Assistant People Business Partner

Job summary

The Assistant People Business Partner will work in the People Team within Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) and will provide a comprehensive and a professional customer focused HR service, promoting fair and open practice in all aspects of policies and application of terms and conditions of service, striving for best practice and being forward thinking.

The Assistant People Business Partner will work across HEIW in a HR role providing advice in accordance with local procedures, national guidance, statutory requirements, employment law and HEIW's operational plans.

HEIW has a smart modern office located in Nantgarw and all staff are able to work flexibly. This is supported by excellent IT and the use of Microsoft 365 and Teams.

Alongside work commitments HEIW has an active community network in HEIWon Teams channels that include Reader's Corner,Arts & Crafts and Fitness and Activities, plus a range of well-being resources.

The right candidate will have previous or current experience in the NHS, including knowledge of managing attendance at work, initial disciplinary and grievance processes, the recruitment process and ideally be Agenda for Change job evaluation trained.

Main duties of the job

The Assistant People Business Partner will provide consistent advice and guidance to line managers and staff, responding to general HR queries, taking responsibility for examining the consistency of the advice, in line with latest legislation and best practice and when dealing with HR matters. These can be complex and of a sensitive nature, including grievance, sickness management, capability, recruitment and selection, disciplinary and resourcing issues.

To assist the People Business Partner and Senior Business Partner in the absence management process with a view to improving attendance at work by attending regular absence reviews, reviewing employee pay status and advising on Occupational Health and Wellbeing Services.

The Assistant People Business Partner will participate in the review of policies, procedures and management guidance and provide recommendations for change as appropriate.

Participate in job evaluation and consistency checking.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 8 months due to meet the needs of the service.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) is the strategic workforce body for NHS Wales with statutory functions that include education and training, workforce planning, workforce development and transformation, leadership and succession planning, and careers. Our purpose is to develop a workforce that delivers excellent care to patients/service users and excellent population health. We are a Special Health Authority working closely with our partners; Social Care Wales, education providers, professional and regulatory bodies and Welsh Government.

HEIW's is committed to developing an internal culture of choice. Our Values reflect our thoughts, feelings and beliefs in how we will, and will not, behave and treat others:

- Respect for All in every contact we have with others,

- Ideas that Improve: Harnessing creativity and continuously innovating, evaluating and improving,

- Together as a Team: Working with colleagues across NHS Wales and with partner organisations.

HEIW received the HPMA Award for Employee Engagement in 2019.

What you can expect:

- a corporate induction and 90 day Welcome itinerary,

- compassionate leadership,

- a meaningful values based performance appraisal process,

- the opportunity to impact upon health and social care services and the lives and wellbeing of the people of Wales.

Many of our colleagues and stakeholders have commented on the buzz and atmosphere we create by working together as "One HEIW Team". Do you want to join that team?