Business Partner

Our employee relations team have an exciting opportunity for a forward-thinking enthusiastic HR Business Partner to work within our team at NGH.

Focusing on key areas of the Trust and as a member of the senior team, you will work autonomously providing both operational and strategic advice and support to help Divisional teams develop the capability to deliver their people plans. Within the HR team you will have responsibility for HR Advisors and will have a wealth of experience in managing a variety of cases through to employment tribunal.

Your professional background will demonstrate high levels of experience in complex cases, wellbeing, change management, coaching, influencing and conflict resolution.

This role is primarily office based but offers some flexibility for remote home-working and hours of work.

The post holder works autonomously as a senior member of the People Partnering team, to support and advise Directors and Senior Managers (clinical and non-clinical) in developing the capability to deliver their business plans. As a senior member of the team, they will provide authoritative expert advice on highly complex employee relations cases, wellbeing, transformational and other HR and employment related issues across the Trust.

The post holder leads the provision of a strategic, operational, and business focused HR service to all staff and challenges the directorates at both Divisional and Directorate meetings. Activity includes workforce planning and development, employee relations, equality and diversity, health and wellbeing, leading and influencing organisational change, staff development, coaching and training.

The post has management responsibility for Senior HR Advisors and HR Advisors providing them with direction and support along with the delivery of HR workforce indicators, delivery of cost improvement plans and workforce change.

The post holder can deputise for the Senior HRBP as required and will input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of its vision and values

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

Main Responsibilities
- As a senior manager, the post holder contributes to the Trust wide development and implementation of HR strategies and service plans and developing Trust policies, working jointly with other organisations to create a consistent approach.
- Advise on all highly complex, sensitive and contentious employee relations issues within their Division(s) to senior managers and Directors, cross working where required in other areas of the Trust / Group.
- Work in conjunction with external legal teams preparing court bundles and presenting at court where required and with TIAA with fraud cases. They will also liaise with external professional bodies where required.
- Responsible as HR lead on Trust wide projects and a key decision maker within corporate groups as the HR lead.
- Contribute to the leadership of the HR department and provide specific leadership to own team ensuring the engagement in delivering a high quality service.
- Advise and coach Senior Managers and Directors on highly complex specialist HR issues and a range of very complex employment situations which require deciding on way forward where no precedent exist. assess and analyse the risk to the Trust / Group and Division in line with legislation, national, NHS and Trust policy. Gives advice on how to mitigate any risk, recommend courses of action, offer conflict resolution through negotiation, persuasion and mediation and advice based on other case precedents and outcomes.
- Communicate, both written and orally, highly complex and sensitive information in a hostile, contentious, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere; though managing conflict resolution mediation, hearings, appeals, employment tribunals.
- Manage change activities for closure and or acquisition of services in line with TUPE legislation.
- Interpret and advise on employment legislation a