Job summary
Working Full time - 37.5 hours per week
We are looking for a dynamic HR Business Partner to join our HR team to cover a period of maternity leave. As one of the HR Business Partners you will have a key role in the senior HR team in supporting our service areas in delivery of both the Trust's objectives and People Strategy and the national NHS Workforce Plan.
As the HR Business Partner for our Planned Care Division, it will be necessary to understand the business strategy of the service area for which they are responsible and to contribute to the workforce strategy for that area, whilst ensuring its compatibility with Trust-wide workforce plans.
Main duties of the job
You will develop effective working relationships with key stakeholders and provide senior HR expertise on the full range of HR issues including employee relations, recruitment and retention, attendance, change management, workforce planning, talent management, terms and conditions of employment and policies and procedures.
You will also provide effective leadership for your HR sub-team, with a focus on empowerment and engagement and should have previous line management experience. You must have substantial HR expertise at a senior level within a large, complex organisation in a highly unionised environment. You will have the ability to establish immediate credibility at all levels and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as creativity of approach to HR solutions.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level CIPD (level 7) qualification or equivalent work based knowledge and experience
- Associate member of the CIPD.
- Evidence of commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluator
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Working and detailed knowledge of employment legislation, equal opportunities and best practice, including managing complex cases and exposure to solving employee relations issues.
- Experience of taking the lead on projects, writing reports and implementing recommendations from these.
- Experience of working with, and influencing, senior managers
Desirable
- Experience of providing strategic and operational support to managers and staff within a large business area/service or several small business areas/services
- Knowledge of Agenda for Change job evaluation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Graduate level CIPD (level 7) qualification or equivalent work based knowledge and experience
- Associate member of the CIPD.
- Evidence of commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluator
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Working and detailed knowledge of employment legislation, equal opportunities and best practice, including managing complex cases and exposure to solving employee relations issues.
- Experience of taking the lead on projects, writing reports and implementing recommendations from these.
- Experience of working with, and influencing, senior managers
Desirable
- Experience of providing strategic and operational support to managers and staff within a large business area/service or several small business areas/services
- Knowledge of Agenda for Change job evaluation
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
