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People Business Partner

North East & North Cumbria ICB

The closing date is 22 January 2025

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Job summary

Join our dynamic and dedicated ICB People Team, where no two days are the same! We are a small team committed to providing comprehensive HR services across the NENC ICB.

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking a qualified and experienced People Business Partner to support our team. This role is ideal for someone with a degree or equivalent qualification, CIPD Level 5 or 7, and significant experience in managing complex and broad HR caseloads. This role will provide support to Organisational Change.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

134-6919077PM

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland Enterprise Park

SR5 3XB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide professional HR support to the People Team.
  • Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases.
  • Assist with HR processes.
  • Maintain employee records and ensure data accuracy.
  • Support the implementation of HR policies and procedures.
  • Support large scale organisational change
  • Contribute to employee engagement and development initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with up-to-date employment law.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide professional HR support to the People Team.
  • Manage and resolve complex employee relations cases.
  • Assist with HR processes.
  • Maintain employee records and ensure data accuracy.
  • Support the implementation of HR policies and procedures.
  • Support large scale organisational change
  • Contribute to employee engagement and development initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with up-to-date employment law.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or equivalent, or relevant experience to an equivalent level
  • CIPD Level 5.
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent
  • Project management certificate
  • CIPD Level 7

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in complex and broad HR caseload management
  • Evidence of up to date employment law knowledge and application
  • Knowledge and experience an HR information management system and general office IT systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working in HR within the NHS and application of NHS terms and conditions of service
  • Experience of using the NHS Electronic Record System (ESR)
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualified to degree level or equivalent, or relevant experience to an equivalent level
  • CIPD Level 5.
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable

  • Masters level qualification or equivalent
  • Project management certificate
  • CIPD Level 7

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in complex and broad HR caseload management
  • Evidence of up to date employment law knowledge and application
  • Knowledge and experience an HR information management system and general office IT systems

Desirable

  • Experience of working in HR within the NHS and application of NHS terms and conditions of service
  • Experience of using the NHS Electronic Record System (ESR)

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

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland Enterprise Park

SR5 3XB


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland Enterprise Park

SR5 3XB


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Recruiting Manager

Katie Thorniley

katie.thorniley@nhs.net

07786978397

Date posted

09 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

134-6919077PM

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland Enterprise Park

SR5 3XB


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