Job summary
An exciting opportunity awaits to join our team as one of five
HR Business Partners, reporting to an Assistant Director of Workforce and
Organisational Development.
Below are a few things that are important to us as a
team just in case it helps you making your decision to join our team.
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We spend a lot of time together so we try to
look after each other
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We try to find room for some laughter at work
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We support hybrid working some home working
and sometime in the office as a team.
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We always try to balance home and work - meeting
appraisal objectives is important but so is making it to the school play,
attending a drumming lesson, executing the next world book day costume or
supporting your football team (whoever they are!) - insert what is most
important to you here.
Main duties of the job
As
an HR Business Partner you will provide leadership to one of our Divisional HR
Teams. Your main role will be as an
intrinsic and proactive member of one of the Senior Divisional Teams, giving
professional and best practice advice.
You will also contribute to interesting and innovative strategic HR
projects where you will have the opportunity to think outside of the box.
This is no doubt a challenging time for the NHS but as a
team we are growing our capacity and shaping ourselves to meet this challenge
and to ensure that we can support our workforce to continue to deliver
excellent patient care, each and every time.
Shortlist for the role will take place week commencing 18th
March 2024 and assessment process planned for the subsequent week. The
assessment process will test candidates technical skills, ability to present
self with the business and key skills associated with the role of HRBP. Specific
details of the assessment will be given prior to interview if you are
successfully shortlisted.
We look forward to receiving your application!
If you would like to have a chat about this post, please
contact Chioma Ejiogu (Assistant Director of Workforce & OD) on c.ejiogu@nhs.net
About us
We provide care and support to over a million people in
Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our
three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).
Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of
innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our
workforce.
We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful
and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid
Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.
We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm
irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and
gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation,
or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to
someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the
LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently
under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from
members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all
applicants are treated fairly and consistently.
We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable
guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.
We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If
you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our
patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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To act as an advocate of change and
modernisation in support of clinical, business and HR strategies, championing
best practice HR management, influencing key clinical and business decisions to
ensure the most effective management of staff
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To head a team of HR professionals to work
alongside the divisional management team and provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching interventions
and solutions that support the division in the identification and management of
HR issues and major change programmes
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To provide advice and guidance to the division
on complex workforce issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure
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To
develop divisional workforce plans that support local, organisational and
national strategy and agenda
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To work with senior specialist HR colleagues and
the wider HR teams to ensure the Corporate HR services meet the needs of the division
and that workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively
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To undertake specific projects/responsibilities
to support delivery of the workforce and organisational development strategy,
both within the division and across the Trust as appropriate
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To contribute to the development and
implementation of the Trusts strategic aims, Workforce strategy and HR policy
as a proactive member of the senior HR management team
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To work closely with the Organisational
Development team and the Equality & Diversity team to operationalise key
priorities within divisions i.e. staff survey and Workforce Race Equality
Standard (WRES) action plans
Job description
Job responsibilities
-
To act as an advocate of change and
modernisation in support of clinical, business and HR strategies, championing
best practice HR management, influencing key clinical and business decisions to
ensure the most effective management of staff
-
To head a team of HR professionals to work
alongside the divisional management team and provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching interventions
and solutions that support the division in the identification and management of
HR issues and major change programmes
-
To provide advice and guidance to the division
on complex workforce issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure
-
To
develop divisional workforce plans that support local, organisational and
national strategy and agenda
-
To work with senior specialist HR colleagues and
the wider HR teams to ensure the Corporate HR services meet the needs of the division
and that workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively
-
To undertake specific projects/responsibilities
to support delivery of the workforce and organisational development strategy,
both within the division and across the Trust as appropriate
-
To contribute to the development and
implementation of the Trusts strategic aims, Workforce strategy and HR policy
as a proactive member of the senior HR management team
-
To work closely with the Organisational
Development team and the Equality & Diversity team to operationalise key
priorities within divisions i.e. staff survey and Workforce Race Equality
Standard (WRES) action plans
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Leadership fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally.
- Championing improvements.
- Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes.
- Able to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues.
- Ability to demonstrate resilience.
- To be confident in making difficult strategic decisions and influencing others as appropriate.
Desirable
- Aware of issues involved in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience.
- Masters level qualification in HR-related specialism or equivalent experience.
- Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
- Evidence of continued learning & development.
Experience
Essential
- Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions.
- Involvement in setting of workforce strategy.
- Experience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience of training design, delivery and evaluation.
- Budget management experience.
- NHS experience within a HR related setting.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice.
- Expert knowledge of key current issues in Human Resources and ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to the Trust workforce strategy.
- Awareness of own limitations.
Desirable
- Full understanding of NHS workforce strategy.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player with experience of operating in a matrix of responsibility.
- Proactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to see and explore opportunities to advance objectives.
- Robust and persistent in pursuit of organisational objectives and maintaining personal credibility.
- Empathetic and people focussed.
Person Specification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Leadership fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally.
- Championing improvements.
- Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes.
- Able to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues.
- Ability to demonstrate resilience.
- To be confident in making difficult strategic decisions and influencing others as appropriate.
Desirable
- Aware of issues involved in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level education or equivalent experience.
- Masters level qualification in HR-related specialism or equivalent experience.
- Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).
- Evidence of continued learning & development.
Experience
Essential
- Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions.
- Involvement in setting of workforce strategy.
- Experience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition.
- Experience of managing a team.
Desirable
- Experience of training design, delivery and evaluation.
- Budget management experience.
- NHS experience within a HR related setting.
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
- Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice.
- Expert knowledge of key current issues in Human Resources and ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to the Trust workforce strategy.
- Awareness of own limitations.
Desirable
- Full understanding of NHS workforce strategy.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Team player with experience of operating in a matrix of responsibility.
- Proactive, versatile and problem solving approach. Able to see and explore opportunities to advance objectives.
- Robust and persistent in pursuit of organisational objectives and maintaining personal credibility.
- Empathetic and people focussed.
Additional information
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
