South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Group Associate People Partner

The closing date is 27 May 2025

Job summary

Working closely with the Group People Business Partner / Group Head of Workforce, the postholder will provide a high quality, comprehensive people service to their assigned areas within the Trust. This is in support of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, workforce strategies and the delivery of excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

Working as part of the wider People Team, the successful candidate will lead a team of workforce professionals responsible for providing operational and employee relations support to the clinical and corporate management teams for the areas they support.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate that they can adapt to the changing needs of the Trust and models of care and work collaboratively and proactively with key stakeholders both internal/ external to the organisation to ensure professional and effective customer care. The successful candidate will develop effective working relationships with colleagues from unions and professional bodies

The successful candidate will be qualified to CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience and be able to evidence further relevant study such as but not limited to master's level qualification or equivalent experience.

Please note this post may close at sufficient applicants.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions

Your Leadership Impact

Leading your Team to Success

Leading Into the Future

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

Lean Practitioner

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

Explore leadership within the NHS

Promote Trust values and behaviours

Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills

Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Date posted

14 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-CP-7189648

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
Evidence of further relevant study i.e. Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Specialist HR knowledge (TUPE, Redundancy, Disciplinary, Grievance etc).
Up to date knowledge of employment law

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of providing HR Advice to managers and staff
Working in partnership with Trade Unions.
Experience and involvement in change management programmes.
Experience of writing and interpreting employment policy, e.g. recruitment, disciplinary, grievance, sickness management
Skills to effectively analyse data and information and develop actions plans to meet Service Group needs.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

CIPD Level 7 or equivalent experience
Evidence of further relevant study i.e. Masters level qualification or equivalent experience

Knowledge

Essential

Specialist HR knowledge (TUPE, Redundancy, Disciplinary, Grievance etc).
Up to date knowledge of employment law

Experience

Essential

Significant experience of providing HR Advice to managers and staff
Working in partnership with Trade Unions.
Experience and involvement in change management programmes.
Experience of writing and interpreting employment policy, e.g. recruitment, disciplinary, grievance, sickness management
Skills to effectively analyse data and information and develop actions plans to meet Service Group needs.

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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