Human Resources Business Partner in Specialised Services

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 62,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Human Resources Business Partner in Specialised Services. This role involves strategic workforce planning, delivering high-quality HR services, and contributing to the Trust's goals. Ideal for an experienced HR professional looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Substantial recent management experience as HR practitioner at senior level.
• Extensive experience in complex employee relations matters.
• Experience of leading HR/OD projects and designing interventions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of strategic workforce plans.
• Provide specialist advice on workforce impacts of business planning.
• Contribute to Divisional strategy and operational decision-making.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Analytical Skills

Commercial Acumen

Education

Chartered MCIPD qualified

Post Graduate Management Qualification/MBA

Job description

Human Resources Business Partner in Specialised Services

Band 8b

Main area Human Resources Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Job share

22.5 hours per week Job ref 387-SPS1185-CB

Site Bristol Heart Institute Town Bristol Salary £62,215 - £72,293 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 31/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 16/06/2025

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate, experienced, and forward-thinking HR professional to join our dynamic workforce team as a HR Business Partner for the Division of Specialised Services. This post is offered as part of a job share, working alongside the Divisional Senior Management Team to deliver a high-quality HR service.

The Division of Specialised Services includes the Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and Clinical Genetics.

This Division employs around 1300 WTE staff working in Clinical and Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematology, Palliative care, Radiotherapy, Clinical Genetics, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac Anaesthesia and Cardiac Intensive Care.

As an integral member of both the Senior Management Team and Divisional Board, you will play a strategic and influential role in shaping and delivering the Division’s workforce agenda.

The Division of Specialised Services encompasses a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical staff, including Medical & Dental, Nursing, AHPs, Healthcare Scientists, and Administrative teams. In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic workforce plans, support complex organisational change and transformation, & foster a culture of high performance & continuous improvement.

In return, you’ll join a supportive, innovative team and be given the opportunity to further develop your leadership and strategic HR skills.

Main duties of the job

Strategic Management

• To understand and translate the Trust’s key drivers and challenges to enable planning and delivery of an effective people strategy aligned to business strategy and Trust objectives.
• To contribute to the achievement of the Trust’s strategic goals and priorities by ensuring that employee policy, practice and delivery are co-ordinated, effective and strategic.

Workforce planning and resourcing

• Provide strategic, specialist advice to the Division on the workforce impacts and implications of short to long term business planning, enabling the Divisions to meet present and future business challenges and provide best quality patient care which meets financial targets. These may include:
  • working with the Head of HR Service Centre to develop effective recruitment and retention strategies
  • development of appropriate staffing plans and establishment
  • strategies to deliver on financial recovery plans
  • developing succession and talent management plans

Divisional and Trust Responsibilities

• As a member of the Divisional Core Management Team and Divisional Board(s), to contribute to the development of the Divisional strategy, business plans, project management and operational decision-making, which enable Divisional and Corporate aims and objectives to be achieved.
• To design and implement appropriate audits to monitor compliance and effectiveness of HR policies and procedures, providing reports and recommendations as appropriate

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Fora more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifcations and Training

• Chartered MCIPD qualified or equivalent qualification/experience to Masters Level
• Post Graduate Management Qualification/MBA

Knowledge and Experience

• Substantial recent management experience as generalist HR practitioner/business partner at a senior level in a large complex organisation
• Current and accurate knowledge of employment legislation and case law and its application to a wide range of professional groups
• Extensive experience demonstrating competence across highly complex employee relations matters
• Experience of providing people management services to a wide range of staff from different professional or occupational backgrounds
• Experience of training, coaching or facilitation in HR/OD
• Demonstrable experience of Business Planning and Service Redesign
• Demonstrable evidence of large service Change and Improvement programmes
• Previous management experience, demonstrating ability to provide direction, enable others to perform and holding to account for performance
• Extensive experience of formalised workforce planning, key workforce information and delivery
• Clear understanding and experience of Budget Management and efficiency responsibilities
• Experience of successfully leading and delivering on HR/OD projects and designing/ using OD interventions to facilitate and implement change
• Experience of policy review and development
• Knowledge of the current HR agenda in the NHS, healthcare reforms and how this supports service provision, performance and improvement
• Project management experience with a range of Stakeholders, delivering to time, cost and quality
• Experience of working in a unionised environment

Skills and Abilities

• Able to demonstrate commercial and business acumen and an understanding of how high impact HROD can positively impact on the patient experience, quality and efficiency agenda and organisational goals
• Ability to interpret and analyse workforce reports, financial reports, complex legal decisions and case law
• Clear analytical skills
• Ability to work to deadlines and exhibit excellent organisational skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Demonstrable skills in Strategic Thinking on Workforce issues

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

· If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.

· The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.

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IMPORTANT:

Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

As a guide interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.

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Name Owen Ainsley Job title Divisional Director Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 342 6611 Additional information

Jane Narayan, HR Business Partner - Specialised Services

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