Associate People Business Partner
Posted 5 hours 35 minutes ago by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Enherts-TR)
£80,000 - £100,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Temporary Jobs
Not Specified, United Kingdom
Job Description
Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:
Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job overview We are recruiting for an Associate People Business Partner who share s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Our vision is to be trusted to provide outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. To help us achieve this, we are looking for an Associate People Business Partner who shares our commitment to putting people and patients first.
If you're ready to take the next step in your HR career within an NHS Trust that truly values its workforce, this could be the opportunity for you.
This is a rewarding role within our People Team, where you will work in partnership with managers to understand operational challenges and deliver high-quality, proactive HR support. You will contribute to strategic workforce planning and support the organisation's ongoing transformation and continuous improvement journey.
We operate in a complex, fast-paced and evolving environment. The successful candidate will be confident managing multiple priorities, comfortable working with ambiguity, and able to see the bigger picture within the wider NHS system. Strong relationship-building skills are essential, as you will work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, establishing credibility and trust at all levels.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include , Respect , and Improve . We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job Support Strategic People Partners in providing HR advice to divisional or Trust wide workforce change / implementation projects, developing and supporting managers by reviewing all related documentation, participating in staff consultations (e.g. TUPE) and providing statistical or employee information to support project implementation.
Development and delivery of expert sessions with managers to enable and establish high levels of staff engagement and early intervention of people related challenges.
Communicate highly complex information across a range of HR subjects, including highly emotive and sensitive decisions in relation to changes in service delivery.
Work autonomously to understand and analyse issues in order to undertake complex employee relations cases when required, e.g. detailed investigations, supporting managers with hearings and appeals.
Advise managers on terms and conditions, contractual rights and interpreting and explaining employment legislation including providing guidance and advice in relation to Trust policies and procedures and working across wider HR teams where necessary.
Working for our organisation At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen & consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification Other
Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered.
Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.
While we recognise that AI can support in drafting an application, you are encouraged to clearly demonstrate your personal skills, experience and behaviours that align with the role, and this is usually best done in your own words. We reserve the right to review all applications for the use of AI tools and where this is inconsistent with our values and standards of behaviour your application may be rejected
All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e mail address you have provided on your application form. Some servers automatically send e mails to your junk mail so please check as well as your inbox.
Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.
If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life . click apply for full job details
Our mission is: Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is: To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:
Include We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.
Respect We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.
Improve We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.
Job overview We are recruiting for an Associate People Business Partner who share s our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Our vision is to be trusted to provide outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. To help us achieve this, we are looking for an Associate People Business Partner who shares our commitment to putting people and patients first.
If you're ready to take the next step in your HR career within an NHS Trust that truly values its workforce, this could be the opportunity for you.
This is a rewarding role within our People Team, where you will work in partnership with managers to understand operational challenges and deliver high-quality, proactive HR support. You will contribute to strategic workforce planning and support the organisation's ongoing transformation and continuous improvement journey.
We operate in a complex, fast-paced and evolving environment. The successful candidate will be confident managing multiple priorities, comfortable working with ambiguity, and able to see the bigger picture within the wider NHS system. Strong relationship-building skills are essential, as you will work closely with a range of internal and external stakeholders, establishing credibility and trust at all levels.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include , Respect , and Improve . We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
Main duties of the job Support Strategic People Partners in providing HR advice to divisional or Trust wide workforce change / implementation projects, developing and supporting managers by reviewing all related documentation, participating in staff consultations (e.g. TUPE) and providing statistical or employee information to support project implementation.
Development and delivery of expert sessions with managers to enable and establish high levels of staff engagement and early intervention of people related challenges.
Communicate highly complex information across a range of HR subjects, including highly emotive and sensitive decisions in relation to changes in service delivery.
Work autonomously to understand and analyse issues in order to undertake complex employee relations cases when required, e.g. detailed investigations, supporting managers with hearings and appeals.
Advise managers on terms and conditions, contractual rights and interpreting and explaining employment legislation including providing guidance and advice in relation to Trust policies and procedures and working across wider HR teams where necessary.
Working for our organisation At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen & consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification Other
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
- Degree or equivalent level of experience
- Degree or equivalent level of experience CIPD level 5 qualification or equivalent
- Current CIPD membership
- Highly specialist expertise in one or more HR subjects / areas of work acquired to masters level / equivalent through additional training and / or equivalent experience
- CIPD Level 7 qualification or working towards this within the next 12 months
- Undertaken NHS Agenda for Change job evaluation training
- Relevant generalist HR/employee relations
- Experience in devising and delivering training
- Experience of supporting organisational change
- Experience of supporting employee wellbeing
- Experience of job evaluation
- Experience of dealing with the full range of
- Experience of NHS job evaluation
- Able to communicate clearly at all levels of the organisation both verbally and in writing
- Able to influence and persuade effectively
- Excellent presentation skills
- Competent user of Microsoft Office, to include Excel skills to intermediate level, and experience of using HR systems
- Progressive / innovative approach to HR management and the contribution of HR management to service delivery
- Ability to manage own workload and meet deadlines with minimal supervision
- Ability to take ownership of projects
- Report writing skillsDisplays effective and adaptable interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to form positive relationships at all levels
- Displays innovative and lateral thinking
- Experience of using ESR database.
- Knowledge of current HR management issues/best practice
- Understanding of current employment law and its application
- Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions
Please note we do not offer visa sponsorship for roles unless clearly stated in our adverts. This means even if you have the right to work currently but will require a new sponsorship to work for our Trust your application will not be considered.
Vacancies may close earlier than the advertised closing date where a high volume of applications are received. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to avoid missing out on the opportunity to join the Trust or develop your career with us.
While we recognise that AI can support in drafting an application, you are encouraged to clearly demonstrate your personal skills, experience and behaviours that align with the role, and this is usually best done in your own words. We reserve the right to review all applications for the use of AI tools and where this is inconsistent with our values and standards of behaviour your application may be rejected
All correspondence relating to vacancies will be via the e mail address you have provided on your application form. Some servers automatically send e mails to your junk mail so please check as well as your inbox.
Secondments/Fixed term
Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.
If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.
Committed to our Community
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under represented in various parts of our workforce .
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life . click apply for full job details