HR Business Partner

Job Description

Job Title: HR Business Partner/People and OD Partner
Reporting To: People & OD Service Manager
Location: Cornwall TR1
Type: 6-month fixed term contract
Salary: 55690 gross per annum

Job Purpose:

The People and OD Partner will act as the lead specialist for People Employee Relations Recruitment Learning & Development and Organizational Development within designated Care Groups. The role supports delivery of Care Group objectives in line with the Clients People Strategy and the Being Brilliant Programme.

With autonomy to act the post holder will help drive continuous improvement high-quality leadership and effective people management to enhance patient care and organizational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Organizational Development

• Implement the People and OD Strategy for Care Groups aligned with business objectives.
• Provide assurance and regular reporting on progress against KPIs and objectives.
• Offer strategic HR advice on change management transformation and workforce planning.
• Support workforce planning recruitment and retention initiatives.
• Lead or contribute to corporate projects service improvements and efficiency programmes.
• Identify and deliver organizational development (OD) interventions to address performance issues.

Employee Relations (ER)

• Lead all ER activity within Care Groups ensuring policies are applied consistently.
• Manage complex ER cases including medical staff performance conduct and tribunals.
• Act as subject matter expert on ER matters providing guidance to managers and Assistant People Partners.
• Promote informal resolution mediation and early intervention to minimize formal cases.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation.
• Manage ACAS and Employment Tribunal cases and liaize with legal representatives as needed.

Operational HR Management

• Support service reviews consultation processes and job evaluation.
• Promote effective appraisals performance management and staff engagement.
• Provide guidance on recruitment organizational change and workforce development.
• Deliver HR expertise for internal/external audits and CQC compliance.
• Produce analytical reports and workforce data to support decision-making.
• Coach managers to strengthen leadership capability and promote best practice HR.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure consistent HR service delivery against agreed KPIs and service standards.
• Promote equality diversity and inclusion across Care Groups.
• Maintain compliance with employment law information governance and clients frameworks.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in HR practices and systems.
• Develop effective working relationships with trade unions and professional bodies.

Performance Management & Reporting

• Interpret workforce information and trends benchmarking against best practice.
• Support Care Groups to meet targets for KPIs (E.g. absence turnover agency usage).
• Provide accurate workforce data for monthly and board-level performance reviews.
• Share best practice across People Partner teams to ensure consistency and value.

Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Build strong networks internally and externally to deliver effective HR solutions.
• Present complex information clearly to senior management trade unions and external bodies.
• Provide evidence and representation at Employment Tribunals.
• Lead and facilitate workshops consultations and staff engagement sessions.
• Act as a credible advisor and partner to managers and leaders at all levels.

Step Ahead is acting as an Employment Agency. Step Ahead is committed to preventing discrimination in its recruitment practices by stimulating genuine equality of opportunity.
This means that everyone is treated solely on the basis of competence and merit regardless of age gender marital status sexuality ethnicity racial religious or disability considerations and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.