East Midlands Ambulance Service is looking for a HR business partner (HRBP) within the People Services Directorate on a fixed term or secondment basis for 12 months. The base for the role is home and there is a combination of a home/office working pattern, the expectation would be a balance of approximately 2/3 days on site on a weekly basis. Flexibility is also a key to provide you with a work life balance. The position is available for 37.5 hours per week.

Leading a small people team, the post holder will be expected to make significant contribution across the HR function and People Directorate and lead on some specific areas of work and projects as part of our People Strategy aligned to the national NHS People Plan. This could involve all parts of our people journey at EMAS, in regard to staff experience, culture, staff engagement, transformational change, employment matters as well as supporting the wider leadership and people agenda.

Interviews for this role will be held face to face in Nottingham at the end of August 2024 (exact date will be confirmed in the official invite to interview).

Main duties of the job

The role of the HRBP is a key member of the senior team within the People Directorate and operational divisions to provide strategic advice and guidance to the local leadership team. This role will support the achievement of business objectives and organisational KPIs ensuring that the advice and guidance given reflects the wider strategy of the Trust including the consistent application of HR policy and best practice and providing proactive support to develop and sustain an evolving culture.

The main duties of the role will be to:

Provide high level professional people services support to designated Divisions to support the delivery of business plans.

Support and coach key senior leaders working together in partnership regarding employee relations matters and investigations.

Support key business areas in developing culture and driving forward improvement to service quality and patient experience.

Manage and lead the provision of a high quality, responsive and comprehensive people service for the Divisions, ensuring all HR practices are embedded to support the delivery of Divisional and Trust objectives in line with annual plans and strategic objectives.

About us

The successful applicant will be reporting to the Deputy Director of Human Resources and OD. The base for the role is home and there is a combination of a home/office working pattern, the expectation would be a balance of approximately 2/3 days on site on a weekly basis. You will be expected to travel around the East Midlands region when required and will also be expected to be flexible (and we will offer you flexibility also to carry out your role) as you will be operating in a fast paced environment.

To give an indication to the candidate, as above this will be on a regular basis to maintain a presence and could be around 2 or 3 days per week in proportion to the need as it arises and your contracted hours.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are applying for this role, you will:

-Have significant HR Business Partner experience with employee relations experience being essential

-Be committed to the driving and delivery of organisational change

-Be able to evidence that you are someone who maintains positive working relationships with staff directly and Trade Union colleagues

-Be someone who naturally looks to make improvements to working practices

-Have the ability to generate innovative ideas and meet challenging deadlines

-Be committed to your own personal development as part of a strategic people function.

-Currently be an HR practitioner who has a demonstrable record of excellence.

To succeed in this role you will need to be able to evidence

-Excellent communication (written and verbal) and negotiation skills

-A proven track record of success in a senior HR role

-A successful track record of working collaboratively with Trade Union colleagues

-A proven track record of working effectively through operational managers to achieve success in wider organisational goals

Person Specification

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience or qualification
• Member of CIPD, qualified or equivalent experience
• Proven experience of working at a senior level in a large complex organisation
• Experience of managing complex people and employee relations matters
• Working truly in partnership with Trade Union colleagues
• Proven project management skills
• Excellent communication skills

Desirable

• Previous leadership experience or supervision of people

Employer details

Employer name

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Home

Nottingham

NG8 6PY

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