professional development.

Benefits

  • Competitive NHS salary
  • A standard working week of 37.5 hours
  • Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
  • Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
  • Generous Pension Scheme
  • Career and salary progression
  • Car leasing scheme
  • Free parking across Trust sites
  • Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
  • Staff networks
  • Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

202-6102012

Job locations

Trustwide

Exeter

EX2 7HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Grad CIPD or substantial evidence of continuing professional and personal development equivalent to this level.
  • Evidence of successful completion of specialist training and attendance at short courses in the areas of work of this post.
  • Full UK driving licence

Desirable

  • Degree
  • Part qualified CIPD expected to achieve Grad CIPD within 12 months.

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Significant in depth experience in general HR management or equivalent.
  • Significant employee relations experience or equivalent.
  • Provision of advice to managers.
  • Participation in recruitment and selection.
  • Designing and implementing HR training modules and delivering training.
  • Experience managing a team and/or individuals, to ensure delivery of key metrics and performance standards.
  • Experience analysing data, producing reports and making proactive recommendations that lead and drive employee engagement performance and retention

Desirable

  • Experience within an NHS Personnel function.
  • Experience of change management and carrying out job evaluations.
  • Experience negotiating with Trade Union representatives, managers & colleagues.
Person Specification

Education and qualifications

Essential

  • Grad CIPD or substantial evidence of continuing professional and personal development equivalent to this level.
  • Evidence of successful completion of specialist training and attendance at short courses in the areas of work of this post.
  • Full UK driving licence

Desirable

  • Degree
  • Part qualified CIPD expected to achieve Grad CIPD within 12 months.

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Significant in depth experience in general HR management or equivalent.
  • Significant employee relations experience or equivalent.
  • Provision of advice to managers.
  • Participation in recruitment and selection.
  • Designing and implementing HR training modules and delivering training.
  • Experience managing a team and/or individuals, to ensure delivery of key metrics and performance standards.
  • Experience analysing data, producing reports and making proactive recommendations that lead and drive employee engagement performance and retention

Desirable

  • Experience within an NHS Personnel function.
  • Experience of change management and carrying out job evaluations.
  • Experience negotiating with Trade Union representatives, managers & colleagues.

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).

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.

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Exeter

EX2 7HY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Exeter

EX2 7HY


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Services Officer

Deborah Moran

Deborah.Moran@swast.nhs.uk

07977361406

Details

Date posted

29 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Home or remote working, Compressed hours

Reference number

202-6102012

Job locations

Trustwide

Exeter

EX2 7HY


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