HR Business Partner

Job overview

EEAST is seeking an HR Business Partner (HBBP) to join the Business Partnering Team within the People Services directorate, on a fixed term contract.  The role is a combination of home/office working pattern and the successful candidate will be required to work on site on a weekly basis.

The role of HRBP is embedded in either a Trust business unit, operational locality or specialist service area, to provide strategic advice and guidance to the local management team. This role will support the achievement of business objectives and Directorate KPIs ensuring that advice and guidance given reflects the wider strategy of the Trust including consistent application of HR policy and procedure and proactive support to develop and sustain an evolving culture.

Main duties of the job

The Business Partnering team is KPI driven and the team will analyse and report on data from sources such as employee relations tracker, GRS, TRAC, establishment, budget detail and ESR to advise and guide the team to meet local operational needs and Directorate KPIs that will include attendance, attrition, statutory and mandatory training, cultural change, management development and recruitment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Communication & Relationship Skills

• To negotiate on difficult and controversial issues including absence, performance management and organisational change with managers, employees and trade union representatives.
• To provide evidence and specialist support at HR processes such as disciplinaries, grievances, consultations and capability processes.
• To provide and receive highly complex and sensitive communications in emotive and challenging situations such as disciplinaries and grievances.
• To attend business sector management meetings to offer advice and guidance on HR issues and pressures to support the performance and quality of the service.
• To coach and support managers in the application of fair and best practice HR process and procedure ensuring consistency is maintained across the Trust.

Analytical & Judgemental Skills

To use the most appropriate sources of information such as the employee database, ESR, rostering portal, GRS and establishment detail to analyse and interpret complex facts and situations to assess and recommend courses of action on complex, specialist HR issues and strategy.

Planning and Organisational Skills

To advise operational managers on the implementation and any adjustment of a broad range of HR strategies across the business sector.

Please see full JD & Person Specification for further details