Band 8a People & Culture Business Partner

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Romford; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Romford is seeking an experienced People and Culture Business Partner to join their team. You will work closely with Clinical Group and Corporate leaders to deliver proactive People and Culture services, supporting workforce planning, organisational development, and staff engagement. Expertise in management coaching and capability building is essential, with a focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion. This role offers opportunities for flexible working arrangements and contributes significantly to organisational effectiveness.

Benefits

Flexible working

Apprenticeship programmes

London Living Wage

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Clinical Group and Corporate leaders to deliver proactive, solution-focused People and Culture service.
• Support all aspects of workforce planning, organisational development, staff engagement, and performance improvement.
• Act as a trusted partner, providing expert advice and coaching to managers to build capability.
• Lead and contribute to key workforce initiatives ensuring people management practices support values.
• Develop working relationships with multi-professional staff built on trust and confidence.
• Represent the People and Culture Directorate at Clinical Group meetings.

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated People and Culture Business Partner to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with Clinical Group and Corporate leaders to deliver proactive, solution-focused People and Culture service.
• Support all aspects of workforce planning, organisational development, staff engagement, and performance improvement.
• Act as a trusted partner, providing expert advice and coaching to managers to build capability, improve management practice, and enable effective change.
• Lead and contribute to key workforce initiatives ensuring people management practices support values, enhance staff experience, and improve organisational effectiveness.
• Develop working relationships with multi-professional staff built on trust, confidence, and mutual respect, underpinning a reputation as a highly credible and knowledgeable expert in OD and Workforce strategies.
• Represent the People and Culture Directorate at Clinical Group meetings, setting professional standards and behaviours.
• Understand and promote issues concerning equality and diversity, inclusion and engagement, ensuring these are central to all activity and work in accordance with the Trust's Equality Schemes.

Qualifications

Not specified.

About the Trust

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford, with busy emergency departments and a range of specialist services. We run multiple community diagnostic centres and provide flexible working, apprenticeship programmes and a London Living Wage.