People & Organisational Development (P&OD) Business Partner

Are you an experienced Senior POD Business Partner looking for a fresh challenge or a POD Business Partner ready to take the next step in their career? If so, this is an exciting time to join South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust!
We are at the beginning of an exciting journey to transform our POD team to deliver a proactive and effective customer focussed service to meet the challenges of the future.
As the POD Business Partner you take responsibility for the provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce and Organisational Development support to ensure best practice people management within your areas and across the Trust as well as the wider workforce function.
You will need to establish credibility as the POD specialist and lead on the services you support understanding both internal and external challenges, developments and change, both current and planned.
In this role you will play a key part in the delivery of the Trust workforce and O.D strategy through the development of the POD Service. The workforce strategy sets out our ambition that all staff are well led and well managed and where everybody irrespective of their role feels valued, heard, supported, safe and connected.
The POD Business Partner will work with the senior leaders to communicate and embed the strategy at a local level, adapting as necessary for the Directorate's vision.
To join us on this exciting journey and become part of our team, apply today!, + Undertake specific projects to support delivery of the workforce and O.D strategy, both within the service areas and across the Trust as appropriate.
+ Proactively review future changes to workforce and develop and implement local HR initiatives and projects, to ensure delivery of the services strategic and operational objectives
+ Lead on the identification of workforce related cost efficiency schemes and support their delivery. In conjunction with management teams, analyse the cost/benefit of specific programmes, weighing up risks and adjusting plans. Act as the professional lead on change programmes within the division and best practice change management tools and techniques.
+ Work alongside the Services / Boroughs senior leadership team and their teams in identifying workforce issues and developing appropriate business focused People & OD interventions and developing the people capability to deliver their business plan(s).
+ Support and challenge managers in the identification of Learning and Development needs in respect of the people management agenda and in the application of HR policies and practices. Providing advice and guidance on highly complex HR issues to minimise risk and financial exposure.
+ Develop and implement creative employee engagement initiatives to support the delivery of organisational goals, including retention and wellbeing initiatives to increase the overall 'brand' of the services.
+ Deputise for the Associate Director of People & OD, as required., Service Improvement:
Undertake specific projects to support delivery of the workforce and O.D strategy, both within the service areas and across the Trust as appropriate.
Proactively review future changes to workforce and develop and implement local People & OD initiatives and projects, to ensure delivery of the services strategic and operational objectives
Lead on the identification of workforce related cost efficiency schemes and support their delivery. In conjunction with management teams, analyse the cost/benefit of specific programmes, weighing up risks and adjusting plans. Act as the professional lead on change programmes within the division and best practice change management tools and techniques.
Ensure the workforce elements of business cases are well-structured, cost effective and deliver strategic and operational objectives. Advise and guide on staff consultation.
Provide support to ensure effective implementation of new and existing workforce systems in conjunction with professional leads (for example, e-rostering and job planning systems) and produce reports to aid problem identification and management action.
Work in partnership with other professional leads within the HR and OD division.
Workforce transformation and planning
Support the development, design and implementation of a robust workforce planning cycle which sees the development of workforce plans which are integral to business plans and form part of the annual business planning cycle. The plans should reflect the business opportunities for growth, plans for redesigned services and alignment to the overall Trust strategy.
Support the services to identify, implement and deliver on cost improvement plans and deliver on financial requirements in line with good governance expectations such as the reduction in temporary staffing usage and spend.
Contribute to the development of the resourcing strategy and associated programmes of work which will see the Trust move from a reactionary to a proactive resourcing model.
Engage with transactional Recruitment services / Medical staffing team members to highlight recruitment strategies impacting their services, resolve blockages in the process and ensure timely on-boarding of staff, honorary contract an volunteers.
Develop and implement proposals for sensitive, difficult or high profile recruitment situations, leading on and participating in the process as appropriate (i.e. participate in recruitment panels, establish arrangements with external executive search firms) with the Associate Director of Resourcing & Attraction and On Boarding Experience.
Lead on the planning, design and implementation of organisational change programmes and TUPE transfers, ensuring compliance with good employment practices and the Trust's Change Management Policy proactively engaging with staff representatives to mitigate risks to plans.
Support, on highly complex ER cases and Employment tribunals as and when required, including all forms of change management programmes. Negotiate with audiences that may be hostile to the message due to the difficult situations including competing / alternative agendas.
Lead on the development and implementation of specific Trust-wise policies, initiatives and schemes as agreed with the Head of Human Resources, Employee Relations, Policies and Governance.
Facilitate consistency and efficiency in pay and reward arrangements.
Ensure transactional providers of People & OD (Employee relations, recruitment, Workforce Information, Learning and Development and Medical staffing etc.) provide the services, directorates and Boroughs with the services it requires.
Workforce development
Work alongside the Services / Boroughs senior leadership team and their teams in identifying workforce issues and developing appropriate business focused People & OD interventions and developing the people capability to deliver their business plan(s).
Support and challenge managers in the identification of Learning and Development needs in respect of the people management agenda and in the application of People & OD policies and practices. Providing advice and guidance on highly complex People & OD issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure.
Support on the development of the Leadership development programmes, O.D, Change and Wellbeing strategies within Directorate/Service Lines/Boroughs which involve planning and having an oversight of the implementation of the associated action plans, evaluating and monitoring progress against these.
Seek out and use workforce intelligence, both internal and external to identify people management (O.D) requirements within the services, establishing credibility as an expert in strategic HR within operational services.
Deputise for the Associate Director of People & OD, as required.
Health and Wellbeing and Engagement
Develop robust HR relationships with the business to influence, challenge and support service delivery, people strategies and monitor success.
Working closely with the O.D, engagement and H&WB team devise and deliver culture and change management programmes which will assist in the delivery of the Services and Trust's overarching strategies, in accordance with the Trust's values and attitudes.
Co-ordinate a team comprising representatives from the different functional areas of People & OD, and where appropriate beyond People & OD to include other Finance Business Partners, to analyse and interpret relevant workforce information and productivity measures.
Work with the wider People & OD team to ensure the services provided meet the needs of the services area they support, utilising the expertise of the specialist teams in People & OD to ensure workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively.
Analyse the results of the staff attitude survey, working with service leads to set priorities and develop actions to improve staff experience.
Perform the role of "critical friend", providing appropriate challenge to the status quo, taking time to understand the services and identify areas for improvement and support the delivery of these.
Develop and implement creative Directorate/Service Line/Borough employee engagement initiatives to support the delivery of organisational goals, including retention and wellbeing initiatives to increase the overall 'brand' of the services.
Working with the People & OD Learning and development team develop and implement talent management programmes in their Directorate Service Lines / Boroughs.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

NHS AfC: Band 8b
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working., South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.