People Business Partner

Job Purpose The newly established People Business Partner post will work collaboratively with the HR and training and development teams to provide overall management and supervision. This role will cover and support both areas within the People Team. The People Business Partner will also work closely with service and team leads to provide business-focused people solutions to support the provision of high quality, productive and innovative services across Your Healthcare (YH). The post holder will mainly be responsible for ensuring our education and development programmes contribute to, and influences, improved performance in the workplace at an individual, team and organisation level.
They will also be expected to provide advice and support on all aspects of HR policies and processes. Key Result Areas To line manage the HR Advisor and Training and Development(T&D) manager and oversee the delivery of day to day activities and projects within the People Team. Support the Lead for People Services on a variety of projects which will look to support retention, talent management and succession planning within YH. Work alongside the T&D Manager and the Professional Education Facilitator to ensure that any initiatives are linked into the clinical education training plans.
To be responsible for developing effective HR practice to drive performance against objectives and strategy. Ensure the provision of consistently sound HR advice and support to managers on all aspects of workforce management. Ensure that managers understand their responsibilities as people managers regarding employment legislation, ACAS guidance and policies and procedures. Up-skill managers in the effective use of policies and procedures.
Training and Development areas To be responsible for and support the team in delivering the corporate induction programmes for all new starters to ensure they receive a positive and welcoming introduction to Your Healthcare. To be responsible for the overseeing of the PDR processes with facilitation of training, supporting staff to engage with the process and reporting on compliance. To provide advice and guidance for the organisation in relation to recording PDRs on ESR. To manage the collation and provision of compliance data to inform the internal governance reporting pathways and external regulatory body requirements.
To be responsible for providing robust quality assurance and evaluation frameworks to ensure meaningful training data is provided to inform future planning of delivery or resource allocation. Work with key stakeholders to deliver the Training Needs Analysis (TNA) and work plans which supports the organisational priorities and internal and external quality standards and compliance requirements. Generalist People areas To lead on the development and review of policies and procedures to ensure that they are kept up to date and are in line with current employment legislation. To support in the implementation of the operational delivery of the relevant elements of the People Plan and contribute to the wider People agenda.
To provide specialist advice and support to leads, as necessary, on issues such as reprofiling, skill mix, use of the temporary workforce and the more effective use of staffing. To deliver bespoke / relevant HR training programmes for all organisational leads and other staff as appropriate, which requires specialist knowledge. Work with the service teams and people team to promote diversity in staff recruitment, management and development. Contribute to work led by the People Services Lead in the development of effective systems and practices of staff communication and engagement.
This may, for example, include supporting teams in analysing and formulating action plans in response to the member survey feedback. Management and Team Working To directly manage the HR Advisor and the Training and Development Manager. To provide guidance and managerial support to members of the operational HR and training team and meet on a regular basis to discuss service improvement.