Human Resources Business PartnerNHS

Job summary

To work as a strategic Business Partner providing support to Senior Managers and staff within a designated division (or corporate areas) or site.

To provide expert human resources advice including employment legislation, guidance on Trust policy, best people practices, to achieve organisational and cultural change.

To ensure that the HR and people service is customer focused, people centred, efficient, effective and delivered to the highest possible professional standards and in alignment with the Trust values.

To develop and facilitate the implementation of workforce programmes, initiatives and policies to increase workforce productivity and financial compliance to enable the organisation to achieve it's strategic objectives, working where appropriate in partnership with people and OD colleagues.

To create and embed excellence in people practices driving the HR agenda forward throughout the Trust, by working in partnership with managers, staff side representatives, staff and other partners in ensuring the Trust is an employer of choice and adopting excellent employment practice.

The base for this vacancy will be Aintree.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the development of the People and OD service, promoting best practice, supporting innovation and modernisation. To undertake projects within the scope of the HR Business Partner/Senior People Partner role, as directed by the Line Manager.

Deputise as requested by line manager and as appropriate for the Head of HR/Head of People.

Provide cover for Head of People and senior POD colleagues to ensure a seamless service i.e. during annual leave.

To manage and provide development opportunities to HR Managers and HR Advisors.

Job description

Act as a strategic partner to a designated division/corporate area, developing a thorough understanding of the operational activities, business plans or priorities, staff survey and people and OD KPIs, to ensure that their workforce requirements are identified, planned and delivered on a timely basis.

Lead and manage the People service provision with managers and staff within a defined area, providing expert advice and support on a wide range of people matters inclusive of employee relations issues, offering legal guidance, advice on NHS terms and conditions of service, providing specialist advice on complex people matters and/or cases to Managers and Trust decision making officers.

Ensure the provisions of a consistent professional service across all divisions, underpinned by sound knowledge, the principles of good practice and in alignment with the Trust values.

Work in partnership with the Organisational Development team to enable a holistic people service to the division, site or corporate area.

Work in partnership with OD colleagues to evaluate the impact of People and OD interventions or programs within the division.

Work in partnership with the Workforce and Employment team to develop workforce, people and OD reports that meet the needs of senior leaders and Heads of Operations and inform people and OD workforce monitoring.

Support operational managers in development of workforce plans that will enable current operational demand to be met, enable future workforce need forecasting and support the delivery of people and OD objectives.

Foster a positive climate of employee relations within the Trust, by taking a proactive approach to the development and maintenance of constructive partnership relationships with representatives of Trade Unions and staff organisations.

Enable and provide professional advisory support for a range of employee relations processes (grievance, disciplinary, capability) in accordance with employment legislation, best practice, Trust policy and the principles of improving people practices/just and restorative culture.

Act as a subject matter expert for any policy review programs allocated by the Head of People.

Review Trust policies to maintain compliance with employment legislation, NHS employment terms and NHS national policies as relevant to the policy subject.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.