Job summary
Employer heading
Workforce Business Partner
Band 8a
We encourage applications from those who consider themselves to have a disability and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Workforce Business Partner to join our dynamic and motivated Workforce and OD team. We are excited to be able to offer this as a development opportunity for existing and experienced HR staff in line with Annex 21 of the NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions. The successful candidate will be supported by a 2 year programme to obtain the full range of knowledge, skills and experience required of a Workforce Business Partner. Payment will be in line with Annex 21 i.e. 70% Band 8a in the first year, 75% Band 8a in the second year, subject to criteria within the development plan being met.
This is an excellent development opportunity for existing senior HR staff looking for career development, and to step into the Workforce Business Partner role.
The Workforce Business Partner is a core member of the Workforce team supporting the delivery of an ambitious Health Board People Plan, as well as an integral part of the Divisions and management teams that it supports.
This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your professional career, working with a great team.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will attend Divisional meetings supporting their workforce agenda. The post holder will develop local plans to ensure that clinical and managerial leaders throughout the Division possess the skills, confidence and expertise to lead and manage their teams effectively.
The post holder will facilitate and contribute to the local integrated workforce plans and implementation plans for the Health Board’s Service Strategies. These will include service, financial and workforce plans for the Divisions, based on NHS, Welsh Government and Health Board workforce change initiatives.
The post holder will ensure compliance with national and health board policies in relation to employment and equality law, policy and good practice.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. This includes the Grange University Hospital which provides specialist and critical care and is the newest addition to the clinical futures strategy, which opened in November 2020. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Meets all essential criteria as per attached job description/person specification
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicola Mather
- Job title
- Head of HR and Business Partnering
- Email address
- [email protected]
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