Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview We are looking for an HR Business Partner to support the Head of Workforce in providing strategic and operational support for the people leaders within our corporate services. Working closely with a range of corporate directorates and hosted services you will support and develop leadership capability in change management, talent management, staff engagement and belonging. You will have demonstrable experience leading a wide range of employee relations and change management situations, including TUPE and redundancies, delivering workforce projects and developing positive relationships within your directorates and with other stakeholders, including Staff Side. As well as supporting your own case load of change management projects, you will be instrumental in delivering our Corporate Staff Survey Action Plan and corporate commitment to embedding our new Strategy and Values, Behavioural Framework, new PDR process and EDI objectives. The successful postholder will be able to work autonomously and manage complex issues, while also engaging and maintaining the support of the expert teams within the People Directorate. Main duties of the job Specifically the role will: work with the HR teams to support the integration of workforce priorities into a coherent plan to improve the experience and opportunities of staff within the corporate directorates develop robust relationships with directorate / corporate areas/external stakeholders to influence, challenge and support service delivery and people strategies and monitor success seek out and use workforce intelligence, both internal and external, to identify people management requirements within the service area, establishing credibility as an expert in strategic HR within an operational service coordinate a team comprising representatives from the different functional areas of HR, and where appropriate beyond HR, to analyse and interpret relevant workforce information and productivity measures support and coordinate the management of change within the corporate directorates develop, recommend and support the implementation of appropriate HR interventions to address the HR issues facing the service area Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Strategy, Leadership and Management To lead (and project manage) key corporate workforce initiatives, including those identified through the corporate staff survey action plan to ensure that, such initiatives are embedded and the benefits realised To act as an advocate of change and modernisation in support of business and HR strategies, and champion best practice Human Resource management, influencing key business decisions to ensure the effective management of staff through the fair, efficient and pragmatic application of best practice; this will include the development of managers in HR policy and practice and the monitoring and development of best practice to embrace diversity in the workforce To develop the role of HR Business Partner by actively working with service areas, contributing to the early and proactive resolution of potential people management / change issues and ensuring that workforce factors are identified and actioned within overall divisional business plan As a member of the senior HR team to support the Head of Workforce in the development and delivery of the Trust’s Workforce Strategy and maintain an understanding of the Trust’s key drivers and challenges in order to plan and deliver key workforce strategies aligned to business strategy and high-level objectives Contribute to the achievement of the Trust’s strategic goals and priorities by ensuring that workforce policy, practice and delivery are coordinated, effective and strategic To provide a highly visible, competent and coaching leadership style which is consistent with the Trust values, building and maintaining effective working relationships with managers, staff and external organisations To plan, design and conduct essential projects to analyse and respond to current and projected workforce need. To develop strong networks internally and externally to ensure that best practice is applied within the organisation and that opportunities for development and innovation are maximised As a senior member of the HR function, to contribute to the development of the HR function and to HR policies, strategies and business plans which enable Trust corporate aims and objectives to be achieved. Service Responsibilities To make a full and proactive contribution to the business, service and corporate planning processes to the service areas for which they are responsible, ensuring that these take account of national HR initiatives and corporate HR policies and agenda To inform the business planning process and support the transformation agenda within the service area by contributing to the workforce planning cycle, service improvement and role design To act as the key link between the corporate directorates and the HR functions To work in partnership with Directorate Management Team Directors and managers to establish the HR strategies and plans necessary to support: o the successful delivery of patient focused services, o the achievement of business targets, and o the implementation of service development strategy To support and challenge managers in the application of HR policies and practices, providing advice and guidance on complex HR issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure To advise and support the service area in the development and modernisation of their services and related workforce requirements to include effective workforce utilisation, role design, workforce restructuring, skill mix and management of change in line with best practice and Trust policy and procedure To coordinate a team comprising representatives from the different functional areas of HR, including recruitment, medical HR (where appropriate), temporary staffing, workforce relations, people management coaching, and training and development In conjunction with their team, to analyse and interpret relevant workforce information and productivity measures, and work with Divisional Directors / Directors to develop strategies and plans to ensure that the workforce supports current and future performance targets, recommending HR initiatives to the service area that help meet its business needs To act as an advocate of change and modernisation in support of business and HR strategies, and champion best practice Human Resource management, influencing key business decisions to ensure the effective management of staff through the fair, efficient and pragmatic application of best practice; this will include the development of managers in HR policy and practice and the monitoring and development of best practice to embrace diversity in the workforce. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Master’s degree or equivalent MCIPD or equivalent Desirable criteria Project Management Qualification Experience Essential criteria Significant experience in human resources, working with managers to deliver high quality HR services Significant experience as a senior manager in a large complex organisation Significant experience of leading and managing staff Significant experience of facilitating and managing change and the TUPE process from beginning to end Involvement in setting of workforce strategy Desirable criteria Understanding and experience of applying NHS Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions Understanding and experience of applying NHS Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions Managing a large TUPE process Skills Essential criteria An expert level of knowledge in strategic workforce issues Strong strategic influencing and negotiating skills Ability to think strategically, and identify complex risks with TUPE situations and present solutions Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Robert Stevens Job title Head of Workforce - Corporate Services Email address [email protected] Telephone number 07824308312