Band 7 Associate Human Resources Business Partner

NHS; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job description

Band 7 Associate Human Resources Business Partner

The purpose of this role is to support the HR Business Partner (or Head of Workforce) to provide comprehensive human resource (HR) support for a designated clinical/corporate Division with regard to resourcing, organisational change, employee relations (ER), and terms and conditions of employment. The role will support the forward planning, modernisation, and performance of the workforce.

Main duties of the job

Reporting into the HR Business Partner, you will be the Associate HRBP for the Barnet Hospital Business Unit. Your role will support 2 divisions across the Barnet Hospital Business Unit. As part of the role, you will play a key part in providing HR services of a high quality that are client-focused.

You will also work closely with HR colleagues across all main hospital sites on a variety of projects, staff engagement, organisational design and consultation, and policy and process harmonisation.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17 million tests.

Our size, scale, and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that accommodates your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next-level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Professional Qualifications

• Educated to degree level
• Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) member
• CIPD Level 5 member (or evidence they are working towards)

Knowledge & Experience

• Employee relations experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary, and culturally diverse organisation
• Experience of operating effectively in a customer-facing environment
• In-depth knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-compliance
• Experience of advising managers on complex and serious individual and/or collective conflict situations including disciplinary, capability, and grievance issues
• Experience of supporting effective organisational change initiatives, including Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
• Well-developed understanding and awareness of best-practice employee relations methodologies
• Experience of working in a multi-unionised environment
• Experience of workforce planning to support divisional strategies
• Experience of preparing Employment Tribunal information
• Knowledge and experience of working with HR Business Partner model

Skills and Aptitudes

• Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomes
• Able to provide direct support to managers on complex case management issues
• Able to prepare reports and correspondence to respond to complex cases
• Able to work through sub-functions of workforce to provide effective service to the business
• Able to analyse complex information and identify appropriate recommendations
• Able to advise managers on case management issues related to terms and conditions, discipline, capability, grievance, or change management
• Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
• Able to make judgements and advise managers on options for action and associated risks

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.

£51,883 to £58,544 a year per annum including HCAS