People Business Partner

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Medical Business Partner to act as a key advisor on medical workforce matters, MHPS compliance, workforce planning and professional standards. You will ensure governance and people policies align with delivering safe patient care.

You will lead complex investigations, support HR processes, and build strong relationships with clinicians and professional bodies to promote best practice and fair employment relations.

Qualifications

• Masters level qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Leadership training or formal development in management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage complex medical workforce employee relations cases.
• Provide specialist advice on consultants, SAS, trust-grade and honorary doctors.
• Support disciplinary, grievance, dignity at work, capability and attendance processes.
• Ensure cases align with MHPS, employment law and Trust policies.
• Develop approaches promoting informal resolution where possible.
• Maintain relationships with professional organisations including the BMA.

Skills

Leadership

Influencing senior clinicians

Employee relations

NHS workforce governance

MHPS knowledge

Education

Masters level qualification or equivalent

CIPD level 7 or equivalent experience

Tools

HR case management system

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Medical Business Partner will act as the key specialist advisor to the Responsible Officer and Medical Leadership Teams, providing expert advice on medical workforce matters including Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS), workforce planning, professional standards, employee relations, wellbeing, equality and inclusion.

The role will ensure that people policies, governance arrangements and workforce strategies support delivery of safe, effective, responsive and sustainable patient care whilst ensuring compliance with GMC, NHS England and employment legislation requirements.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage complex and sensitive medical workforce employee relations cases.
• Provide specialist advice regarding consultants, SAS doctors, trust-grade doctors, locally employed doctors and honorary contract holders.
• Support management of disciplinary, grievance, dignity at work, capability, attendance and professional conduct processes.
• Ensure all medical workforce cases are managed in accordance with MHPS, employment legislation and Trust policies.
• Develop approaches that promote early informal resolution wherever possible.
• Maintain productive relationships with professional representative organisations including the BMA.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• Evidence of further relevant study i.e. Masters level qualification or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of leadership training
• CIPD level 7 or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of supporting complex investigations.
• Ability to influence senior clinicians and executives.
• Strong understanding of workforce governance arrangements

Desirable criteria

• Experience working within a Business Partner within a Workforce Team.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Extensive knowledge of NHS medical workforce policies and procedures
• Detailed understanding of Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS).
• Understanding of Consultant, SAS and Junior Doctor Terms and Conditions. Knowledge of NHS England Responsible Officer regulations and guidance

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of doctor job planning and medical workforce productivity

Important

Once sufficient applications have been received this vacancy may close early.

Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)

It is the policy of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost for their DBS certificate. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay on commencement with the Trust. The DBs check will be undertaken during the pre-employment check screening.

Qualifications

Please note the essential qualifications required for the post are outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to provide original evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be shortlisted. You will also be required to provide original copies as part of the pre-employment check screening.

New Starters - Probationary Period

For any new employees commencing employment with North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of a 6 month probationary period. Please note that internal applications and individuals that are appointed to fixed term appointments of less than 6 months duration are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or a bank member of staff).

Employment References

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history including any gaps. Applicants are requested to ensure e-mail addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

Working Hours

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Everything we do is shaped by our values: Respect, Support, and Collaborate.

At University Hospitals Tees we want our workspaces to be places where everyone feels welcome, valued and safe. We treat people with respect, and we celebrate the differences that make each of us unique.

We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your age, background, race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family circumstances or beliefs.

We are here to support you throughout your application and at every stage of your career with us. We believe we work best when we collaborate, learn from each other and build teams that reflect the communities we serve.

Disability

We are a Disability Confident Lead employer. This means we give fair and full consideration to applicants and will offer reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. If you need help with your application, or need the information in a different format, please contact our recruitment team and we will support you.

Right to Work in the UK

The Trust welcomes applications from all candidates who meet the criteria for the role. Please note that from January 2021, to work in the UK all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship unless they have permission to work via another route. Non UK/RoI candidates wishing to apply can self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship here: Work in the UK - GOV.UK (