Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate HR Business Partner to join the Corporate Services Board workforce team at UCLH. Working alongside the Deputy Head of Workforce, HR Business Partner, the postholder will support all the corporate directorates within the trust. This is a fixed term role for 12 months, aligned to secondment.
The Associate HR Business Partner will provide both operational and strategic workforce advice and guidance to corporate directorates, working proactively to support the forward planning and performance of the workforce.
The successful candidate will have significant HR generalist experience with proven experience of working with senior managers on strategic workforce agendas. In return, you will be offered a supportive environment to develop your knowledge, skills and experience supported by Corporate Board's workforce team.
Main duties of the job
As an experienced HR professional, you will provide proactive, customer focused advice and guidance to managers on a wide range of workforce and OD strategies. To enable this, you will have a full understanding of divisional strategies and objectives and will work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify workforce priorities and develop dedicated interventions.
In this role you will provide comprehensive advice to managers on national conditions of service, employment legislation, Trust policies and procedures and HR best practice. You will coach local managers in the development of people management skills and competence and will support complex organisational change programmes. You will be responsible for the delivery of local and national HR performance targets and will work collaboratively to design and implement initiatives to improve staff experience and wellbeing. You will also be responsible for management of the trust wide HR helpdesk function and line manage HR Advisors supporting this.
About us
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
- University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
- Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
- University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
- Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
- University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
- The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
- University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
At UCLH, we have a real 'One Team' ethos, and our values - safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Service Improvement Agenda
- Demonstrable communication skills and ability to work in a large and complex team
- Graduate CIPD qualified or demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable HR generalist experience in a large organisation
- Demonstrable experience working with senior managers through strategic workforce agendas
- Demonstrable change management experience in a large complex organisation
- Demonstrable experience of collaborative working with key stakeholders within and external to the organisation
- Demonstrable experience of effectively working with Trade Unions
- Recent experience of design and/or delivery of training
- Demonstrable experience in participating in business and/or workforce planning
- Ability to work with and through others
- Experience of managing an operational HR team or helpdesk function
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS or a similar healthcare setting
- Understanding of agenda for change terms and conditions
- Understanding of job evaluation process
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care: Clear and accurate written and verbal communication
- Communication & Customer Care: Verbal reasoning skills
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to manage priorities under pressure
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to work effectively in a sometimes ambiguous environment and make decisions independently
- Quality and service improvement: Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Trust
- Quality and service improvement: Prior Involvement in strategic decision making
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Knowledge, understanding and application of equal opportunities
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Advanced understanding of Excel for analysis and planning
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Ability to analyse data and information to consider implementation issues
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- High level influencing skills and ability to identify the key stakeholders within the Division / Trust
- Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge
Other requirements, including
Essential
- Work Pattern (e.g. shift work, unsociable hours)
- Physical Effort (e.g. lifting and handling requirements)
- Physical skills (e.g. requirement for speed and accuracy, hand-eye co-ordination
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS Service Improvement Agenda
- Demonstrable communication skills and ability to work in a large and complex team
- Graduate CIPD qualified or demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable HR generalist experience in a large organisation
- Demonstrable experience working with senior managers through strategic workforce agendas
- Demonstrable change management experience in a large complex organisation
- Demonstrable experience of collaborative working with key stakeholders within and external to the organisation
- Demonstrable experience of effectively working with Trade Unions
- Recent experience of design and/or delivery of training
- Demonstrable experience in participating in business and/or workforce planning
- Ability to work with and through others
- Experience of managing an operational HR team or helpdesk function
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS or a similar healthcare setting
- Understanding of agenda for change terms and conditions
- Understanding of job evaluation process
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Communication & Customer Care: Clear and accurate written and verbal communication
- Communication & Customer Care: Verbal reasoning skills
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to manage priorities under pressure
- Personal & people development: Proven ability to work effectively in a sometimes ambiguous environment and make decisions independently
- Quality and service improvement: Evidence of political awareness and sensitivity to the high profile of the Trust
- Quality and service improvement: Prior Involvement in strategic decision making
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Knowledge, understanding and application of equal opportunities
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Advanced understanding of Excel for analysis and planning
- Information processing (IT and analytical skills): Ability to analyse data and information to consider implementation issues
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Flexible approach to work
- High level influencing skills and ability to identify the key stakeholders within the Division / Trust
- Able to take on board new ideas, skills and knowledge
Other requirements, including
Essential
- Work Pattern (e.g. shift work, unsociable hours)
- Physical Effort (e.g. lifting and handling requirements)
- Physical skills (e.g. requirement for speed and accuracy, hand-eye co-ordination
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).
