Job summary
- Main area
- Administrative services / Human Resources
- Grade
- Band 8a £50,952 - £57,349
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (From start of contract)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 907-NICE-5854919-B
- Employer
- NICE - The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Level 1A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior People Partner
Band 8a £50,952 - £57,349
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance and advice on promoting high quality health, public health and social care.
As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to creating a inclusive environment and welcome everyone from all backgrounds to apply so we can continue to create a workforce which is representative of the communities we serve.
If you are suitably qualified and have an interest in remote, hybrid, full time or part time working we encourage you to get in touch as we are happy to discuss potential flexible working opportunities.
We have modern offices in Manchester city centre and Stratford, London. Please take into consideration that you may be required to commute to one of our offices for business purposes if necessary.
Job overview
Do you want to do meaningful work that makes a genuine difference to society?
Here at NICE our main purpose is to improve health and wellbeing for everyone. As an organisation we all collaborate to achieve the same goal through empowering our workforce to do great things. We are extremely passionate about the work we do and proud of the impact we make! We have an amazing team across the board and we would love you to be part it!
We are currently looking for a strong influencer, a strategic advisor, and a natural problem solver to provide an independent voice and work closely with our business to ensure we are providing an evolving service that meets their needs! Or as we like to call it, a Senior People Partner!
This is a critical role for us, so, what can we offer you in return? For starters a friendly and inclusive environment to work in alongside great opportunities for progression, outstanding benefits, in addition to flexible arrangements to support all your needs.
Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months
Main duties of the job
How does the Senior People Partner support our team?
This role is the important gateway between the People Team and our business
- The Senior People Partner is responsible for the provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management across the organisation.
- They will facilitate, spearhead, and implement strategic initiatives that promote, foster, and solidify a dynamic yet harmonious workplace where our teams can thrive.
- The Senior People Partner is responsible for ensuring the contribution of People expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy.
- They will be a key conduit between the People services and other colleagues across NICE. Maintaining effective communication links, ensuring that best practice is shared and developed.
- They will ensure that operational and strategic Organisational Development services are aligned within Directorates, to promote partnership working and the delivery of a proactive and customer centred service, which improves the user experiences.
Working for our organisation
The People Team is responsible for providing both operational and strategic support to the organisation for all matters related to People! We are currently undergoing our own transformation to align ourselves with a ‘High Impact’ HR model, which will be even better placed to provide strategic business partnership to the organisation. Setting up ‘Centres of Expertise’, we are poised to add even more meaningful value to NICE, during a time of significant evolution in our approach to supporting the Health and Care systems nationally.
At NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.
We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.
Benefits:
• We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discounts
• We provide a thorough induction programme
• Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunities
• We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balance
• We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community
• We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview Scheme
If you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.
Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.
Location : Manchester however, hybrid working between home and Manchester would be supported
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level of experience.
- Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
- MCIPD qualified
Experience
Essential criteria
- Detailed understanding of the principles of change management and able to demonstrate a successful track record of major organisational change.
- Evidenced track record of effective partnership and collaborative working with all stakeholders to deliver aims and objectives through a coaching and consultancy approach, supporting and developing the leadership and management capabilities of senior staff throughout the organisation.
- Experience of formulating new ways of working and creating strategies for workplace improvements within operational, and resourcing activities.
- Proven experience in human resources or people partner role, ideally within the healthcare sector.
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Strong knowledge of legislation and best practice, stakeholder management and influencing strategies with a proven ability to turn these innovative ideas into working models.
- Proven knowledge of NHS (including terms and conditions of employment for all employee groups) and other national strategies that may have an impact on business partnering arrangements and activities.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tessa Robinson
- Job title
- Head of Resourcing and Intelligence
- Email address
- [email protected]
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