Human Resources Business Partner

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Business Partner to undertake a secondment or fixed term contract to join the corporate workforce team at UCLH. This position is maternity leave cover estimated to commence July 2025.

Partnering with corporate directorates with approximately 750 staff, you will be responsible for providing high quality strategic and operational workforce expertise, guidance, and advice. You will oversee best practice people management within your areas of responsibility, and contribute towards the development of a positive, compassionate, and inclusive working culture.

As part of the corporate workforce team, you will also lead on wider workforce initiatives and programmes.

There is scope for working hours to be flexible to fit round the preferred candidate’s commitments. We ask for a minimum of one day a week on site. We would welcome conversations with candidates about flexible working as part of the recruitment process so please get in touch if you are in any doubt about this.

Please note that an assessment will form part of the selection process.

You will be responsible for providing high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management within your areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function. Your duties will include:

1. Local workforce strategy/plans in place which reflect the business, opportunities for growth, plans for redesigned services and alignment to the overall Trust workforce strategy.
2. Corporate and managerial leaders are supported and equipped with the skills, confidence and expertise to lead their teams effectively.
3. Effective and efficient use of staff resources across all staffing groups, resulting in high quality and safe patient services and value for money.
4. High performing and motivated teams within Directorate/Functional areas, with agreed performance objectives and development plans in place.
5. Compliance with employment legislative framework and NHS and Trust workforce-related policies and best practice.
6. Workforce risks within Directorate areas are anticipated and mitigated to protect the Trust’s reputation, through proactive stakeholder engagement and in-depth understanding of service/operations.
7. Supervision/coaching of HR staff within Corporate Services, as required, and sharing of learning within the HRBP community.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details/informal visits contact:

Name: Deeksha Sood
Job title: Head of Workforce
Email address: deeksha.sood@nhs.net

For an informal discussion regarding the role and/or flexible working possibilities please contact Deeksha Sood, Head of Workforce at deeksha.sood@nhs.net