Job summary
Our HR Business Partnering team work closely with divisional leaders to support their strategic and operational plans and initiate HR solutions to enable our organisation to deliver a high quality, safe and compassionate acute health service.
We are looking for an exceptionally talented person to join our HR Business Partner team.
This role will support the HR Business Partner to provide excellent and professional advice to our Clinical Support Services Division.
You will work collaboratively with a wide range of managers in all aspects of their service developments and provide expert HR advice and support to heads of department, service managers and divisional managers. As part of the wider HR team you will be involved in organisation wide HR initiatives as well as divisional change projects.
This role offers a fantastic opportunity for CIPD qualified candidates with generalist experience to further develop their skills and confidence, providing advice and support in a large, complex organisation.
Interview date: 18 July 2023
Main duties of the job
Ideally you will be an experienced and well-developed HR Advisor or Manager with strong employee relations and change management experience from working in a complex and diverse organisation.
You will have experience of working with HR metrics/analytics to enable evidence-based decisions for high quality divisional and organisational performance delivery.
As the HR lead, you will have worked on culture change and complex projects focused on providing a positive staff experience to support staff engagement and retention.
You will have proven experience of building effective working relationships with people at all levels, be a good communicator and be able to work as part of a team.
You will need to be resilient and able to work at pace in this constantly changing organisation.
About us
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute.
We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working closely with to support the HR Business Partner (HRBP) and Divisional Managers in the implementation of the Trusts HR Strategy, which will include: -
- Performance management (e.g. management of sickness absence and poor performance)
- Interpretation of Human Resources Data
- Promotion of multi-disciplinary team working
- Change management to assist new ways of working
- Staff involvement and employee relations
- Training and development
- Embedding a culture of management in line with our PRIDE values and know your staff.
To take a lead role and represent the Trust as required to ensure local delivery in relation to national, regional and local planning requirements/ systems and associated performance monitoring arrangements, including:
- NHS Plan and national HR Strategy
- Trust Local Delivery Plan
- NHS Service planning priorities and guidelines
- Regional working groups (as appropriate)
Support Divisions with achieving and tracking of workforce KPI (Key Performance Indicators) as required by the internal Business Planning process.
To provide the Division with HR support in complying with the Trusts governance arrangements, which include: -
- Clinical Governance
- Risk management and controls assurance
- Information and Data Protection Policies
To be involved in and lead project and working groups as needed engaging with Trade Union colleagues, for example TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) and other change programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Working closely with to support the HR Business Partner (HRBP) and Divisional Managers in the implementation of the Trusts HR Strategy, which will include: -
- Performance management (e.g. management of sickness absence and poor performance)
- Interpretation of Human Resources Data
- Promotion of multi-disciplinary team working
- Change management to assist new ways of working
- Staff involvement and employee relations
- Training and development
- Embedding a culture of management in line with our PRIDE values and know your staff.
To take a lead role and represent the Trust as required to ensure local delivery in relation to national, regional and local planning requirements/ systems and associated performance monitoring arrangements, including:
- NHS Plan and national HR Strategy
- Trust Local Delivery Plan
- NHS Service planning priorities and guidelines
- Regional working groups (as appropriate)
Support Divisions with achieving and tracking of workforce KPI (Key Performance Indicators) as required by the internal Business Planning process.
To provide the Division with HR support in complying with the Trusts governance arrangements, which include: -
- Clinical Governance
- Risk management and controls assurance
- Information and Data Protection Policies
To be involved in and lead project and working groups as needed engaging with Trade Union colleagues, for example TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)) and other change programmes.
Person Specification
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
- Evidence of further relevant study, i.e. Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as an HR specialist in a larger complex organisation
- Demonstrable knowledge of good practice developments in Human Resources Management applying this with organisation values
- Demonstrable knowledge of current employment law and its application
Attitude, Appitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
Person Specification
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential
- Interpersonal and communication skills
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
- Evidence of further relevant study, i.e. Masters level qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working as an HR specialist in a larger complex organisation
- Demonstrable knowledge of good practice developments in Human Resources Management applying this with organisation values
- Demonstrable knowledge of current employment law and its application
Attitude, Appitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
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).
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).
