Job Description

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate, experienced, and forward-thinking HR professional to join our dynamic workforce team as a HR Business Partner for the Division of Specialised Services. This post is offered as part of a job share, working alongside the Divisional Senior Management Team to deliver a high-quality HR service.



The Division of Specialised Services includes the Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and Clinical Genetics.



This Division employs around 1300 WTE staff working in Clinical and Medical Oncology, Clinical Haematology, Palliative care, Radiotherapy, Clinical Genetics, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiac Imaging, Cardiac Anaesthesia and Cardiac Intensive Care.



As an integral member of both the Senior Management Team and Divisional Board, you will play a strategic and influential role in shaping and delivering the Division's workforce agenda.



The Division of Specialised Services encompasses a diverse range of clinical and non-clinical staff, including Medical & Dental, Nursing, AHPs, Healthcare Scientists, and Administrative teams. In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of strategic workforce plans, support complex organisational change and transformation, & foster a culture of high performance & continuous improvement.



In return, you'll join a supportive, innovative team and be given the opportunity to further develop your leadership and strategic HR skills.



Strategic Management



To understand and translate the Trust's key drivers and challenges to enable planning and delivery of an effective people strategy aligned to business strategy and Trust objectives.



To contribute to the achievement of the Trust's strategic goals and priorities by ensuring that employee policy, practice and delivery are co-ordinated, effective and strategic.



Workforce planning and resourcing



Provide strategic, specialist advice to the Division on the workforce impacts and implications of short to long term business planning, enabling the Divisions to meet present and future business challenges and provide best quality patient care which meets financial targets. These may include:



working with the Head of HR Service Centre to develop effective recruitment and retention strategies



development of appropriate staffing plans and establishment



strategies to deliver on financial recovery plans



developing succession and talent management plans



Divisional and Trust Responsibilities



As a member of the Divisional Core Management Team and Divisional Board(s), to contribute to the development of the Divisional strategy, business plans, project management and operational decision-making, which enable Divisional and Corporate aims and objectives to be achieved.



To design and implement appropriate audits to monitor compliance and effectiveness of HR policies and procedures, providing reports and recommendations as appropriate



University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.



Fora more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.