P&C Business Partner

Melbourne Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $12,000

5 weeks annual leave

Monthly ADOs

Job summary

Melbourne Health is seeking a collaborative People & Culture Business Partner to partner with leaders across Parkville and hospital operations, guiding workforce strategy and organisational change. You’ll bring practical HR solutions, handle complex employee relations, and drive better employee experience through contemporary practices in a large, unionised healthcare environment.

You’ll build trusted relationships, coach leaders, lead change programs and support workforce planning while

Qualifications

• Experience in a People & Culture Business Partner or generalist HR role, ideally in healthcare or a complex, unionised environment.
• Strong ER/IR, grievance and investigation management and leading change.
• Exceptional relationship-building and influencing skills; comfortable coaching leaders.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and contemporary HR practices.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to provide best practise and commercial advice on workforce, culture, change and people management; and
• Guide managers through complex employee and industrial relations matters, including misconduct and performance, investigations and change management; and
• Coach leaders to build capability, resolve conflict and foster high-performing teams; and
• Support workforce planning, including building capability and talent pipelines and driving continuous improvement across our multidisciplinary teams; and
• Promote a safe, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace, supporting RMH values, wellbeing and effective risk management.

Skills

ER/IR

Employee relations

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

HR business partner

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR / Business Administration

Tools

HRIS/HR software

MS Office

Job description

• Influence people strategy, organisational change and workforce transformation.
• Salary packaging | Monthly ADO’s | 5 weeks annual leave

As a People & Culture Business Partner at the RMH, you’ll partner with operational and divisional leaders to provide expert advice and practical workforce solutions across a broad range of people matters, including complex employee and industrial relations, workforce strategy and organisational change.

You’ll build trusted relationships, support leaders to navigate workplace challenges and improve performance, and drive contemporary HR practices and initiatives that strengthen employee experience and support the RMH’s values and strategic goals.

What you’ll do

• Partner with leaders to provide best practise and commercial advice on workforce, culture, change and people management; and
• Guide managers through complex employee and industrial relations matters, including misconduct and performance, investigations and change management; and
• Coach leaders to build capability, resolve conflict and foster high-performing teams; and
• Support workforce planning, including building capability and talent pipelines and driving continuous improvement across our multidisciplinary teams; and
• Promote a safe, inclusive and psychologically safe workplace, supporting RMH values, wellbeing and effective risk management.

About You

You’re a collaborative and solutions-focused HR professional who builds trusted relationships and enjoys helping leaders navigate people matters. You communicate with clarity and kindness, are comfortable managing complex employee issues and challenging conversations, and bring a practical approach to workforce challenges and organisational change.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in a People & Culture Business Partner or generalist HR role, ideally in healthcare or a complex, large and unionised environment; and
• Candidates with strengths in ER/IR, grievance and investigation management and leading change, are highly desirable.
• Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills, with confidence coaching leaders and navigating sensitive issues; and
• Strong knowledge and confidence navigating employee and industrial relations matters, employment legislation and contemporary HR practices.

Benefits of Working at RMH

• Meaningful Work: Make a real difference in the lives of patients, families and our community.
• Career Growth: Access learning, development, and diverse career opportunities.
• World-Class Excellence: Work alongside leading healthcare professionals at one of Australia's premier public hospitals, within the Parkville Precinct—one of the world's leading biomedical and research precincts.
• Enjoy great employee benefits: Salary packaging of up to $12,000 tax free and generous leave entitlements, including additional annual leave and a monthly accrued day off
• Work in the Parkville Precinct: Work in the Parkville precinct with excellent public transport, onsite parking options and access to staff health services.
• Supportive Culture & Belonging: Join in a diverse and values led organisation built on kindness, collaboration and inclusion.
• Innovation: Help shape the future of healthcare through research, technology and new models of care.

Interested?