Human Resources Business Partner | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an HR Business Partner to provide strategic support within their Human Resources team. The role is based at the Southend site and focuses on advising and guiding leaders on employee relations, coaching senior managers, and implementing HR initiatives. Candidates should have experience in HR consultancy and a strong understanding of people-related matters. This position offers a permanent full-time contract with opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing HR consultancy and support.
• Strong understanding of people-related matters.
• Ability to lead and implement HR initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Advise, guide and support leaders on employee relations matters.
• Coach and build senior managers capability.
• Plan, develop and evaluate HR methods and processes.
• Act as HR lead in HR work programmes.

Skills

Employee relations advice

Coaching senior managers

Data analysis and interpretation

Job description

Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust have an exciting opportunity within our Human Resources team! We are recruiting for HR Business Partner to join our Southend site on a permanent full time basis.

The Human Resources Business Partner (HRBP) acts as an internal consultant delivering an enabling business support role , and providing strategic and operational knowledge on people related matters.

The post holder will support and lead people initiatives across the whole business. From the initial concept to implementation and continual development, the HRBP will ensure that initiatives benefit both colleagues and services.

As well as being partner to the service, the post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the People and OD function and embrace a 'one team' ethos, continually supporting team development and challenging the status quo to ensure a consistent , value-adding HR provision to leaders and colleagues.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise, guide and support leaders on employee relations matters.
• Coach and build senior managers capability to deliver the trusts strategic goal's.
• Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering analysing interpreting and presenting data and information.
• Act as HR lead in both HR work programmes and wider business projects with a HR focus.

Please see the job description for further details.

This advert closes on Sunday 14 Dec 2025