Business Partner

We love what we do and we think you will, too!

At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.

We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you ’.

We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and w e are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality team s in all areas of the Trust .

Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.

It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .

The People Business Partner is a senior, autonomous practitioner and an integral part of the People Directorate. The post holder will work closely with the Deputy Director of HR & OD, Head of HR and OD, People Services, Head of Organisational Development and Inclusion, and the Recruitment Business Partner on providing People expertise to the integrated leadership teams in their services.

This will include working alongside other key service and corporate functions (e.g. Operations, Finance, IT and Communications). The postholder will be expected to lead and support in all aspects pertaining to the People considerations of the service, including recruitment, on-boarding, managing change, Transfer of Undertakings Protection of Employment rights (TUPE) transfer and identifying and commissioning Organisational Development and training for members of the service.

The postholder is expected to establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with all key stakeholders, working effectively with colleagues. The postholder will also be fundamental in championing and living the Trust’s values and behaviours.

The People Business Partner inputs expert HR advice to the people strategy and business planning process for designated Service Groups, providing professional, and customer focused advice and support to Associate Directors, managers and staff in the identification and management of workforce issues.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end,…