Closing Date: 29 September 2024

Shortlisting to take place in the week closing date: commencing 30 September 2024

Interview expected to take place: commencing 7 October 2024

We are seeking to recruit a proactive and enthusiastic Human Resources Business Partner, to lead on strategic and operational HR activity across Clinical Service Units. The post holder will play a key role in the overall delivery of HR activities trust-wide and contribute to the development of the HR Department as a whole.

Working collaboratively with senior managers the post holder will work with service leads to support forward planning, workforce modernisation and transformation and act as a driver of workforce information and improvement.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include:

• Development of workforce strategies based on service needs, key priorities and workforce issues which support the delivery of the Trust People Strategy, annual plans and the national People Plan.
• Developing a partnering approach to support the Trust, providing expert proactive and supportive advice to managers on strategic, tactical and operational HR issues.
• Management and oversight of investigations into complex employment issues such as bullying and harassment cases, disciplinary issues, capability and grievances, analysing, interpreting and assessing highly complex information and often conflicting evidence in order to reach appropriate decisions.
• Contributing to the annual business planning process, identifying workforce priorities that support and enable service objectives.
• Lead on the development and trust wide implementation of local and national policies and procedures.
• Influencing the development of departmental and management structures, ensuring decisions are made in line with Trust protocols and National Agenda for Change guidance.
• Managing staff within the HR Operations Team in order to ensure the effective operation of the team and seamless patient focussed delivery of the service across the Trust.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Main responsibilities of the role are detailed within the attached Job Description.

Attached Person Specification outlines the essential and desirable criteria required for the role.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Experience of HR Business Partnering in a complex organisational environment
• Highly specialist knowledge of a range of complex HR topics including organisational change, transformation, etc.
• Significant experience of managing and advising on a diverse range of employee relations cases
• Staff management experience
• Experience of working with Trade Unions

Desirable

• Previous experience of having worked in HR advisory role within the NHS.
• Experience of having dealt with and advised on the terms and conditions for Medical and Dental Staff and MHPS
• Experience of having worked with and advised Board Members

Skills

Essential

• Ability to prioritise and manage a heavy, varied and unpredictable workload on a day to day basis, responding to changes at short notice

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Desirable

• Understanding of Agenda for Change

Qualifications

Essential

• Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Level 7 Diploma (or equivalent).
• Chartered member of the CIPD
• Graduate-level education or significant equivalent experience.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Teaching Hospitals

Heaton House, Daisy Bank, Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

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