HR Business Partner

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT); Hatfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in mental health care is seeking a dedicated professional to join their People and OD team. This role focuses on fostering a compassionate workplace and developing strategic people plans that enhance talent development, organizational design, and workplace culture. With an outstanding reputation and a commitment to delivering quality care, this opportunity allows you to make a significant impact in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about people development and organizational excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in people and organizational development, especially in health care.
• Strong understanding of NHS strategies and workforce planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with divisional leadership to develop strategic people plans.
• Enhance leadership capabilities and team development.

Skills

Talent Development

Organizational Design

Change Management

Workforce Planning

Staff Wellbeing

Education

Degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Children and Young People’s (CYP) team with their people and organizational development (OD) needs. Join our dedicated People and OD team at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT), one of the top-rated mental health and learning disability trusts in England, committed to delivering excellent care and outcomes for service users, carers, and families.

You will partner with the Divisional Director for CYP services to foster a compassionate and inclusive workplace environment that enables staff to thrive and deliver high-quality care. Your responsibilities include interpreting NHS and HPFT strategies and collaborating with divisional leadership to develop evidence-based strategic people plans. These plans will focus on:

1. Talent Development: Covering workforce supply and demand, succession planning, career pathways, and staff training and development.
2. Organizational Design: Including workforce planning, developing and implementing innovative roles, digital innovations, staff deployment, and change management projects.
3. Culture: Enhancing leadership capabilities, team development, staff wellbeing, engagement, OD diagnostics and interventions, belonging, and inclusion.

You will be a key member of the People and Organisational Development Directorate, maintaining effective communication channels and relationships to ensure operational needs are met and strategic objectives achieved.

HPFT has achieved an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission and is recognized as one of the top mental health trusts to work for in England. Our team of over 4,500 staff provides health and social care across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, and Norfolk, emphasizing voice, recovery, co-production, and embedded trust values: Welcoming, Kind, Positive, Respectful, and Professional.

For further details or informal visits, please contact:

• Name: Louise Thomas
• Job Title: Deputy Director of People & OD
• Email: [e-mail]
• Telephone: [phone]