Medical Workforce Business Partner: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 57,528 - 64,750 £ / Year

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Advert may close once sufficient number of applications is reached

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Medical Workforce Business Partner to work across University Hospitals Tees.

The Medical Business Partner will act as the key specialist advisor to the Responsible Officer and Medical Leadership Teams, providing expert advice on medical workforce matters including Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS), workforce planning, professional standards, employee relations, wellbeing, equality and inclusion.

The role will ensure that people policies, governance arrangements and workforce strategies support delivery of safe, effective, responsive and sustainable patient care whilst ensuring compliance with GMC, NHS England and employment legislation requirements.

Main duties of the job

Lead and manage complex and sensitive medical workforce employee relations cases.

Provide specialist advice regarding consultants, SAS doctors, trust-grade doctors, locally employed doctors and honorary contract holders.

Support management of disciplinary, grievance, dignity at work, capability, attendance and professional conduct processes.

Ensure all medical workforce cases are managed in accordance with MHPS, employment legislation and Trust policies.

Develop approaches that promote early informal resolution wherever possible.

Maintain productive relationships with professional representative organisations including the BMA.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of supporting investigations involving doctors.
  • Ability to influence senior clinicians and executives.
  • Strong understanding of medical workforce governance arrangements

Desirable

  • Experience working within a Medical Workforce Team.
  • Experience supporting a Responsible Officer function.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of NHS medical workforce policies and procedures
  • Detailed understanding of Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS).
  • Understanding of Consultant, SAS and Junior Doctor Terms and Conditions. Knowledge of NHS England Responsible Officer regulations and guidance

Desirable

  • Knowledge of doctor job planning and medical workforce productivity

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 26 August 2026

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