Assistant People and Culture Business Partner

NHS; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in King's Lynn is seeking an Assistant People and Culture Business Partner to enhance HR operations and improve staff engagement. The role includes providing HR advice, supporting strategy implementation, and managing employee relations. Applicants should be CIPD qualified or working towards it, with strong communication and organizational skills. This position offers a salary range of £38,682 to £46,580 a year, gross per annum, pro rata.

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified or working towards qualification.
• Experience advising on HR operational issues such as grievance and absence management.
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment law and equality.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist HR advice to managers.
• Support planning and implementation of people and culture strategies.
• Manage complex employee relations work.

Skills

Consultancy skills

Customer service

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Tools

Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

Job description

Assistant People and Culture Business Partner

Join NSFT and Help Shape a Compassionate, Inclusive Workplace

NSFT is seeking an Assistant People and Culture Business Partner to deliver high-quality, proactive business partnering to our teams. This is an exciting opportunity to support the delivery of our People and Culture Strategy, working collaboratively to ensure our workforce is empowered, valued, and supported.

As an Assistant People and Culture Business Partner, you will:

• Provide specialist advice and support to managers and teams within a designated locality, helping to deliver quality patient-focused services and achieve business goals.
• Support the planning and implementation of people and culture strategies, including workforce modernisation, role redesign, and organisational development projects.
• Champion best practice in human resource management, coaching managers in excellent people management and supporting the implementation of the People and Culture Strategy.
• Manage a caseload of complex employee relations work, providing proactive advice and ensuring compliance with policy and legislation.
• Lead and supervise designated People and Culture Advisors, providing professional leadership, guidance, and development.
• Analyse workforce data and staff feedback to identify issues and develop creative, effective interventions.
• Promote a culture of staff engagement, empowerment, and inclusivity, acting as a positive change agent and role model for our values.

Main duties of the job

What We're Looking For

• CIPD qualified (postgraduate diploma) or working towards CIPD qualification, or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
• Experience advising managers on a wide range of people and culture operational issues (e.g., grievance, disciplinary, absence management).
• Strong consultancy, customer service, and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a varied workload and conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate business needs into creative solutions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of employment law, equality and diversity, and best practice in people and culture.
• Friendly, approachable, and confident, with a positive 'can do' attitude and a commitment to collaborative working.

This role will ideally suit someone who lives in or around the King's Lynn area, as there is a regular on site expectation, and a lot of value in being physically present with managers and teams. The locality work is relationship driven, so being reasonably close makes the role more practical and more effective.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Job responsibilities

Join a forward-thinking organisation where your expertise will help shape a culture of compassion, inclusion, and continuous improvement. Youll have the opportunity to develop your skills, support others, and make a real difference for our staff and service users.

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Interview dates are yet to be set; you will be contacted via email and invited to book a time. These emails may go to your SPAM, so please keep checking all your emails if applying.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) qualified (equivalent to post graduate diploma) or working towards
• CIPD qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of advising managers on a wide range of people and culture operational issues e.g. grievance, disciplinary, absence management, etc
• Use of Electronic Staff Record (ESR)

Knowledge

• A comprehensive knowledge of Employment law, professional People developments and best practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£38,682 to £46,580 a yeargross per annum pro rata