Medical Workforce Business Partner

We are looking for Medical Workforce Business Partner who is CIPD qualified and educated to degree level with significant experience in senior roles within medical HR.

Knowledge of Project Management Experience and experience of managing complex projects is desirable.

You will have an in-depth knowledge of Medical Terms and Conditions of Service, experience of negotiating and consulting with Trade Unions and have the ability to diagnose, develop and deliver effective medical HR interventions in a variety of situations.

Experience and understanding of dealing with performance management issues and the ability to work autonomously to deal with and solve medical HR operational issues and give advice are essential.

To be successful in the role, you need to be able to work on numerous projects simultaneously to meet agreed deadlines, establish credibility, be confident, work collaboratively, have strong influencing and negotiating skills and be able to liaise effectively with senior clinical staff.

Main duties of the job

You will work with the Associate Director of Strategic Medical Workforce, to ensure the provision of a specialist Medical HR Service to the NCA.

Provide support to the Associate Director of Strategic Medical Workforce in the delivery of Trust priorities, in particular, managing the Medical Workforce Cost Improvement Plan workstreams across the NCA.

Be the central access point for expert medical HR support and advice, to enable the delivery of Trust priorities and support the services with expert decision-making advice and information.

You will constructively challenge, with a view to improving, all aspects of medical workforce performance across the Trust.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

1. Medical Workforce Projects and Improvements
2. Business Partnering
3. Specialist Expertise in Medical Workforce Matters

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

1. Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience
2. CIPD qualified or equivalent professional experience.
3. Significant experience in senior roles within medical HR
4. Evidence of continuing professional development

Professional Registration

Desirable

1. CIPD

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

1. Significant NHS experience and knowledge
2. Proven track record of management/ senior level medical HR management experience
3. In-depth knowledge of all Medical Terms and Conditions of Service.
4. Experience of negotiating and consulting with trade unions
5. Demonstrable evidence of ability to diagnose, develop and deliver effective medical HR interventions in a variety of situations.
6. Experience and understanding of dealing with performance Management.
7. Worked autonomously dealing with and solving day-to-day medical HR operational issues and giving advice.

Desirable

1. Knowledge of project management and experience of managing complex projects
2. Attending and advising at Job Planning Scrutiny Panels

Skills and Abilities

Essential

1. Able to establish credibility and liaise effectively with senior clinical staff.
2. Able to work on a number of projects simultaneously to meet agreed deadlines, concentrating and focusing on a range of issues.
3. Able to demonstrate strong influencing and negotiation skills, must be able to present credible and compelling arguments to Clinical Leads, Senior Management and external bodies of a particular course of action or viewpoint, whilst respecting their point of view.
4. Able to make effective contributions to strategic decision-making processes
5. Able to manage conflict in an open manner.
6. Able to adapt readily and respond constructively to change
7. Excellent verbal and written, communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey information and ideas effectively to a range of different audiences.
8. Confident and assertive but diplomatic.
9. Able and willing to travel between Trust sites
10. Committed to acting corporately and collaboratively - inside and outside the organisation.
11. Outcome and achievement focused.
12. Able to deliver hard news and take unpopular stands.
13. Committed to equality of opportunity in employment and service delivery.
14. Committed to continuous improvement.
15. Able to provide evidence of where you have demonstrated the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Employer details

Employer name

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Mayo Building, Stott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD

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