East of England Ambulance Service

HR Business Partner

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Job summary

EEAST is seeking an HR Business Partner (HBBP) to join the Business Partnering Team within the People Services directorate, on a fixed term contract. The role is a combination of home/office working pattern and the successful candidate will be required to work on site on a weekly basis.

The role of HRBP is embedded in either a Trust business unit, operational locality or specialist service area, to provide strategic advice and guidance to the local management team. This role will support the achievement of business objectives and Directorate KPIs ensuring that advice and guidance given reflects the wider strategy of the Trust including consistent application of HR policy and procedure and proactive support to develop and sustain an evolving culture.

Main duties of the job

The Business Partnering team is KPI driven and the team will analyse and report on data from sources such as employee relations tracker, GRS, TRAC, establishment, budget detail and ESR to advise and guide the team to meet local operational needs and Directorate KPIs that will include attendance, attrition, statutory and mandatory training, cultural change, management development and recruitment.

About us

You're thinking about working for the ambulance service, but wondering what sets us apart and makes the six counties ofEssex,Hertfordshire,Bedfordshire, Suffolk, Norfolk andCambridgeshireso special.

You get to work inone of the most diverse areas of the country; the bustlingcapital city ison our doorstep and the bracing North Sea coast envelops our shores to the east.

We've got historical cathedral towns and cities, brand new communities, rural broadlands and some of the busiest arteries of road and rail networks, including the M25, A14, M1, M11 and A12, and railway lines from London Liverpool Street out to Cambridge, Norwich, Peterborough, Colchester and Southend.

Wherever you go in the east of England there is always something to see and do; but if travelling around the UK and beyond is a must for you as well, theLuton,Stansted, Norwich andSouthendairports couldn't make it more easier to stay in touch with loved ones or send you ona deserved holiday or short break.

Details

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

247-HRBusP-0824

Job locations

Cambridge and Peterborough

Cambridge, Peterborough, Huntingdon

CB1 8DQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication & Relationship Skills

To negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including absence, performance management and organisational change with managers, employees and trade union representatives.

To provide evidence and specialist support at HR processes such as disciplinaries, grievances, consultations and capability processes.

To provide and receive highly complex and sensitive communications in emotive and challenging situations such as disciplinaries and grievances.

To attend business sector management meetings to offer advice and guidance on HR issues and pressures to support the performance and quality of the service.

To coach and support managers in the application of fair and best practice HR process and procedure ensuring consistency is maintained across the Trust.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

To use the most appropriate sources of information such as the employee database, ESR, rostering portal, GRS and establishment detail to analyse and interpret complex facts and situations to assess and recommend courses of action on complex, specialist HR issues and strategy.

Planning and Organisational Skills

To advise operational managers on the implementation and any adjustment of a broad range of HR strategies across the business sector.

Please see full JD & Person Specification for further details

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication & Relationship Skills

To negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including absence, performance management and organisational change with managers, employees and trade union representatives.

To provide evidence and specialist support at HR processes such as disciplinaries, grievances, consultations and capability processes.

To provide and receive highly complex and sensitive communications in emotive and challenging situations such as disciplinaries and grievances.

To attend business sector management meetings to offer advice and guidance on HR issues and pressures to support the performance and quality of the service.

To coach and support managers in the application of fair and best practice HR process and procedure ensuring consistency is maintained across the Trust.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

To use the most appropriate sources of information such as the employee database, ESR, rostering portal, GRS and establishment detail to analyse and interpret complex facts and situations to assess and recommend courses of action on complex, specialist HR issues and strategy.

Planning and Organisational Skills

To advise operational managers on the implementation and any adjustment of a broad range of HR strategies across the business sector.

Please see full JD & Person Specification for further details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Highly specialist knowledge of one or more HR topics to masters level equivalent acquired through degree and professional HR qualification plus additional training or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • qualified mediator
  • qualified coach

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the People issues affecting the NHS and the ambulance service
  • Experience of working in a large and complex organisation
  • Experience of organisational change

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Agenda for Change

personal attributes

Essential

  • calm
  • personable
  • assertive
  • responsive
  • ability to articulate complex information
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Highly specialist knowledge of one or more HR topics to masters level equivalent acquired through degree and professional HR qualification plus additional training or equivalent experience

Desirable

  • qualified mediator
  • qualified coach

Knowledge

Essential

  • Knowledge of the People issues affecting the NHS and the ambulance service
  • Experience of working in a large and complex organisation
  • Experience of organisational change

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Agenda for Change

personal attributes

Essential

  • calm
  • personable
  • assertive
  • responsive
  • ability to articulate complex 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.

Employer details

Employer name

East of England Ambulance Service

Address

Cambridge and Peterborough

Cambridge, Peterborough, Huntingdon

CB1 8DQ


Employer's website

https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East of England Ambulance Service

Address

Cambridge and Peterborough

Cambridge, Peterborough, Huntingdon

CB1 8DQ


Employer's website

https://www.eastamb.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Head of HR Business Partnering

Sheeba Shah

sheeba.shah@eastamb.nhs.uk

07707654006

Details

Date posted

06 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

247-HRBusP-0824

Job locations

Cambridge and Peterborough

Cambridge, Peterborough, Huntingdon

CB1 8DQ


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