Strategic HR Business Partner

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Full time

About the Role

The HR Business Partner is a key member of the senior HR team, responsible for supporting the Associate Director of Workforce in the development and delivery of the Trust's Workforce Strategy. This strategic role requires a senior HR professional who can understand the business strategy of the service area and contribute to the workforce strategy, ensuring its compatibility with Trust-wide workforce plans.

Main Responsibilities

  • Develop robust human resources relationships with divisions/corporate areas to influence, challenge and support service delivery and people strategies and monitor success
  • Work alongside the Divisional Director of Operations and their teams in identifying workforce issues and developing appropriate business focussed HR interventions, and developing the people capability to deliver their business plans
  • Support and challenge managers in the identification of training and development needs in respect of the people management agenda, and in the application of HR policies and practices, providing advice and guidance on complex HR issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure
  • Seek out and use workforce intelligence, both internal and external, to identify people management requirements within the service area, establishing credibility as an expert in strategic HR within an operational service
  • Coordinate a team comprising representatives from the different functional areas of HR, and where appropriate beyond HR, to analyse and interpret relevant workforce information and productivity measure, develop, recommend and support the implementation of appropriate HR interventions to address the HR issues facing the service

About Us

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust is committed to providing high-quality patient care and services. As an HR Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting the Trust's workforce strategy and contributing to the delivery of excellent patient care.

Person Specification

  • Master's degree or equivalent
  • M/FCIPD
  • Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services
  • Significant experience as a senior manager in a large complex organisation
  • Significant experience of leading and managing staff
  • Significant experience of facilitating and managing change
  • Experience of working in the NHS

Key Skills and Knowledge

  • An expert level of knowledge in strategic workforce issues, including legislation, NHS policy, and best practice
  • Up to date knowledge of key current issues in human resources and in local, regional and national networks and issues outside the organisation and how these impact on the Trust
  • Able to foster powerful and productive collaborative working relationships internally and externally
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes; able to articulate a vision with clarity
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills to be able to coordinate the delivery of effective HR support
  • Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills on complex and sensitive issues
  • Ability to think strategically
  • Politically astute, sensitive, tactful and diplomatic
  • Ability to analyse and understand business, financial and workforce data
  • Proven ability to effectively manage a range of situations that may evoke a strong emotional reaction
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel


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