People / Human Resources Business Partner

The People function are looking for an experienced operational People/HR Manager/Business Partner for a 12-month fixed term period to cover maternity leave.

If you enjoy the challenge of a busy role where no 2 days are the same this job is for you. We are a forward-thinking service with a solution-focused business partnering approach. This means you will work with identified Business Unit teams building strong relationships with managers and staff at all levels to support delivery of safe and high-quality patient care and workforce management support.

We are looking for someone with significant experience of working in an operational HR capacity supporting on a full range of HR issues and managing a team. Medical staffing experience would be highly desirable. You will have the interpersonal skills to build credible relationships with managers, staff, clinicians and staff side colleagues and show you can influence at a senior level to make effective decisions. The role involves leading Trust-wide project work so you must be able to demonstrate your experience in this area., · Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management or equivalent

· Highly developed specialist knowledge of employment legislation, good People/HR practice and policies and procedures gained via substantial previous experience of working in an People/HR environment.

· A sound knowledge of staff management techniques in order to manage own staff and be able to advise managers to address their own issues., Disability Confident
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We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before