Main area Workforce Grade NHS AfC: Band 8a Contract 12 months (2x 1 year Fixed Term Contracts – Full time and part time opportunities available) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week Job ref 177-CORP-6187647
Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget University Hospitals Town Great Yarmouth Salary £50,952 - £57,349 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 20/05/2024 08:00 Interview date 30/05/2024
People & Culture Business Partner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
We have two unique opportunities for People and Culture Business Partners to join us at The James Paget University Hospital. Both 1-year Fixed Term opportunities s upporting our Surgery, Women’s and Children Division and Corporate Services, working with us will mean having a focus on your career development, mentorship, well-being and access to flexible working including Part time and Hybrid.
W orking collaboratively with the wider People and Culture Team we strive to create the best working environment for our staff and alongside Divisional Leaders you are able to make a real difference to service delivery and patient care. As a Business Partner you will be focused on supporting our leadership teams with the development and delivery of our People Plan with particular focus on staff maximising employee experience and service transformation. The successful candidate will be fully embedded in services to drive the people agenda and workforce priorities of the division/service for which they are responsible, this includes providing expert coaching and leadership on workforce planning, supporting organisational change and engaging in the system-wide transformation projects and initiatives.
The ability to attend site on a weekly basis is essential and we welcome secondment opportunities from other NHS Trusts.
Main duties of the job
Reporting to the Head of HR Business Partnering, the role is an autonomous one, working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders but in particular Senior HR Advisors, Employee Relations Manager and Organisational Development colleagues to meet the needs of your services. Experience of working strategically in a large complex working environment, as well as the ability to translate our P eople Plan into improved performance and evidence based practice is essential.
To work alongside divisional directors/heads of service and their senior management teams in identifying workforce issues and developing appropriate business focussed HR interventions.
To support the delivery of Trust People Plan and to contribute to the development of the Trust’s overall HR strategy and transformation.
The post holder will proactively champion, drive and embed the workforce agenda and ensure it aligns with the Trust’s strategy, divisional objectives and business planning processes.
To provide advice and guidance on complex HR issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure.
To undertake and lead as required on specific projects and pieces of work to support the delivery of the workforce and organisational development strategy, both within the service area and across the Trust as appropriate.
Working for our organisation
The James Paget University Hospital is a vibrant university hospital providing the best possible care to the people of east Norfolk and north Suffolk.
Situated between two popular holiday destinations, and with a steadily increasing local population of over 230,000, the JPUH is the largest local employer in the area with over 3500 staff.
Our priority is ensuring that patients always come first and remain at the heart of everything we do. We focus on high quality, safe and compassionate care, supporting our growing elderly population and developing closer links with our health, social and educational partners. Listening to patients and carers so that we understand what matters, what works well and what we need to do to improve is also very important to us.
We pride ourselves on our safety levels and are active in clinical research and play an important role in the teaching and training of a wide range of health professionals.
Like all hospitals, we face a challenging future, but we are ready to make the bold decisions so that we are at the forefront of innovative working practices. Our services have to be safe and also represent value for money. Our staff will work in creative ways, using advances in technology to their full potential and to eliminate waste that adds no value to patient care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Excellent communication and influencing skills and as well as the ability to form strong professional partnerships is essential. Putting people before process and improving employee experience is our focus here at the James Paget and the successful candidate will be influential in embedding this alongside implementation of our people plan.
Working in the People and Culture Team at the James Paget will mean having a focus on your career development, flexible ways of working and access to Hybrid Working.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* CIPD educated to degree level or equivalent
* MIPD Professional area of special interest.
Experience & Knowledge
* Experience of working in a medium to large organisation. Used to working with senior management.
* Experience of managing complex case work and running organisation wide projects.
* Previous NHS or Public Sector experience
Skills and Abilities
* Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
* Numerative Skills
* Fully conversant in Microsoft office software.
* Able to work independently but still contribute to the team.
* Able to put complex ideas across to a range of people either in a training situation or on a one to one basis.
* Previous coaching experience
* Previous budgetary experience
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship :We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Please check your account regularly under “My Applications” to view the progress of your applications. If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
In submitting an application form, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process.
Please note that should we experience a high level of interest in this post, the vacancy may be closed prior to the stated closing date.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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