Job summary
We are looking for an energetic and ambition People Partner to join us here at the Royal London and Mile End Hospital sites. We are a busy and fast paced service, with an ambitious people agenda over the upcoming years. A key focus will be supporting the service in how it looks after its staff and working collaboratively with the site Wellbeing team to achieve this, as well as supporting the service in improving workforce productivity and making the best possible use of the resource it has.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have excellent people skills, be pro-active in their thinking and be confident in presenting new ways of working. Stakeholder management is key in this role and the post holder will be able to demonstrate experience of influence senior leaders in adopting modern people practices. The individual will form part of an energetic people team and it will be important that they are able to work well and contribute to the teams efforts in achieving the people priorities that have been set.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of contract management preferably in an NHS environment
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycles and contract negotiation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a pathology setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, review options and make recommendations to senior managers
- Ability to think strategically, plan and implement change effectively
- Excellent planning (short and longer term) and organisational skills. Plan and organise broad range of complex activities, adjusts plans or strategies as necessary
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS organisational challenges and developments
- Knowledge of organisational funding flows and the complexities of reporting in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
Other
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of contract management preferably in an NHS environment
- Experience of completing an annual business planning cycles and contract negotiation
Desirable
- Experience of working in a pathology setting
Skills
Essential
- Ability to analyse and utilise complex information, review options and make recommendations to senior managers
- Ability to think strategically, plan and implement change effectively
- Excellent planning (short and longer term) and organisational skills. Plan and organise broad range of complex activities, adjusts plans or strategies as necessary
Knowledge
Essential
- Up to date knowledge of NHS organisational challenges and developments
- Knowledge of organisational funding flows and the complexities of reporting in a complex organisation
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to masters level or equivalent
Other
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills suitable for a range of audiences, including chairing of meetings.
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).
