# Band 7 Associate Associate People and Culture Partner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** North Middlesex University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Manager and corporate
- **Grade:** Band 7
- **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- **Contract type:** 1 x Permanent & 1 x FTC
- **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 sessions per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28T14:21:30.140Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Edmonton/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Human_Resources/Human_Resources-v8221173
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8221173?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The purpose of this role is to support the Senior People & Culture Partner to provide comprehensive human resource (HR) support for a designated clinical /corporate Division with regard to resourcing, organisational change, employee relations (ER) and terms and conditions of employment. The role will support the forward planning, modernisation and performance of the workforce.

### Main duties of the job

Reporting into the Senior People & Culture Partner you will be the Associate People & Culture Partner for the North Middlesex Health Unit. Your role will support 2 divisions across the North Middlesex Health Unit. As part of the role, you will play a key part in providing HR services of a high quality and that are client focused.

You will also work closely with HR colleagues across all main hospital sites on a variety of projects, staff engagement, organisational design and consultation and policy and process harmonisation.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

### Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Employee relations experience in a complex, multidisciplinary and culturally diverse organisation
- Experience of operating effectively in a customer facing environment
- In depth knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-compliance
- Experience of advising managers on complex and serious individual and/or collective conflict situations including disciplinary, capability and grievance issues
- Experience of supporting effective organisational change initiatives, including Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
- Well-developed understanding and awareness of best practice employee relations methodologies
- Experience of working in a multi-unionised environment

**Desirable**

- Experience of workforce planning to support divisional strategies
- Experience of preparing Employment Tribunal information
- Knowledge and experience of working with HR Business Partner model

### Skills and aptitudes

**Essential**

- Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomes
- Able to provide direct support to managers on complex case management issues
- Able to prepare reports and correspondence to respond to complex cases
- Able to work through sub functions of workforce to provide effective service to the business
- Able to analyse complex information and identify appropriate recommendations
- Able to advise managers on case management issues related to terms and conditions, discipline, capability, grievance or change management
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Able to make judgements and advise managers on options for action and associated risks

### Education and professional qualifications

**Essential**

- Degree level or equivalent HR experience
- CIPD or equivalent level

## Documents

- [functional requirements form (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530859)
- [associate people & culture partner jd (pdf, 280.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530857)
- [associate people & culture partner ps (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10530858)
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