Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an experienced senior HR Business Partner? Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and dynamic organisation? One where you can develop your career, enhance your skills and be a part of delivering great care for patients? A place you'll be valued for the contribution you make to delivering the organisations people strategy and objectives?
We're looking for an enthusiastic, kind, responsive and adaptable HR professional to join us as the Head of our Business Partnering team. With services based across Kent, Sussex and London there'll be occasional travel, although much of the time you'll work remotely and will connect with colleagues digitally.
You'll be an integral and visible member of the senior leadership teams in the designated service you'll be supporting and the People and OD team. You'll shape the strategic direction of services as a trusted partner, have great leadership skills with the ability to engage and motivate colleagues around you, support the team to deliver our ambitious We Care strategy and support culture change and development to enable us to become the best employer.
We put patients first and we expect all of our colleagues to do the same, so although NHS experience isn't a requirement for this role you'll need to share our passion for delivering excellent patient care and keep that passion at the forefront of your professional activity at all times. If you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas, why not join us!
Main duties of the job
As a senior People professional, you'll develop a robust and in-depth understanding of your workforce, model our leadership behaviours and live the values of the organisation. You'll identify and deliver OD interventions to drive cultural change; identify creative and innovative solutions to address workforce challenges; be the voice of your services on workforce matters; deliver on key priorities and inspire and support your teams to think differently to meet the challenge of continuing to deliver exceptional healthcare services in a continuously changing landscape.
You'll have experience of:
* analysing data and workforce metrics to identify people challenges, inform decision making and drive change;
* leading organisational change and TUPE processes;
* organisational development fostering a positive and inclusive workplace culture;
* partnering with teams to identify talent gaps and implement strategies for recruitment, retention, and succession planning;
* developing programmes to enhance employee skills;
* building excellent working relationships with stakeholders and collaborative working to deliver workforce strategy;
* leading a team of HR professionals.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values: compassionate, aspirational, responsive, and excellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Coaching qualification, or willingness to work towards
* Mediation qualification, or willingness to work towards
* Chartered CIPD Member
* Educated to Master's level or equivalent experience
* Evidence of continued CPD
Knowledge
* Employment Law and regulations
* TUPE
Experience
* Substantial experience in HR at senior level across a range of HR specialisms
Skills & abilities
Ability to manage
* Line management experience and proven track record of supporting and developing others
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.
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