HR Business Partner
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Key details
Location
- Site
- DGH or Conquest Hospital
- Address
- Kings Drive
- Town
- Eastbourne
- Postcode
- BN21 2UD
- Major / Minor Region
- East Sussex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent: We are an agile working department and you will be expected to combine home working with Divisional and base working
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Salary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 8a)
Specialty
- Main area
- HR Business Partner
- Interview date
- 10/09/2025
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Job overview
We have a fantastic opportunity for a forward-thinking HR professional. As HR Business Partner, you will use your positive attitude, extensive HR knowledge and solid communication and influencing skills to provide professional guidance to our Divisional teams to achieve our organisational objectives.
You will hit the ground running, forging strong partnerships with management teams to develop and implement the workforce aspects of the Trusts business plans. You will work with senior teams to provide excellent HR operational and strategic support.
You will need to have demonstrable customer focus and experience of leading on complex employee relations. Innovative in your approach, you will understand how HR adds value, you will develop effective solutions and fully engage with stakeholders.
You will be an excellent communicator and highly skilled at fostering constructive working relationships. You will also have significant demonstrable experience in HRBP roles in large, complex organisations.
Advert
To work with the Workforce Director, Asst Director of HR Operations, Divisional Leadership Teams and colleague HRBPs in the delivery of a professional and responsive HR service for designated Division(s) at the Trust. Providing strategic advice and guidance on the full range of workforce issues, including complex employee relations, recruitment & retention, attendance, change management, workforce planning, talent management, terms & conditions of employment and policies & procedures
Managing all aspects of HR delivery within the relevant Division (s) to agree quality standards and within the resource & income base available, to support the development of the Trust as a high performing, clinically led organisation
Working for our organisation
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters Degree Level education or equivalent experience
- Post-graduate Diploma or MSC in HR or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Member of CIPD or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Project Management qualification
- Formal leadership and management development, evidenced by a qualification or participation in a recognised programme
- Associate CIPD member
Experience
Essential criteria
- An in-depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
- Experience of leading, coaching and building capability in all aspects of the HR function
- Experience of managing cross - functional projects and integration of services
- Proven experience of working at and influencing, senior level required and providing expert advice to Board level
- Experience of successful management of complex employee relation cases
- Extensive experience of leading transformation programmes and implementing right sizing initiatives including management of redundancy and TUPE
- Experience of leading/setting organisational policy based on interpretation of national guidance or legislation
- Experience of developing, executing and tracking the success of HR functions and projects
- Demonstrable experience of managing contentious people issues effectively together with a high level of emotional intelligence and strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Extensive experience working in a complex unionised environment
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
- Experience of Medical Staffing terms & conditions
- Experience of managing highly complex MHPS casework
Skills
Essential criteria
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of current, emerging employment law and best practice issues and their impact on service provision
- An in-depth understanding of health care provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities.
- Self-driven and extremely customer and results focussed.
- Demonstrated ability to see the big picture and provide useful strategic advice and input across the Division.
- Excellent organisational and planning skills and prioritisation
- Ability to analyze and interpret highly complex facts with a high attention to detail and process.
- Ability to formulate, plan and set out a clear strategic direction, inspire and engage others, together with an ability to translate strategic objectives into deliverable operation plans.
- Highly developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
- Ability to lead in an environment of constant change.
- Full range of operational and strategic skills at a senior HR level.
- Knowledge of medical staffing terms and conditions
- Ability to analyse and interpret complex data.
- Successfully influences a broad spectrum of people, highlighting benefits, finding alternatives and gaining commitments
- Builds productive working relationships and strategic partnerships with a range of stakeholders, demonstrating selfawareness, perception and a collaborative approach.
- A highly effective and creative problem solver with the ability to make things happen.
- Embraces accountability, demonstrates on going resilience and the highest levels of integrity and professionalism.
- Establishes a culture of continuous improvement, initiating ideas, responding to change opportunities.
- Delegates clearly and monitors progress regularly and giving timely support where necessary.
- Demonstrates a strong and practical commitment to equal opportunities, equal access and cultural sensitivity
- Strong effective communicator in writing, business presentations and in interpersonal communication.
- Highly developed, demonstrated teamwork skills.
- Able to direct the efforts of a team of diverse human resources professionals.
- Demonstrated ability to increase productivity and continuously improve methods, approaches, and departmental contribution while being cost-sensitive
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jo Gahan
- Job title
- Assistant Director of HR - Operations
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07890316339
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