People business partner

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People Business Partner

The closing date is 14 June 2026

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.

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 onsite weekly combined with being able to work from home.

Interviews will take place on Tuesday 23rd June 2026.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of DBTH Three Year Plan (2026 - 2029) and the DBTH People Plan. Work 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.

Providing advice, and creating solutions by adopting coaching techniques. Identifying and managing people and workforce issues including organisational change and transformation programs. Within the designated area of responsibility, driving the continuous quality improvement, productivity and efficiency agenda.

About us

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. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives – these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities 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 including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

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Please note that from 9th April 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• CIPD Member
• Educated to degree standard with Graduate CIPD qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through a combination of short courses, postgrad study and/or experience
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Up-to-date knowledge of employment law, current best practice and demonstration of its application
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the health and social care landscape, OD, workforce and People agenda

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant previous experience as an HR professional in a complex, unionised environment
• Experience of NHS/other public sector employer
• Experience of organisational change and building staff engagement
• Experience of policy development and formulation
• Previous experience in an HR Business Partner role
• Management of TUPE projects

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£49,387 to £56,515 a year Pro Rata Per Annum