Job requirements
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Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
HR professional with Significant post qualification experience in a complex organisation
- Experience
Experience of managing complex/ strategic projects
- Skills and Competencies
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and negotiate at local, regional and national level
- Skills and Competencies
Analytical skills and the ability to draw qualitative and quantitative data from a wide range of sources and present in a clear and concise manner
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Educated to Masters Level in HR Management or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge and experience in a range of areas e.g strategic HR, workforce planning, employment law, leadership, management, finance, employee relations, training and development and organisational development
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Highly developed specialist knowledge across human resources and organisational/service development needs/priorities
- Qualifications and Knowledge
Current excellent knowledge of employment legislation, case law and good HR practice
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Experience of working with a business partner model
Job overview
Are you a strategic HR professional who enjoys influencing senior leaders, solving complex challenges and driving organisational improvement?
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Strategic HR Business Partner to join our People and Organisational Development team.
This is a pivotal role working with senior operational and clinical leaders to shape workforce strategy, support transformation and improve organisational performance.
We are looking for someone who combines strategic thinking, curiosity and analytical insight with a compassionate, values-led approach. You'll use workforce data, organisational diagnostics and evidence-based interventions to help leaders improve performance, strengthen culture and deliver better outcomes for our people, services and patients.
Through our Being Humber approach, we are committed to creating a culture where colleagues feel valued, supported and empowered to deliver outstanding care, while maintaining a strong focus on productivity, improvement and sustainability.
As a trusted advisor, you'll influence decision-making, provide constructive challenge and build effective relationships across the organisation. In return, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact in a Trust committed to Caring, Learning and Growing.
If you're passionate about workforce leadership, organisational effectiveness and helping people and services thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
- Act as HR Lead for the long-term business goals and outcomes for workforce for the Trust
- Act as HR Lead to support the delivery of divisional and corporate workforce plans ensuring excellent patient care and financial stability
- Act as People and OD lead for transformation programmes, ensuring workforce and OD interventions are fully aligned to service redesign and delivery outcomes
- Drive divisional performance improvement through the use of workforce data, benchmarking and targeted intervention
- Ensure organisational development approaches including leadership, team effectiveness and culture are aligned to addressing performance, productivity and quality challenges
- Take the designated lead on various Trust-wide workforce initiatives and programmes with responsibility for development and implementation
- Build and maintain effective relationships and be recognised as the trusted advisor and lead contact for all strategic issues within their designated area
- Hold services to account for delivery of agreed workforce and performance metrics, supporting recovery and improvement plans where required
- Provide professional and comprehensive workforce information to inform senior management teams
- Provide specialist HR advice and business-focused interventions
- Provide innovative solutions to support workforce aspects of major change programmes including TUPE
- Maintain close working relationships within the People and OD team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information with regards to this vacancy please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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This advert is for Strategic HR Business Partner with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust in Willerby, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Human resources business partner role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 Per annum. The contract type is Permanent: Office and Remote working required. The application deadline is 27 Sep 2026.
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