Senior HR Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time
Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to join our team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. As a key member of our HR department, you will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing strategic workforce plans that positively impact the experience of our workforce.

You will work closely with senior managers to design and enact progressive workforce strategies and solutions, enhancing our employment offer and people practices to attract, engage, and retain colleagues who are passionate about delivering excellent and compassionate care for our patients.

Main Duties of the Job

This is an exciting opportunity to provide maternity leave cover for the post of Senior HR Business Partner, supporting the ongoing work in the Trust and the Surgical Division.

As a Senior HR Business Partner, you will provide strategic direction and service development support on all workforce matters within divisions, offering expert specialist guidance and support to managers and divisional leadership on all aspects of operational human resource management.

You will be responsible for supporting managers with change programmes, complex employee relations issues, leading on workforce transformation, TUPE, planning the introduction of new roles into our workforce, and developing resourcing and retention plans.

Working for Our Organisation

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, we pride ourselves on safe, personal, and effective care with strong core values set out in our behaviour framework. You will be supported by a strong and dedicated team of colleagues who work hard and look out for one another.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including access to salary sacrifice schemes, discounts, and great standard of wellbeing support. You will have the opportunity to work agilely and we will consider requests for flexible working to help you maintain work/life balance.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
  • Provide proactive, professional guidance to senior managers on a range of workforce issues, understanding their service strategies and objectives, and working collaboratively with all stakeholders to identify workforce issues and develop and implement business-focused interventions.
  • Provide regular reports, analysis, and recommendations for action against key performance indicators and transformational change objectives.
  • Support the management of employee relations casework, ensuring any concerns, issues, themes, or learning are shared with senior managers and appropriate actions agreed.

This is a fast-paced and change-focused role that requires the ability to work independently and make autonomous decisions, as well as work collaboratively with others. You will have significant HR experience at a senior level and experience of managing complex organisational change.

Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential Criteria
  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent relevant work experience.
  • CIPD Level 7 qualification.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable Criteria
  • Chartered Member of the CIPD.
SkillsEssential Criteria
  • Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment.
  • Understanding of wider HR agenda in NHS.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work autonomously, requiring direction on new or complex matters.
  • Ability to manage people, understanding needs, identification of development, and implementing supportive approaches.
  • Ability to co-ordinate workloads of team to deliver service requirements.
  • Effective negotiator and influencer.
  • Well-organised and ability to work under pressure and to deadline.
  • Ability to apply consulting approach and skilled in partnering with managers to achieve business objectives.
  • Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
  • Competent user of MS office packages.
Desirable Criteria
  • Effective Coach and mediator.
  • Demonstrates an understanding of the external strategic environment.
OtherEssential Criteria
  • Able to travel between Trust sites.


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