Job summary

The Workforce Division comprises Human Resources, Organisational Development, Occupational Health and Education, with a collective ambition to deliver high-quality, responsive and professional services.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Business Partner to join our supportive and well-established team on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.

The role will provide dedicated HR Business Partner support to our Children and Young People's Services (CYPS) Division, working closely with senior leaders, managers and clinical colleagues across a diverse range of services. The post is based at our Trust Headquarters in Leatherhead, with some travel to other sites across Surrey.

You will provide professional and pragmatic HR advice, support and challenge across a broad range of workforce matters. You will work in partnership with managers and senior leaders on complex employee relations matters, organisational change, workforce planning and service transformation, supporting effective decision-making and the delivery of divisional and Trust workforce priorities.

You will have excellent communication and relationship-building skills and the ability to work confidently with stakeholders at all levels. Experience of managing complex employee relations matters and supporting organisational change will be important for this role.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include;

• Contributing to the development and implementation of the Trusts strategic aims and HR strategy as a proactive member of both the HR and local Divisional management team/s.
• Responsibility for provision of a specialist advisory service to colleagues on all aspects of Human Resource matters.
• Working in partnership with internal and external stakeholders, which include system partners and trade unions, all of which need exceptional communication, negotiation and influencing skills to support delivery of the Divisions priorities.
• Management of a HR Advisor to ensure the provision of a comprehensive and high-quality HR service to all staff within the Division.
• Promoting best practice in human resource management through the effective use of performance management systems including appraisal and personal development planning
• Operating in a multi-unionised and multi-professional employee relations environment
• Specialist knowledge in all HR areas
• Delivery against HR related KPI's
• Delivery of proactive Management Training and coaching to divisional colleagues

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!