Job summary
We are recruiting two Associate People Business Partners -- one permanent and one fixed term to join our progressive People & OD team.
In these roles, you will work in close partnership with clinical and operational leaders and managers, developing a deep understanding of the services you support -- including performance pressures, quality priorities and financial constraints and translating these into clear workforce and people priorities.
You will support leaders at all levels, from senior clinicians to newly appointed managers, offering practical, proportionate and credible people advice. You will bring strong judgement, emotional intelligence and professional courage, moving confidently between strategic thinking and operational reality, and understanding that workforce decisions directly affect patient experience.
We are looking for senior HR professionals who think like business partners, not just HR specialists; who are comfortable with ambiguity, complexity and competing priorities; and who bring experience of complex employee relations, organisational change and meaningful partnership working with trade unions. CIPD Level 7 (or equivalent experience) is essential.
Joining us means gaining access to complex, meaningful work that truly shapes patient delivery. You will have the opportunity to influence how people leadership is practised across a major NHS Trust, supported by strong professional leadership and the space to use your judgement -- not just follow templates.
Main duties of the job
- Work in partnership with clinical and operational leaders and managers.
- Develop a deep understanding of the services you support, including performance pressures, quality priorities and financial constraints.
- Translate service challenges into clear workforce and people priorities.
- Provide practical, proportionate and credible people advice to leaders at all levels.
- Advise and support organisational change programmes, including restructures, workforce design, consultation processes and TUPE transfers.
- Bring financial awareness, supporting services to manage their workforce within pay budgets and make sustainable workforce decisions.
- Contribute to building confident, compassionate and effective leadership practice across the organisation.
- Lead and advise on complex employee relations and employment matters, ensuring high standards of judgement, preparation and organisational assurance for formal capability and disciplinary hearings.
- Assess complex situations, providing options appraisal and balanced risk based advice.
- Deliver initiatives such as improving staff survey response rates; advancing equality of opportunity; improving attendance; and supporting resourcing and retention plans.
- Influence, challenge and support leaders with confidence and credibility.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent experience.
- CIPD Qualified to level 7.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Coaching qualification/experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational HR experience with experience of highly complex casework
- Sound knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Experience of advising managers on complex change processes including, restructuring, redundancy and TUPE transfers.
- Experience of developing and implementing HR policies.
- Experience of working in partnership with Trades Unions towards shared goals with evidence of achieving organisational outcomes.
- Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key workforce programmes/projects including change management.
- Sound understanding of HR best practice, current employment law and potential developments
- Experience of preparing and managing cases to employment tribunals / appeals
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to work
- Supporting managers with resource planning
- Ability to quickly develop productive working relationships with key stakeholders
- Intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to manipulate and present qualitative and quantitative data in a meaningful and persuasive way
- To deliver pragmatic and customer focused workforce solutions.
Desirable
- Trained in AfC job analysis & evaluation
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Master's degree level or equivalent experience.
- CIPD Qualified to level 7.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable
- Coaching qualification/experience
Experience
Essential
- Significant operational HR experience with experience of highly complex casework
- Sound knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions of Employment
- Experience of advising managers on complex change processes including, restructuring, redundancy and TUPE transfers.
- Experience of developing and implementing HR policies.
- Experience of working in partnership with Trades Unions towards shared goals with evidence of achieving organisational outcomes.
- Evidence of leading the workforce elements of key workforce programmes/projects including change management.
- Sound understanding of HR best practice, current employment law and potential developments
- Experience of preparing and managing cases to employment tribunals / appeals
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Ability to work
- Supporting managers with resource planning
- Ability to quickly develop productive working relationships with key stakeholders
- Intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Ability to manipulate and present qualitative and quantitative data in a meaningful and persuasive way
- To deliver pragmatic and customer focused workforce solutions.
Desirable
- Trained in AfC job analysis & evaluation
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).
