Workforce Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Neath, Neath Port Talbot, United Kingdom Swansea Bay University Health Board Full time

Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a Workforce Business Partner to join our team at Swansea Bay University Health Board. As a Workforce Business Partner, you will work strategically with the Corporate divisions to understand their service strategies and business objectives and work collaboratively to identify and develop business-focused solutions.

One additional area of focus for the successful candidate will be to work in partnership with key stakeholders within the Health Board to increase presenteeism across the workforce. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with demonstrable experience in increasing presenteeism within an organisation and to use this expertise to showcase innovative and proactive approaches.

This role is fixed term for 2 years in order to ensure dedicated support in the delivery of our key strategic aims across the Health Board.

Main Duties of the Job

The Workforce Business Partner will act as a senior member of the Health Board's Workforce & Organisational Development Team.

The role holder will be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of workforce and organisational development strategies as well as providing regular reports, analysis and recommendations for action against key performance indicators and transformational change objectives.

Lead on the identification of workforce-related cost efficiency schemes and support their delivery. In conjunction with management teams, analyse the cost/benefit of specific programmes, weighing up risks and adjusting plans.

Support hearings, appeal panels, complex investigations as needed and undertake policy development.

Interpret employment legislation and case law, the role holder will act as the senior advisor in the service group consisting of regional and Health Board-wide services and will provide authoritative advice on very complex and very specialist Workforce and OD issues.

You will form strong partnerships with key stakeholders, which includes the Workforce Team, client group managers and employees, as well as Trade Union representatives to progress the people agenda.

Working for our Organisation

We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK, we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placements and volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone, whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show that our commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery, with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

Person Specification

Other

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to travel within geographical area and work flexible to meet the business needs

Qualifications & Knowledge

Essential Criteria

  • CIPD Qualified – MCIPD, Masters level or equivalent demonstrable experience.
  • Expert knowledge of HR best practice and employment law.
  • Knowledge of workforce planning within a complex work environment long-term planning and strategy development processes.

Desirable Criteria

  • Formal Employment Law qualification.
  • Coaching Certificate

Experience

Essential Criteria

  • Experience of analysing highly complex workforce data identifying risk and developing a range of tailored solutions.
  • Significant experience of providing highly complex advice on workforce demonstrating developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills.
  • Significant experience in HR at senior management level including experience in operational HR and strategic HR practices.

Desirable Criteria

  • Experience of working across a range of organisations to achieve significant change.
  • Experience of Strategic and planning development.

Aptitude & Abilities

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to analyse and understand complex business, financial and workforce data.
  • Ability to interpret and apply HR knowledge to the Health Board workforce strategy
  • Demonstrate record of effective change in highly complex inter-organisational setting.

Desirable Criteria

  • Welsh Speaker (Level 1)

Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users' experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards' policy-making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.

Employer Certification / Accreditation Badges

Applicant Requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable



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