Job summary
We are looking for an energetic and ambitious People Partner to join us here at the Royal London and Mile End Hospital site, for a period of 12 months covering maternity leave. We are a busy and fast paced service, with a wide ranging people agenda planned for the upcoming years. A key focus will be supporting the service in how supports it staff, 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.
The successful candidate will have excellent people skills, being able to work autonomously, 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 influencing senior leaders and gain their support for the people agenda. The individual will form part of a high performing 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 for the upcoming year.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
o Think strategically and provide Workforce and OD support and advice providing the professional HR interface with the Trust's workforce systems
o Fully understand the business and support RLH & MEH in developing its culture and improving service quality, patient safety and developing a high performing customer focused workforce.
o Be an integral member of the RLH & MEH People Team delivering a comprehensive, professional and high-quality People service to Trust corporate directorates in support of agreed strategic and business plans.
o Provide professional high quality strategic HR advice to RLH & MEH managers.
o Use workforce data and analytics to support delivery and measure the effectiveness of Workforce and OD interventions and policies and understand how to make further improvements.
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
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
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
- oSenior HR professional with substantial experience of working at a senior level in a large, complex, multi-sited organisation in a highly unionised environment
- oDemonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- oDemonstrable track record of providing specialist HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- oExperience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- oExperience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- oExperience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- oExperience of interpreting and applying HR knowledge to workforce management
- oExperience of supporting change management within a large complex environment
- oExperience of coaching and developing staff
- oExperience in preparing and delivering training for a diverse user group
- o Experience of providing direct customer service, both verbally and in writing
Skills
Essential
- o Proven effective problem solving ability
- oLeadership - fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally. Must be able to make an impact at all levels within the organisation to motivate and enthuse others
- oStrong influencing and communication skills, using a range of techniques to best effect. Able to deliver messages effectively at all levels. Must be able to make an impact at all levels within the organisation to motivate and enthuse others of the need for change. of the need for change
- oChange leadership; creating meaning, innovation, transformation and problem solving
- oAble to influence and negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
- oConfident in facilitating, challenging others, whilst at the same time maintaining and building a professional relationship
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAbility to deal with sensitive customer enquiries from occasionally irate or distressed staff
Knowledge
Essential
- oCurrent excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- oExpert knowledge of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to workforce strategies
- oAn understanding of NHS workforce strategies and NHS policy
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level education or relevant experience at this level
- oAssociate Member (Assoc CIPD)
- oCommitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- oEvidence of continued learning / development
Other
Essential
- oAbility to cope with frequent distressing and emotional circumstances
- oAbility to cope with unpredictable and intense situations
- oProven ability to effectively manage a range of situations that may evoke a strong emotional reaction
- oAbility to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines with frequent interruptions
- oProactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to seek and exploit opportunities
- oProactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to seek and exploit opportunities
- oAwareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- oAbility to travel within the locality and on occasion wider afield if required for business purposes
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- oSenior HR professional with substantial experience of working at a senior level in a large, complex, multi-sited organisation in a highly unionised environment
- oDemonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
- oDemonstrable track record of providing specialist HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- oExperience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition
- oExperience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- oExperience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy
- oExperience of interpreting and applying HR knowledge to workforce management
- oExperience of supporting change management within a large complex environment
- oExperience of coaching and developing staff
- oExperience in preparing and delivering training for a diverse user group
- o Experience of providing direct customer service, both verbally and in writing
Skills
Essential
- o Proven effective problem solving ability
- oLeadership - fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally. Must be able to make an impact at all levels within the organisation to motivate and enthuse others
- oStrong influencing and communication skills, using a range of techniques to best effect. Able to deliver messages effectively at all levels. Must be able to make an impact at all levels within the organisation to motivate and enthuse others of the need for change. of the need for change
- oChange leadership; creating meaning, innovation, transformation and problem solving
- oAble to influence and negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
- oConfident in facilitating, challenging others, whilst at the same time maintaining and building a professional relationship
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAble to input data and manipulate data
- oAbility to deal with sensitive customer enquiries from occasionally irate or distressed staff
Knowledge
Essential
- oCurrent excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
- oExpert knowledge of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to workforce strategies
- oAn understanding of NHS workforce strategies and NHS policy
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree level education or relevant experience at this level
- oAssociate Member (Assoc CIPD)
- oCommitment to continuing professional development
Desirable
- oEvidence of continued learning / development
Other
Essential
- oAbility to cope with frequent distressing and emotional circumstances
- oAbility to cope with unpredictable and intense situations
- oProven ability to effectively manage a range of situations that may evoke a strong emotional reaction
- oAbility to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines with frequent interruptions
- oProactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to seek and exploit opportunities
- oProactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to seek and exploit opportunities
- oAwareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- oAbility to travel within the locality and on occasion wider afield if required for business purposes
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).
