Workforce Partner

West London NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

West London NHS Trust is seeking a proven HR leader to join our Workforce Partners team. The role focuses on delivering high-quality HR guidance, pragmatic advice, and leading and developing an excellent HR function across clinical, operational and corporate teams.

You will influence and coach senior managers, manage complex ER casework, and partner with managers to drive workforce plans, organisation design and transformation initiatives for West London Community Service and trust-wide services.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Expertise in core HR areas: TUPE, employee relations, policy development, and employment law.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop high performing HR teams.
• Provide expert advice to senior managers on HR issues and workforce planning.
• Design and implement workforce projects, including organisation design and transformation.
• Lead talent management, development, and performance initiatives across the trust.
• Oversee ER processes and support complex, trust-wide casework.

Skills

Leadership

HR management

TUPE

Employee relations

Org change

Policy knowledge

Employment law

Stakeholder mgmt

Job description

At West London NHS Trust our Workforce Partners work hand in hand with our clinical, operational and corporate teams to support and enable them to deliver world class care to our patients. We're seeking a proven leader to join our excellent team with a reputation for delivering high-quality HR advice and guidance that is pragmatic and realistic.

We're seeking someone with management experience and excellent core HR knowledge (TUPE, ER, org change and policy), the ability to deal with highly intelligent and demanding stakeholders, a firm grasp of the employment law landscape and a proven background in leading and developing excellent HR teams.

Influence, coach and mentor senior managers and act as a primary contact for first class professional guidance and customer service (signposting central teams where appropriate).

Work in partnership with managers to design and implement local workforce projects; including leading the formulation of workforce plans, local organisation design, organisational development and transformation, performance, development, talent management and customer service.

To provide high level workforce support for West London Community Service (ECP & HCH) through strategic workforce planning, the implementation of the workforce projects and implementation of the workforce strategy.

The post holder will act as the department lead for Employee Relations and oversee the review and development of ER related processes and procedures. The post holder will also take on specialist and especially complex ER casework on a trustwide basis.

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ over 5,000 staff, of whom 59% are BME. Our turnover for 2024-25 is over £500m.

The Trust is rated as 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as 'Outstanding'.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.