HR Business Partner
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As an HR Business Partner at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT), you will play a pivotal senior role supporting Divisions to deliver high-quality patient care through an effective, engaged and well-planned workforce. Working as a trusted adviser to Divisional leaders, you will shape and deliver strategic and operational HR solutions that align workforce capability, capacity and culture to the Trust's priorities.
You will lead on workforce planning, organisational change and HR strategy, ensuring best practice, legal compliance and a strong focus on staff wellbeing, engagement and equality. The role works collaboratively across HR specialisms - including Workforce, Employee Relations, OD, Recruitment and Wellbeing .
This is a high-impact, influential role for an experienced HR professional who wants to shape people strategy, enable transformation and make a tangible difference in a frontline healthcare environment.
Job description
The HR Business Partner is a senior, strategic role responsible for managing the relationship between a Clinical Division and the Trusts People functions to deliver a highquality, integrated HR service. The post holder acts as a trusted adviser to Divisional leaders, proactively supporting them to achieve their strategic, operational and workforce objectives through effective people management and organisational development.
The role is central to aligning workforce capacity, capability and culture with the Trusts priorities, ensuring East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust is positioned as an employer of choice that attracts, retains and develops highperforming staff who reflect the Trusts values. The post holder provides expert leadership on workforce planning, organisational change and complex employee relations, while promoting staff wellbeing, engagement, equality and fairness.
The HR Business Partner is accountable for delivering a comprehensive range of strategic and operational HR responsibilities, including:
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree Level education or equivalent experience.
- Post-graduate Diploma or MSC in HR or equivalent experience.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
- Member of CIPD or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Project Management qualification
- Formal leadership and management development, evidenced by a qualification or participation in a recognised programme
- Associate CIPD member
Experience
Essential
- An in-depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
- Experience of leading, coaching and building capability in all aspects of the HR function.
- Experience of managing cross functional projects and integration of services.
- Proven experience of working at and influencing, senior level required and providing expert advice to Board level.
- Experience of successful management of complex employee relation cases.
Desirable
- NHS experience.
- Experience of Medical Staffing terms & conditions
- Experience of managing highly complex MHPS casework
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of current, emerging employment law and best practice issues and their impact on service provision
- An in-depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities.
- Ability to formulate, plan and set out a clear strategic direction, inspire and engage others, together with an ability to translate strategic objectives into deliverable operation plans.
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge of current and emerging approaches to leadership development
- Knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks such as NHSLA, CQC
- Knowledge of joint partnership working in a unionised environment
About the employer
A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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