Associate Business Partner

Position: Associate People Business Partner
Job summary

Are you passionate about HR and ready to make a meaningful impact in the Healthcare sector? Join us as an Associate People Business Partner at the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation  this dynamic role, you'll support the People Business Partner in driving strategic people initiatives across our Care Groups. You'll work closely with senior management to develop workforce plans, provide expert HR advice, and champion best practices in people management.

This is a fantastic opportunity to influence key business decisions and contribute to a positive organisational culture, all while ensuring safe and efficient patient care.

Main duties of the jobFor more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

About us Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).Our

state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.

Details Date posted
30 Hydref 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 7

Salary
49,387 to 56,515 a year

pro rata

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

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Job locations

Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital Barrack Road Exeter Devon EX2 5DW
United Kingdom Devonshire House1st Floor, Riverside Road Barnstaple Devon EX
31 1SW
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Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.

More detail about the role:

As an Associate People Business Partner, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the implementation of the People Strategy across our Care Groups. You will provide high-quality, customer-focused HR advice on a wide range of complex and sensitive issues, including change management, strategic resourcing, workforce planning, employee experience etc. You will work closely with your service leads, using workforce data to support the development of strategies and initiatives to enable the delivery of a 'great place to work' for our staff at Royal Devon.

Your expertise will also be crucial in managing organisational changes, supporting consultations and workforce redesign initiatives. This includes inputting into Care Group organisational design, engaging and working in partnership with Staffside representatives to facilitate harmonious employee relations. Furthermore, you will provide expert advice on on recruitment and retention processes. This may include supporting and attending career events, developing strategies for…