People Business Partner

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced People Business Partner to deliver significant performance improvements to its recruitment, retention and staff availability. This is an exciting and challenging senior HR role that will support Divisions to achieve its staffing plan while simultaneously driving implementation of the OD&P strategic agenda within the directorate.

The successful applicant will also play a key role as part of the OD&P team, contributing ideas to enrich HR & Development interventions and ways of working, and working with People Business partner colleagues and our centres of expertise within our OD&P directorate.

Relocation and Hybrid working: -

The Trust has a hybrid working policy in place that normally requires 60% of working time on our premises.

We are also pleased to encourage applications from individuals who would like us to consider other flexible working options.

Main duties of the job

Critically, the post holder will be responsible for provision, progressive implementation and reporting of monthly and quarterly service to ensure the division has:

• An active, well-articulated, SMART resourcing plan.
• A retention plan and activities which includes appraisals, wellbeing conversations etc.
• A retention plan that delivers career stage gate conversations, accurate insights, and responses to reasons for leaving, a succession plan and responsiveness to labour turnover trend data.

Other main duties of the job include: -

• Ensure that the allocated client area/directorate has a sustainable workforce that is optimally deployed, by supporting the development of new roles, reorganisations and one best way of working through our improving together programme.
• Provide strategic people related advice and support to the Divisional Management Team.
• Embed excellent people practices and culture within the designated Division in support of our mission to become an exemplar for the NHS people promise and a just and leaning culture.
• Lead or support as required, on delegated projects in support of the OD&P corporate plan; for example, Trust incentives/rewards lead, Trust lead for retention, Trust lead for flexible working etc.

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk