Band 8a HR Business Partner

The post holder will be the lead focal point for the H Team and operational managers within the Children and Families Division, facilitating effective delivery of health services via provision of a comprehensive HR service, including workforce planning, complex casework and organisational change programmes. This post will be responsible for the delivery of the operational HR function within the Children and Families Division as well as supporting the strategic people and culture agenda, including workforce availability, recruitment and retention, engagement and wellbeing and equality, diversity and inclusion. The successful candidate will be CIPD qualified and will have substantial experience of delivering strategic level HR advice to senior managers and directors in a large, complex organisation and significant experience of leading on and dealing with organisational change and complex employee relations issues., The post holder will support embedding a "Just and Learning Culture", as part of the Trust's management of conduct within its Disciplinary Policy promoting the Trust's values and, in particular, its "Equality and Inclusion agenda". The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of operational HR within the NHS, including the management of complex casework and organisational change providing best practice advice and experience of providing advice to a Divisional group and infrastructure / Divisional Management Board on the full range of HR issues.

The Children and Families Division are seeking a highly experienced, resilient and motivated HR Business Partner to join their complex and fast paced Division., The role includes day to day leadership and management and development of the HR Team and delivering a comprehensive HR service to a complex Division with specific recruitment and retention challenges. The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or equivalent and achieved CIPD, have a proven track record of delivering on targets, work well under pressure, be highly organised, have excellent communication skills and have significant competence in analysing and presenting data as part of workforce data forums. The candidate will be able to operate in an environment of rapid change and conflicting priorities and, , have previous NHS experience. Expert knowledge of the full range of HR policies and procedures and excellent working knowledge of employment legislation is essential.

Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much possible.

Be Part of Our Team...
The Children and Families Division employs around 1,200 dedicated staff, to provide a wide range of universal and specialist services for the children, young people and families of Birmingham in homes, schools and clinics across the region. Every child, from pre-birth to five years old, is supported by a health visitor and teams from our Birmingham Forward Steps service. Then, our mainstream and specialist school nurses continue to provide various services, right up until the age of 25 in some cases. For children with additional complex developmental or support needs, specialist services are provided in families' homes, clinics and child development centres across the city. The Division provides a wide range of services, both face-to-face and virtually, including therapies, school-aged immunisations, health assessments, respite and end-of-life care, SEND assessments and support, plus many others
If you want to 'Be Part of Our Team' and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you, We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC are striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a 'Great Place to Work'. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
+ Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements
+ Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
+ Discounts for local and national retailers
+ Dedicated well-being services for all employees
+ Flexible working where possible