Main area: Human Resources
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent (Job Share)
Hours: 12.5 hours per week (Please note this post is available for 10 - 12.5 hours per week, ideally worked over 2 days)
Job ref: 387-M8523-ALF
Site: Bristol Royal Infirmary
Town: Bristol
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 20/03/2025
As an organisation, we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated HR/OD professional to join us. This is a great challenge for the right candidate to make a tangible and lasting contribution to the development and stability of the Trust.
The Deputy HR Business Partner will support our division of Medicine, which employs over 1500 staff across a broad range of departments and specialties, including the Emergency Department, Care of the Elderly, Respiratory, and Dermatology.
Main duties of the job
* Support the delivery of the division’s organisational development objectives and plans, undertaking specific projects as appropriate.
* Work with the Leadership, Management and Coaching, and Organisational Development team to support and develop managers within the division to carry out their people leadership responsibilities.
* Be an advocate for improving staff experience and proactively support the delivery of the division’s wellbeing and equality, diversity, and inclusion programmes of work.
* Upskill, coach, and develop line managers to drive improvement in several key performance areas including management of change, essential training completion, quality appraisal conversations and completion rates, bank and agency reduction, and sickness absence.
* Support the divisional management team and line managers with complex operational, employee relations, and workforce issues as they arise, including being the HR representative on hearing panels.
* Maintain oversight of all casework in the division, in conjunction with HR Services, assisting with consultations and change management processes as required.
* Support the divisional management team in planning for significant organisational change, e.g., TUPE, redevelopment, service reconfiguration.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston, and beyond.
As a forward-thinking, multi-award-winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
In return for your hard work, we will give you:
* Access to a raft of national and local discounts, including shopping, holidays, and insurance.
* An industry-leading pension, where your employer contributes 13%-20% per annum.
* An environment that encourages development, recognises success, and is excited by change.
* An opportunity to know that your work makes a difference in creating a sustainable, efficient, and reliable workforce.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Educated to degree level or have equivalent level experience.
* Part CIPD qualified, studying for full CIPD or equivalent knowledge and experience.
Knowledge and Experience
* Extensive experience of supporting managers with complex employee relations cases.
* Understanding of TUPE legislation and ability to apply that understanding in practice.
* Sound understanding and practical application of UHBW policies and procedures.
* Current and accurate knowledge of employment legislation.
* Demonstrable evidence of service improvement programmes and ability to facilitate change.
* Sound understanding of NHS Terms and Conditions.
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to work to deadlines and exhibit excellent organisational skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of staff.
* Ability to persuade and influence assertively.
* Aptitude for offering creative and innovative HR solutions.
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
IMPORTANT:
Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can if you are interested and meet the requirements of the Person Specification.
Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.
As a guide, interviews should usually take place within 3 weeks of the closing date.
When providing employment reference details, please provide correct work-related email addresses so references can be sought promptly when we are looking to progress your application. Your referee must be known to you in a line manager or professional lead capacity.
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Name: Lisa Balmforth
Job title: HR Business Partner
Email address: lisa.balmforth@uhbw.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 0117 3426612
For all informal enquiries, please contact Lisa Balmforth, HR Business Partner.
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