Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

People and Culture Business Partner

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Job summary

In line with our Trust Strategy (2025-2030), our ambition is to become a recognised employer of choice. Our working environment embraces diversity, supports professional development and offers people the opportunity to work in effective teams.

SPFT's People Function plays a crucial role across the organisation in supporting and empowering both the clinical and non-clinical workforce in the delivery of our Strategy.

The People and Culture Business Partners lead on all People related activities within their assigned division; playing a key role in the overall delivery of strategic People and Culture activities trust-wide and contribute to the development of the People and Culture Directorate as a whole.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are summarised below:

To support the delivery of a professional, fair and consistent people advisory function across the Trust.
To work alongside the Divisional leadership team and act as the professional expert, influencing and helping shape the local People and Culture agenda.
Responsible for providing specialist advice on complex People matters advising and assessing the options available.
Providing management supervision to the Senior ER Advisors.
Working closely with the Associate Director for People Services to provide support on corporate/divisional people projects.
Promote a culture of belonging where we champion, celebrate and embrace diversity and inclusion, both within our workforce and the communities we serve.
Promote positive staff experience by supporting continuous learning, development and career progression.
Showcase staff wellbeing through innovative support programmes that address mental, physical, and emotional health, enhancing overall resilience and reducing burnout.
Modernise human-resources (HR) functions by leveraging technology to streamline recruitment, retention, and workforce management, ensuring an efficient and equitable employee experience.
Foster a culture where employees are actively engaged in decision making and service improvement, ensuring they feel empowered and aligned with the Trust's strategic goals.
Take personal responsibility for actions, decisions and behaviours.

About us

Sussex Partnership provides mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and Hampshire.

You'll be joining an organisation which is committed to improving patient care. We try to do this by listening to and learning from feedback, carrying our healthcare research and putting it into practice, developing new ways of providing services in partnership with others, and helping staff develop through access to education and training.

With services covering Sussex, Hampshire and Kent, there's plenty of choice about where to work and live if you join us. We've got the sea right on our doorstep, as well as the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove, areas of natural outstanding beauty and many historic towns. Excellent transport links make it easy to commute to work from London to many of our services and sites. Or you may be someone who has been doing the commute in the other direction and is now looking to work closer to home.

Date posted

11 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year pa

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

354-CO-21781

Job locations

Portland House

Worthing

BN11 1HS

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of the People and Culture Business Partner.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for full details of the roles and responsibilities of the People and Culture Business Partner.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level or equivalent experience gained through degree and professional HR Qualifications
Chartered CIPD (Level 7) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

In-depth experience of Human Resources Management (HRM)
Experience sufficient to mentor, coach, advise and support Senior HR Adviser and line managers in dealing with the full range of HRM issues

Desirable

Experience of HR Business Partnering in a complex organisational environment

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Masters level or equivalent experience gained through degree and professional HR Qualifications
Chartered CIPD (Level 7) or equivalent demonstrable experience

Knowledge/Experience

Essential

In-depth experience of Human Resources Management (HRM)
Experience sufficient to mentor, coach, advise and support Senior HR Adviser and line managers in dealing with the full range of HRM issues

Desirable

Experience of HR Business Partnering in a complex organisational environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).