Job vacancy: Human Resources Business Partner, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Fulbourn

Job summary

Main area: HR Corporate
Grade: Band 7
Contract: 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment.)
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 310-CORP-6368777

Employer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Elizabeth House
Town: Fulbourn
Salary: £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: Today at 23:59

Human Resources Business Partner

Band 7

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities, these will include but are not limited to the following:

Workforce strategies and plans: To work in partnership with managers and the HR Team to establish the HR strategies and plans necessary to support the successful delivery of customer-focused HR services, achievement of business targets and cost improvement initiatives.

Workforce performance: To procure and analyse workforce metrics and trends as a means of contributing to and enhancing workforce productivity. To work with Service Directors and Senior Managers to develop plans and strategies to ensure that the workforce meets performance targets.

To provide HR advice: in connection with business tenders, workforce aspects of service transfer, or new service implementation. Ensuring a customer service focus is provided with all aspects of the HR Service and Delivery.

HR practice: To be an advocate for HR management best practice through the fair, efficient and pragmatic application of best practice techniques and demonstrating a Just Culture approach; advising managers on employment legislation, the interpretation of Agenda for Change and local terms & conditions of employment and the organisation’s own policies and procedures. This will include informal coaching and the development of and presenting of courses on HR topics.

Person specification

Education/qualifications

Essential criteria

CIPD qualified /post graduate diploma in HRM Or Extensive Professional experience.

Experience

Essential criteria

Previously operated at senior HR level/Complex ER cases/Organisational Change/TUPE.
Experience of working in a complex and unionised organisation.
Demonstrable problem-solving skills including in complex environments.
Line management and performance management experience.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

Influencing / negotiating skills / Problem solving skills.
Ability to deal with conflict and challenging situations including making decisions.
Ability to effectively use IT packages e.g. Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook
Evidence of up-to-date knowledge and ongoing training in employment legislation or other discipline.

Other

Essential criteria

Willingness to be flexible in approach and attitude to meet business needs.
Ability to travel across the Trust

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people’s mental health services;
Children’s community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.