We are looking to recruit two People Business Partners with significant organisational change experience to support DBTH through a period of change and transformation.
This is a great opportunity for a dynamic, values‑driven, emotionally intelligent and resilient professional to join the People and Organisational Development (P&OD) Directorate.
The post-holder will support the P&OD leadership team to deliver an effective strategic and operational partnership with clinical divisions and corporate directorates across the Trust. The successful applicant will work with operational leads in their portfolio to deliver on complex and sensitive issues largely linked to organisational change and also employee relations, supporting attendance at work, policy development and design, service improvement, organisational development initiatives and colleague engagement.
bInterviews will take place on Tuesday 23rd June 2026.b
The post-holder will report to the Senior People Business Partner and will be a key link between the People Business Partners based across our four operational people teams and with our colleagues across P&OD including OD and Leadership, People Systems, Recruitment, Medical HR and Health and Wellbeing. There is a requirement to work on site weekly combined with being able to work from home.
To support the delivery of DBTH Three Year Plan (2026 – 2029) and the DBTH People Plan, the role involves working collaboratively within divisions and directorates to support the achievement of the P&OD people plan and business goals through the optimisation of people capacity and capability by working in partnership with the leadership teams to provide a professional and customer‑focused people business partnering service.
Key responsibilities include providing advice and creating solutions adopting coaching techniques, identifying and managing people and workforce issues including organisational change and transformation programmes, and within the designated area of responsibility, driving the continuous quality improvement, productivity and efficiency agenda.
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
As an equal‑opportunity employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people:
For further details or informal visits, contact: Christine White, Head of People Business Partnering, christine.white7@nhs.net. Adam Evans, Senior People Business Partner, adam.evans2@nhs.net.