PEOPLE MANAGER, ESTATES AND FACILITIES - BAND 7 (Secondment / Fixed term)
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and professional People Manager to join the Group Support Services People team at Barts Health on a secondment/fixed term basis until March 2026.
Reporting to the Head of People GSS, you will work closely with the Estates and Facilities leadership team to influence and implement strategic People priorities and provide expert, professional advice to a range of internal stakeholders on all HR and People matters, including complex employee relations cases and organisational change.
A self-starter, you should be MCIPD qualified, with a track record of delivering high-quality specialist HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment. Using your highly developed influencing and coaching skills, you will develop leaders' understanding of their key business priorities and delivery plans in relation to developing their teams and supporting performance and behaviours that are aligned to Barts Health Values.
Main duties of the job
Key responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):
1. Utilisation of workforce metrics to identify HR strategic support required within the area and use this to influence service priorities and work collaboratively with managers to ensure that the necessary interventions occur.
2. Developing the people management capacity of operational managers through the provision of coaching and delivering people-related training and facilitation.
3. Management and provision of a full employee relation service to Site Directors, Case Managers, Case Investigators and Managers for staff in line with nationally agreed guidance/procedures and our local Trust policies.
4. Advising on all people aspects of change management within the site ensuring that proposals are well thought through and comply with agreed policies and procedures.
5. Working with managers and other key contacts to ensure the successful implementation of People projects across Estates and Facilities as required.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact Paula Moriarty, Head of People GSS (paula.moriarty@nhs.net).
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Degree level education or equivalent.
* CIPD qualification.
Experience
Essential
* Demonstrable generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions.
* Demonstrable track record of providing specialist HR advice to services and managers in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
* Experience in the public sector or in a large complex organisation with union recognition.
* Experience of working with business performance metrics/data to guide and direct strategy.
* Management of staff.
* Experience of interpreting and applying HR knowledge to workforce management.
* Proven effective problem-solving ability.
* Experience of supporting change management within a large complex environment.
Knowledge
Essential
* Expert knowledge of key current issues in human resources and the ability to interpret and apply the knowledge to the Trust workforce strategy.
* Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice.
* An understanding of NHS workforce strategy and NHS policy.
Skills
Essential
* Leadership - fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally.
* Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes.
* Ability to cope with frequent distressing and emotional circumstances.
* Able to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues.
* Ability to cope with unpredictable and intense situations.
* Able to input data and manipulate data.
* Ability to use Microsoft Office to a minimum intermediate level.
* Ability to work with unpredictable situations and under pressure and to tight deadlines with frequent interruptions.
* Proven ability to effectively manage a range of situations that may evoke a strong emotional reaction.
* Experience of coaching and developing people.
Desirable
* PowerPoint and presentation skills.
* Advanced Excel skills.
Other
Essential
* Commitment to continuing professional development.
* A highly flexible approach to work and a willingness to cross cover other HR Managers (Site/Corporate Services) when required.
* A willingness to travel to other Barts Health sites to attend meetings, deliver training etc., when required.
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Canary Wharf
20 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HJ
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