HR Business Partner

Are you looking to develop your HR career in a fast paced environment with the opportunity to play a pivotal role in the development and implementation of strategic workforce plans which will positively impact the experience of our workforce? You will work within a team of skilled and forward thinking Senior HR Business Partners, helping our senior managers to design and enact progressive workforce strategies and solutions. You will play a key role in the enhancement of our employment offer and our people practices so that we attract, engage and retain colleagues who are passionate about delivering excellent and compassionate care for our patients., An exciting opportunity has arisen to provide maternity leave cover for the post of Senior HR Business Partner to support the ongoing work in the Trust and the Surgical Division. As well as providing strategic direction and service development support on all workforce matters within divisions, this role will also provide expert specialist guidance and support to managers and the divisional leadership on all aspects of operational human resource management. You could be supporting managers with change programmes, complex employee relations issues, leading on workforce transformation , TUPE, planning how we introduce new roles into our workforce, or developing resourcing and retention plans. Whatever you are doing, you will be working collaboratively and using strong analytical skills., You will work with HR and Organisational Development colleagues in the provision of a professional and comprehensive service to divisions within our organisation. This will include:

• Providing proactive, professional guidance to senior managers on a range of workforce issues. You will understand their service strategies and objectives and will work collaboratively with all stakeholders to identify workforce issues and develop and implement business focused interventions.
Providing regular reports, analysis and recommendations for action against key performance indicators and transformational change objectives. Supporting the management of employee relations casework, ensuring any concerns, issues, themes or learning are shared with senior managers and appropriate actions agreed.


• Thrive on working in a fast paced / change focussed role.
• Can work independently and are comfortable making autonomous decisions as well as working collaboratively.
• Have significant HR experience at a senior level.
• Have significant experience of managing complex organisational change.
• Can build relationships and influence stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Can evidence delivering successful project outcomes.
• Can work flexibly and under pressure to meet deadlines., Educated to a degree level/ or equivalent relevant work experience
• CIPD Level 7 qualification.
• Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
• Chartered Member of the CIPD, Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment
• Understanding of wider HR agenda in NHS
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work automatously requiring direction on new/complex matters
• Ability to manage people, understanding needs, identification of development, and implementing supportive approaches.
• Ability to co-ordinate workloads of team to deliver service requirements.
• Effective negotiator and influencer
• Well organised and ability to work under pressure and to deadline
• Ability to apply consulting approach and skilled in partnering with managers to achieve business objectives
• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
• Competent user of MS office packages
Desirable criteria
• Effective Coach and mediator
• Demonstrates an understanding of the external strategic environment, Able to travel between Trust sites.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

So what can we offer you? Well, you will be working for the ELHT family who prides itself on safe, personal and effective care with strong core values set out in our behaviour framework. You will be supported by a strong and dedicated team of colleagues who work hard and look out for one another. We will help you develop your skills, give you opportunities to try new things and we actively encourage you to challenge us to continuously improve what we do. You can work agilely and we will consider requests for flexible working to help you maintain work/life balance. Our benefits package is comprehensive with access to salary sacrifice schemes, discounts and great standard of wellbeing support., It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £42.90 and for a Standard Disclosure £22.90 which includes a small handling fee.