Hybrid People Business Partner - HR Strategy & Change

Royal Devon; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Blue Light Card

Cycle to work

Onsite nursery

Job summary

Royal Devon is seeking an Associate People Business Partner to work with experienced People Business Partners across Clinical Specialist Services, Corporate Services and Estates and Facilities. You will provide HR advice, support workforce plans, and help drive recruitment and retention initiatives.

You will build relationships with managers and senior leaders, offering guidance to deliver organisational objectives in a fast-paced NHS environment.

Qualifications

• Experience advising senior managers or directors on a wide range of people issues
• Experience of workforce planning, recruitment, retention and employee engagement
• Knowledge of employment and equality legislation and good People practice
• Strong communication, relationship-building and influencing skills
• Experience of partnership working with trade unions or employee representatives
• Excellent organisation, professional judgement, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to deliver competing priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Graduate CIPD membership at Level 7 or equivalent specialist People knowledge gained through demonstrable experience

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HR advice and support across a wide range of people matters
• Use workforce data and insight to help identify priorities, inform decision-making and support the delivery of workforce plans
• Contribute to organisational change, consultation and workforce redesign initiatives, working collaboratively with managers and Staffside representatives to support positive employee relations and successful change outcomes
• Support recruitment and retention initiatives, including helping services address difficult to fill vacancies and supporting attraction activities where required
• A key part of the role is building effective relationships with managers and senior leaders, providing advice, support and constructive challenge to help deliver workforce and organisational objectives

Skills

Advising senior managers

Workforce planning

Recruitment & retention

Employment law basics

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Trade union partnerships

Organisational judgement

Problem solving

Education

CIPD Level 7

Job description

Royal Devon is seeking an Associate People Business Partner to work with experienced People Business Partners across Clinical Specialist Services, Corporate Services and Estates and Facilities. You will provide HR advice, support workforce plans, and help drive recruitment and retention initiatives.

You will build relationships with managers and senior leaders, offering guidance to deliver organisational objectives in a fast-paced NHS environment.