Senior Workforce Business Partner

Main area Workforce Business Partner Grade Band 8a Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (9 day fortnight supported) Job ref 412-CORP-

Site Infinity House Town Crewe Salary Per Annum Closing 20/04/:59 Interview date 25/04/2025

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team on a permanent basis.

As a Senior Workforce Business Partner, you will work strategically, with designated divisions, to understand their service strategies and business objectives and work collaboratively to identify develop business focused solutions.

You will be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of divisional workforce and organisational development strategies as well as providing regular reports, analysis and recommendations for action against key performance indicators and transformational change objectives.

You will directly manage your "business unit" team, ensuring that they are fully supported and that their work delivers against both the divisional and people directorate objectives.

You will be required to support hearings, appeal panels and complex investigations as needed and undertake policy development.

You will form strong partnerships with your divisional teams, the HR/Workforce Business Partner Team, other teams across the Trust as well as Trade Union representatives to progress the people agenda.

Main duties of the job

• Strategic Business Partnering
• Workforce Planning
• Workforce Transformation
• Role Redesign
• Talent & succession planning
• Quality Improvement
• Transformation & Change
• Project Management
• Complex Employee Relations and Risk Management
• Delivery of Workforce KPIs

Working for our organisation

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K).

The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides 500 beds and employs over 5,000 members of staff.

A wide range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools by Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership, in collaboration with Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS FT and the South Cheshire and Vale Royal GP Alliance.

With the formation of Integrated Care Systems in July 2022, the Trust became a strategic partner in Cheshire East and Cheshire West and Chester 'places' and is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside partnership, caring for a population of over 2.7 million.

During the Coronavirus pandemic, the Trust was recognized nationally for its 'Be Safe Be EquiPPEd' campaign.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been included in the Government's 'New Hospital Programme' to replace the current estate and enable the transformation of healthcare for our community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a Senior Workforce Business Partner, you will work strategically, with designated divisions, to understand their service strategies and business objectives and work collaboratively to identify develop business focused solutions.

You will lead on the delivery of the Trust's Workforce Strategic Plan at a divisional level and provide proactive, professional, expert advice to senior managers on a range of workforce and OD issues.

You will act as a senior member of the Trust's People Directorate and represent the directorate at Divisional Boards, Divisional Performance Meetings and at other corporate meetings. You will also take the lead on Trust-wide projects where appropriate.

As a SWBP, you will be responsible for developing and supporting the delivery of divisional workforce and organisational development strategies as well as providing regular reports, analysis and recommendations for action against key performance indicators and transformational change objectives. You will lead on workforce planning and talent and succession planning at a divisional level and advise on complex change management processes.

You will directly manage your "business unit" team, ensuring that they are fully supported and that their work delivers against both the divisional and people directorate objectives. You will also provide assurance to the Associate Director of People that employee relations case work is being appropriately managed, highlighting risk and identifying actions to address.

You will be required to support hearings, appeal panels and complex investigations as needed and undertake policy development.

You will form strong partnerships with your divisional teams, the HR/Workforce Business Partner Team, other teams across the Trust as well as Trade Union representatives to progress the people agenda.

Person specification Knowledge

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent experience)
• Chartered Member of CIPD
• Quality Improvement Training

Experience

• Experience of operating in business partner model
• Experience (to masters degree level) of working as a senior HR/OD professional which has enabled individual to demonstrate essential skills, knowledge and competencies.
• NHS Experience

Skills

• Experience of influencing at a senior level
• Report writing at a senior level
• Management of Complex Employee Relations Cases
• Managing organisational change & service transformation
• Partnership Working with Trade Unions
• Workforce Planning
• Project Management
• Use of OD Interventions / models

Key Messages

Please let us know if you require an adjustment to our recruitment process.

All correspondence will be sent via the email address you have registered as your TRAC account.

Selection is based on the Trust's values, and the criteria outlined in the Job Description for the role.

Employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that their employees have a "right to work" in the UK. Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hold a Sponsor Licence, which means that we MAY be able to sponsor you IF the role meets the UK Government requirements for sponsorship. Not all NHS roles are eligible for sponsorship. To be eligible for sponsorship, the role must be in an eligible occupation code and must meet the skill level and the minimum salary threshold (usually £38,700 per year for Skilled Worker or £23,200 for Health Care Worker Visa).

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the entry point (bottom) of the pay band.

Appointments are subject to a 6-month probationary period. LED Doctors are subject to a 3-month probationary period.

Please provide a contact email address for referees when you submit your application. We will not request any references until after you have been made a formal job offer.

You will be required to pay for your DBS disclosure (where the post requires one). This will be done via 3 monthly instalments from your pay. We encourage applicants to join and remain registered with the DBS update service.

We do not reimburse travel to interview expenses.

Secondments will be considered for fixed term positions when both parties agree. Candidates should seek approval from their current line manager before application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Name Anna Bickerton Job title Associate Director of People Email address Telephone number

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Recruitment Team
Leighton Hospital
Middlewich Road
Crewe
Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
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