Head of HR Business Partnering - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Main duties and Responsibilities Performance:

Lead on various workforce projects as required by the Deputy Chief People Officer taking full accountability for their delivery on time and within resources.

Prepare and present reports to appropriate committees as required.

Lead the performance management of the HR Business Partnering team on behalf of the Deputy Chief People Officer Support increases in productivity by reducing sickness levels, reducing bank and agency spend and improving individual and team performance.

Lead the development of key performance indicators across the function and ensure systems are in place to monitor and provide assurance on their effectiveness.

Monitor and evaluate the quality of customer service provided by the HR team.

Workforce Planning & Information To develop workforce planning with Divisional HR Business Partners and representatives across the Trust and with external agencies to integrate workforce planning with service plans and the needs of the Trust and the health economy.

Provide authoritative specialist advice on resourcing issues underpinned by theoretical knowledge and experience.

Ensure the information requirements of the Trust in all workforce related matters including the input of HR information from all systems are managed as required Oversee the preparation of workforce related reports and returns as required for the Trust Board and other internal committees.

To inform the annual business planning process and support the transformation agenda by contributing to the workforce planning cycle, service improvement and role design.

Work in partnership with the wider HR team to ensure the Trust has robust, live and sustainable resourcing, recruitment and retention plans that support the immediate operational plan and longer term strategic objectives in delivering best care by the best people.

They will promote the Trusts image, reputation and values and behaviours as the employer of choice in as many potential marketplaces as possible Professional Advice and Leadership:

Provision of specialist knowledge to support the development and implementation of workforce change programmes to enable the organisation to achieve its strategic objectives Provide specialist and expert advice on all employee relations matters To provide professional leadership and line management to the HR Business Partnering team.

Manage highly complex and sensitive communications in emotive and challenging situations, using influential negotiating and motivational skills to achieve desired outcomes.

Provide professional advice and leadership to support transformational change programmes including the redesign of job roles, amending working arrangements to achieve 24/7 working practices, redeployment issues and redundancy.

In conjunction with the Equality and Diversity Lead, ensure that the workforce reflects the diversity of communities the Trust provides services to and that all legislative ED&I and EDS22 requirements are met.

Management/Leadership Responsibilities:

Lead the development of the HR Business Partner model in the organisation by building and leading a team of high performing HR Business Partners that deliver a high quality strategic and operational service.

Take lead responsibility for ensuring new employment legislation is interpreted correctly and communicated appropriately across the Trust.

Provide full line management support and leadership to the HR Business Partners and provide specialist guidance and support to others within the wider HR team.

To be responsible for cascading corporate information and Trust briefings to the HR Business Partnering team.

Risk Management Ensure that the Trust has systems in place to meet the workforce requirements of external monitoring, such as NHSE/I Lead the risk management and assurance processes for the HR business partnering function on behalf of the Deputy Chief People Officer to ensure all risks are appropriately managed and assurance given to the Board and its committees.

Take budget holder responsibility for agreed areas.

Employee Relations Support effective partnership working with staff side colleagues enabling long term workforce planning, changes to working practices and delivery of efficiency measures to achieve transformational change.

Foster a positive climate of employee relations in the Trust, to support the implementation of a partnership approach and develop and maintain good working relationships with representatives of Trade Unions and staff organisations.

Be creative in resolving problems with difficult and highly complex workforce issues to avoid an impact on front line services.

Oversee the development, negotiation and maintenance of the specific workforce policies and procedures, ensuring that they support the business plan, meet new legislation, statutory requirements and reflect current best practice.

Building Relationships Work collaboratively with colleagues to lead the development and implementation of d