Senior HR Business Partner - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Description

Job summary

We have a fantastic opportunity in the North East and Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service for the right person tobring the people voice to the senior team. Focusing initially on our threelaboratories you will build and deliver a people strategy that will underpinour ambition to operate regionwide as a single virtual team, delivering a highquality, equitable and efficient service for our patients. Our journey has notbeen easy, recent reorganisation, significant operational pressures and newways of working have brought significant challenges. Shortlisting Date - WC 2/5/2024 Provisional Interview Date - 16/9/2024

Main duties of the job

We are now looking for an exceptional individual withexperience in a senior HR leadership role to scope, develop and drive deliveryof our people strategy. As part of this you will support colleagues to developan internal communications plan. You will also have an eye for the immediate highpriority, people issues working with operational and HR colleagues to resolve.

Your role will play a crucial part in cultivating asustainable workplace culture, driving organisational performance, developing ahigh performing team and ensuring the well-being of our colleagues.

The role is initially offered as a 12-month secondment. Thekey things we are looking for are:

A culture first, future focussed and regionalmindset.

Experience partnering with external suppliers aswell as other functions such as Internal Communications.

Project and change management experience leadingsignificant programmes of work.

The ability to analyse insights from employeeengagement surveys and other data sources to drive culture forwards andidentify areas that need development and/or improvement.

About us

The North East and Yorkshire NHS Genomic Medicine Service(GMS) brings together regional Clinical Partners, the Genomic Laboratory Hub(GLH) and the Genomic Medicine Service Alliance (GMSA) all working togetherto improve health and equity of access to genomic tests and treatments forpatients in the region.

The GMS is made up of four Partner Trusts: The Newcastleupon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHSTrust, Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, and Sheffield TeachingHospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Executive Directors from each trust form ourGMS Partnership Board chaired by Professor Phil Wood CEO of the Leeds trust. Theservices are commissioned directly by NHS England's Genomics Unit and their SROfor Genomics, Professor Dame Sue Hill DBE, Chief Scientific Officer forEngland.

Job responsibilities

To work as a business partner tothe North East and Yorkshire Genomic Medicine Service (GMS). To provide HR and OD expert advice, the postholder will be required to take the lead on HR, OD and Training and Developmentissues for their allocated areas, advising and recommending actions to Heads ofDepartment, the GMS Executive team and Partnership Board thereby ensuringcompliance with employment law and governance requirements. To build and deliver a people strategy thatwill underpin our ambition to operate regionwide as a single virtual team,delivering a high quality, equitable and efficient service for our patients including very complex workforce planning andemployee relations issues. To take a lead role on initiatives, within the GMS,relating to workforce modernisation, staff engagement, health and wellbeing,workforce efficiency & productivity through effective people management. Toidentify and address development needs in relation to people management skills,capacity and capability. Working withpartner Trust line managers and HR leads on effective appraisal and personaldevelopment implementation with CSUs.

Thepostholder is required to maintain knowledge on leading practice on workforcetransformation. This will require a deep understanding of GMS challenges andopportunities to jointly develop strategies and delivery plans to achieveworkforce transformation aligned to identified People Priorities. The postholderholds full accountability for the implementation of effective HR and ODapproaches across their GMS, and for the quality of advice given on HR and ODissues to the GMS management teams.

To performeffectively in the role the post holder will be expected to have the followingbehaviours and skills:

Acceptresponsibility and accountability for own actions and decisions

Takeresponsibility for own learning and development and share learning andknowledge with others.

Usingresources available in an effective, efficient and timely manner having properregard to the best interests of the Trust.

Respectconfidentiality.

Seekto ensure that no-one is unlawfully discriminated against.

Ensurethat staff are helped to maintain and improve their knowledge and skills andachieve their full potential

Ensurethat judgements about colleagues (including appraisals and references) areconsistent, fair and unbiased and are properly founded.

Qualifications

Essential

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Additional Requirements

Essential