Strategic People Business Partner
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Job summary
We are currently looking for an innovative and experienced HR professional to join us as a Strategic People Business Partner. You will operate as a people expert, being responsible for the provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management within your area of responsibility, and across the wider people function. With the release of the NHS People Plan, NHS People Promise and our own PAHT2030 strategy, there is a lot of focus on enhancing our people experience - why not join us on our journey?
Main duties of the job
Working closely with the divisional triumvirates and other key managers and individuals, you will lead on all aspects associated with the forward planning, modernisation, engagement, motivation and performance of our people.
In addition, you will embed excellent people management practice and standards; ensuring increased people management capability within the Trust There are four distinct role functions of a Strategic HR Business Partner:
- Embed our people agenda - ensure there are strong and credible work relationships in place within the divisional leadership team that allow insight, strategy and solutions that support progression of the people agenda
- Plan and deliver on our future workforce strategies - work with divisional teams to design and implement structures to facilitate new models of care/ways of working; and in leading and supporting on consultation and transformation
- Facilitate a high performance culture - through people data/metrics, and in collaboration with the wider people and learning & OD function, ensure our people have the right tools and information to support a high performing culture
- Provide expert advice on people related matters - advise on highly complex/complicated, sensitive or high-risk cases, including medical staffing issues, where expert people advice is required
About us
Our Organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.
We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
Our Values
The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Details
Date posted
27 February 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum plus 5% high cost area supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
292-7023365-CORP
Job locations
Kao Park
London Road
Harlow
CM20 1DR
Employer details
Employer name
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Kao Park
London Road
Harlow
CM20 1DR
Employer's website
https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


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