People and Workforce Business Partner: Sponsorship Available

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic People and Workforce Business Partner (Band 8a) to join our high performing People and Workforce team. The primary objective is to support the delivery of best possible care for patients at both George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) and South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT).You will support the development of culture in both organisations, ensuring that organisational culture is characterised by kindness, engagement, inclusion, and innovation; supported by an approach of accountability, patient focus and performance delivery.You will operate across both Trusts supporting opportunities around harmonisation, simplification and Shared Services where appropriate within the function. You will take the lead in providing professional HR advice to managers across the Trust, and will support the team in developing and applying good HR practices in line with legislation and best practice. CIPD qualified, you will have considerable experience of dealing with complex grievance, absence, disciplinary and performance management issues, and you will also be able lead on highly complex transformation/organisational change initiatives. You may be required to travel around Warwickshire so access to your own transport would be helpful.

Main duties of the job

Job Purpose:

To support the Head of People and Workforce in ensuring the provision of a consistently high quality comprehensive range of human resources services to the Trust. To take the lead in providing professional HR advice to the Divisional managers and senior management teams within the Trust. To work autonomously to ensure:

that Human Resources issues are given a high profile and priority within the Trust;

the development and application of good HR practices in line with employment legislation and good practice;

the achievement of both national and local objectives, targets and standards;

that good staff side/management relationships are sustained.

the design and delivery of management training on HR policies and procedures

The development and implementation of HR initiatives and project

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent level experience plus CIPD qualification or equivalent experience plus additional training or specialist experience to masters level or equivalent
  • Evidence of Continuous Professional Development

Experience

Essential

  • At least 3 years experience in a senior operational HR role dealing with complex grievance, absence, disciplinary, change management, performance management issues
  • Experience of implementing employment policy, e.g. disciplinary, grievance, sickness management
  • Experience of partnership working
  • Experience of design and delivery of training sessions on HR related topics

Desirable

  • Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of employment law
  • Specialist HR knowledge (TUPE, redundancy, disciplinary, grievance, etc)
  • Excellent project management skills required for leading long term and complex projects
  • Good IT skills, able to create Excel spreadsheets, powerpoint presentations, run reports on ESR system

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Highly developed analytical and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in order to communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information appropriately. Experience of taking notes in formal meetings
  • Strong influencing and negotiating skills/able to challenge in a professional manner
  • Well developed problem solving skills
  • Able to work independently and to deadlines managing a complex set of priorities
  • Able to demonstrate evidence of team working

Other Job Requirements

Essential

  • Regular requirement to travel around Warwickshire so must have access to own transport

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Closing Date: 26 August 2026

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