EPR HR Business Partner Lead

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS trust is seeking an EPRHR Business Partner Lead to manage key HR functions related to an Electronic Patient Record initiative. You will collaborate with multiple stakeholders to ensure HR practices are aligned with strategic goals, enhancing patient care and workforce management. The role requires a degree in a relevant field and significant HR experience, along with leadership skills. This is a fixed-term, full-time position with competitive salary and benefits in Norwich.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Wagestream

Career development support

Qualifications

• Significant experience as an HR specialist at a senior management level.
• Specialist knowledge of current employment law.
• Experience leading HR projects.
• Experience of partnership working and negotiations in a unionised environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR BP team to influence and manage workforce elements.
• Strategic planning and advising on HR aspects.
• Collaborate with the wider EPR team and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Ability to draft well-written cases and reports

Ability to interpret and analyze complex information

Experience managing staff and developing others

Knowledge of TUPE / staff restructures

Education

Degree level qualification or equivalent

Chartered MCIPD or equivalent

Job description

Overview

Job Summary: We are implementing a single Electronic Patient Record (EPR) as part of the NHS digital health programme across the Norfolk and Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (NWAHC). The collaborative includes three acute hospitals: James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH), Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH), and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH).

This is a unique opportunity to contribute your skills to improve health and well-being across Norfolk and Waveney. We are advancing digital capabilities in line with long-term strategic goals, ensuring high standards of patient care and safety for our diverse communities.

Main duties of the job

Role: EPRHR Business Partner Lead. You will shape the workforce across JPUH, NNUH & QEH in alignment with the Norfolk & Waveney Acute Hospital Collaborative (N&WAHC) EPR Programme. The role requires a people-focused mindset, strong leadership, and a deep understanding of how digital change affects people, processes and organisational culture.

Reporting formally to the EPR Deputy Programme Director and working closely with the EPR Workforce Lead, you will be a key member of the EPR Workforce workstream. You will lead the HR BP team and provide professional HR expertise to influence and manage all Workforce elements of the NWAHC EPR Programme. This includes strategically planning, leading and advising on HR aspects, evaluating and guiding Trust HR Leads on the impact of workplace changes, and realising identified workforce-related benefits within a legal context on consultation and engagement requirements.

About Us

Join the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff. The NNUH is a major NHS trust providing acute care for around one million people in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, home to state-of-the-art facilities such as the Quadram Institute, and collaborate with the University of East Anglia to provide teaching and placement opportunities. Our workforce represents 94 countries, and we value collaboration with local services and N&N Hospitals Charity. We offer NHS benefits and additional rewards:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream – access up to 40% of pay as you earn
• Free Park & Ride to NNUH Colney Lane
• Free 24-hour confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes with staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Career development support
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work and home electronics

Details

Date posted: 12 September 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for Change

Band: Band 8b

Salary: £64,455 to £74,896 per year (pro rata)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Full-time; Flexible working; Home or remote working; Compressed hours

Reference number: 234-25-EPR-00-HRBPL

Job location: Norfolk County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2UA

Job Description

Job responsibilities:

• Opportunity to work on the biggest change programme in the region, aimed at improving patient experience and outcomes.
• Flexibility to work in a collaborative office space at Norfolk County Hall, at one of the three acute hospitals, and from home.
• Collaborate with the wider EPR team, Trust HR Leads and other HR Business Partners, cross-functional teams, trade unions and stakeholders.

Person Specification

Qualifications — Essential

• Degree level qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Chartered MCIPD or equivalent

Experience — Essential

• Significant experience at a senior management level as an HR specialist
• Specialist knowledge of current employment law
• Experience leading HR projects
• Significant experience of HR-related change management
• Experience of partnership working, including consultation and negotiations in a unionised environment

Desirable

• Understanding of effective HR practice in a hospital environment

Skills — Essential

• Ability to draft well-written cases, reports and business/change documents
• Ability to interpret and analyse complex information including legal decisions/case law
• Experience of managing staff, developing others and inspiring confidence
• Knowledge of TUPE / staff restructures and consultations

Attitude — Essential

• Effective role model, demonstrating the Collaborative’s values (QEHKL Living our values, NNUH PRIDE values, JPUH CARER Values)

Other Requirements

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check: This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS disclosure.

Certificate of Sponsorship: Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship will be considered. See UK Visas and Immigration for details. Guidance on overseas criminal records checks is available.

Employer details

Employer: Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital

Address: Norfolk County Hall, Martineau Lane, Norwich, NR1 2UA

Employer's website: https://teamnnuh.co.uk/