People Business Partner

NHS; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a People Business Partner to join their team. The role involves supporting the People and Organisational Development leadership team in delivering effective partnerships across clinical divisions. Candidates should have significant HR experience and be knowledgeable in employment law. This position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 and supports flexible working arrangements, both onsite and remote.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on restaurants and shopping

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience as an HR professional in a complex, unionised environment.
• Up to date knowledge of employment law, current best practice, and evidence of its application.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues across the health and social care landscape.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of people priorities and initiatives.
• Contribute to development and implementation of P&OD strategy.
• Work collaboratively within divisions to achieve P&OD strategy goals.

Skills

HR professional experience

Knowledge of employment law

CIPD Membership

Organisational change experience

Staff engagement building

Education

Degree standard education with Graduate CIPD qualification

Job description

People Business Partner

The closing date is 04 January 2026

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic, values driven and innovative professional to join the People and Organisational Development (P&OD) Directorate.

The post-holder will support the P&OD leadership team to deliver an effective strategic and operational partnership with clinical divisions and corporate directorates across the Trust. The successful applicant will work with operational leads in their portfolio to deliver on complex agendas such as the DBTH people plan, workforce planning and organisational change, service improvement, organisational development initiatives, colleague engagement and health and wellbeing strategies, as well as advising on day to day issues and employee relations.

The post-holder will report to the Senior People Business Partner and will be a key link between the People Business Partners based across our four operational people teams and with our colleagues across P&OD including OD and Leadership, People Systems, Recruitment, Medical HR and Health and Wellbeing. There is a requirement to work onsite combined with being able to work from home.

Main duties of the job

To support the delivery of DBTH people priorities and initiatives, and to contribute to the development, integration and implementation of P&OD strategy, policies, and best practice.

Work collaboratively within divisions and directorates to support the achievement of the P&OD strategy and business goals through the optimisation of people capacity and capability by; Working in partnership with the leadership teams to provide a professional and customer focused people business partnering service. Providing advice, and create solutions adopting coaching techniques. Identifying and managing of people and workforce issues including change and transformation programs. Within designated area of responsibility, drive the continuous quality improvement, productivity and efficiency agenda. We are invested in growing talent so if you believe you may be a suitable candidate but may require some support and development to achieve the requisite skills and experience, we may consider approaching this role as a Band 6 to Band 7 development opportunity. We would expect the right candidate to demonstrate their potential, to have drive, commitment, and values and behaviours that are consistent with our organisational expectations. In a development post we would expect the candidate to be able to develop into the full Band 7 role within 12 to 18 months of appointment.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.

Certificate of sponsorship

Applications from individuals who require a Skilled Worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applicants. For further information and to check your eligibility for this post please following the link UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK. Please note that from April 9 2025, band 2 & 3 entry roles are no longer eligible for sponsorship.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• CIPD Membership
• Educated to degree standard with Graduate CIPD qualification or equivalent level of knowledge and skills gained through a combination of short courses, postgrad study and/or experience
• Evidence of on-going professional development
• Up to date knowledge of employment law, current best practice and demonstrate evidence of its application
• Knowledge and understanding of a range of issues across the health and social care landscape, OD, workforce and People agenda

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant previous experience as an HR professional in a complex, unionised environment
• Experience of NHS/other public sector employer
• Experience of organisational change and building staff engagement
• Experience of policy development and formulation
• Previous experience in an HR Business Partner role
• Management of TUPE projects

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working