Job summary
- Main area
- Human Resources
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 18.75 hours per week
- Job ref
- 104-ICB-6313TG
- Employer
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Omega House
- Town
- Eastleigh
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
People Partner
NHS AfC: Band 8a
Job overview
Open only to applicants from Hampshire & Isle of Wight NHS system, which is limited to NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Southern Health Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, Isle of Wight NHS Trust, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, Solent NHS Trust, South Central Ambulance Service or Hampshire Hospitals Foundation Trust.
We are looking to appoint an experienced, self-motivated and pro-active HR Professional to work in a newly created role to support Primary Care workforce across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight .
The ability to quickly build and maintain effective working relationships is essential for this post to develop the partnership model. Highly developed networking, interpersonal and communication skills are essential as well as the ability to apply influencing and negotiation skills as necessary to achieve successful outcomes. A values driven mindset is also essential.
The successful candidate will be CIPD qualified or hold an equivalent HR or management qualification. Regular travel across the Hampshire and Isle of Wight footprint will be required.
In return, we can offer a hybrid working model, varied role within a small supportive team and exposure to a variety of HR activities as part of the People team supporting the Integrated Care Board to make a difference in the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work alongside our existing People Partner team and hold a small corporate portfolio in addition to developing and establishing the future workforce, human resources and organisational development needs of our Primary Care partners.
You will work collaboratively with designated senior leaders across the organisation as well as a range of internal and external stakeholders across Hampshire and Isle of Wight including Primary Care Networks, community trusts and regional primary care workforce teams. You will work alongside the Primary Care Workforce Lead and will be responsible for providing both strategic and operational advice, direction and expertise on all people matters and deliver a range of high quality people interventions using a pragmatic and solution focused approach.
You will play a key role in linking leaders across the organisation and system both with each other and members of the wider People and Primary Care teams. As a People Partner, you will lead on NHS and People change initiatives and programmes to support the implementation of the Long Term NHS Workforce Plan, HR and OD strategy and strategic objectives.
If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Aimee Midgley, Head of People Delivery on 07385 469900
Working for our organisation
We offer excellent employment opportunities to new and existing staff. We aim to be a model employer by embedding best HR practice and to support new ways of working.
We pride ourselves on offering good working conditions, lifelong learning, fair pay and benefits, staff involvement and a balance between work and personal life.
We enjoy a forward thinking and innovative culture and our vision is to have healthy people, living healthy lives in healthy communities. We understand the only way to deliver this is to have the right people with the right skills.
Here is a summary of some of the benefits and services which are on offer to staff:
- 27 days paid minimum holiday and bank holiday entitlement
- NHS pension scheme
- Sick pay policy
- Occupational health services including staff counselling services
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Flexible retirement
- Health Service Discounts – offers for stores, travel, equipment etc.
Successful candidates will be subject to a six-month probationary period.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide strategic HR advice, direction, and expertise to designated leadership teams within NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight/ Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care System/ Primary Care to support the delivery of high quality health and care services to our population
To partner with local leadership teams to provide a range of high quality HR interventions using a pragmatic and solution based approach which support the implementation of the NHS People Plan, broader organisational objectives and corporate values.
To lead on the development, planning and implementation of designated National, Regional, NHS and HR change initiatives and programmes, including development and implementation of effective policies and which best fit the needs of a successful and developing organisation.
Person specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- Master’s level education or equivalent knowledge and skills gained through any combination of alternative study, employment, or voluntary work.
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) post-graduate Diploma in Personnel Management or equivalent HR or management qualification.
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in workshop/meeting facilitation.
- Accredited Coach.
- Mediation Skills.
- Mentorship Skills.
- MBTI trained.
- Skill Mix review trained.
- Formal Agenda for Change job evaluation trained
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of operating in HR in a complex organisational environment, either in the public, private or voluntary sector.
- In-depth experience of Human Resources Management (HRM).
- Experience sufficient to mentor, coach, advise and support HR Advisers and line managers in dealing with the full range of HRM issues likely to be encountered in a large and complex organisation.
- Experience of contributing to the learning and development of an organisation’s workforce, including promotion of organisation learning and development agenda.
- Experience of leading on, or providing the HR support and expertise to, organisational change/ transformation projects.
- Organisational Design and Development experience across multiple disciplines.
- Experience of developing and implementing timely and impactful HR Policies, interventions, and solutions across the broad HR agenda (e.g., Talent Management, Culture, Team performance etc.)
- Knowledge HR practice on all aspects of HR Management, (including employee resourcing, performance management, reward management and diversity)
- Previous experience of workforce management systems i.e., ESR, managed learning environments, E Rostering.
- Knowledge of all the different professions and staff groups working in the NHS (including their culture and ethos, career structures and working relationships with other professions and groups). Ability to apply this knowledge to both day-to-day and strategic decision making.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in a multi-unionised environment and of working with staff side representatives.
- Experience in a specialist area of HRM, e.g., workforce redesign, reward management, employment law.
- Good knowledge of workforce development interventions and health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Recognised workforce information and planning skills.
Skills and attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to develop and maintain networks of relationships that facilitate the achievement of individual and team objectives.
- Ability to develop and maintain communication, both verbally and in writing, to all levels of staff about complex and difficult matters and in sometimes difficult situations.
- Sound knowledge of current and impending employment law and ability to apply to the working environment..
- Ability to relate and apply HRM knowledge and practice to support the achievement of Divisional and Trust direction, aims and objectives.
- Ability to apply advanced influencing and negotiation skills necessary to achieve successful outcomes, e.g., when working with directors, senior managers and staff representatives.
- Ability, knowledge, and skill to manage the employee and industrial relations aspects of major change situations and projects.
- One-to one coaching and group facilitation skills, practiced either in a work or non-work setting.
- Ability to manage projects based on sound project management methodology.
- Ability to think strategically, applying knowledge of broader political, business, and economic environment within which HR operates to the organisational setting.
- Ability to prepare written reports/proposals on HRM topics and to make presentations to Directors and senior managers.
- Ability to deliver training to different groups, being able to modify the delivery and content to suit the needs of the audience.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- High level of personal resilience and the ability to support others in managing/developing their resilience.
- A high level of professionalism and probity.
- Someone who strives for improvement and best practice by driving forward new initiatives and innovation.
- An ability to maintain confidentiality and trust.
- Adaptability, flexibility, and ability to cope with uncertainty and change.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Aimee Midgley
- Job title
- Head of People Delivery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07385 469900
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