Business Partner & OD

Are you an ambitious qualified Business Partner looking to develop your career in NHS Wales? This role joins the NWSSP Business Partnering Team as a Business Partner People & OD. Based at our HQ in Nantgarw, Cardiff, you will work across the organisation, providing HR and operational support within strict deadlines and providing effective advice and support in a timely and proactive manner to managers.

• Act as an advocate for an open, fair and transparent employment relations environment, working in partnership with trade union representatives, staff and managers to achieve this aim.
• Assist Senior People and OD colleagues and Line Managers in preparing responses to employment tribunal claims and in preparing for hearings.
• Provide staff with information on terms and conditions of service and issues affecting their welfare such as ill health retirement, adoption leave, maternity leave, paternity leave, sickness entitlements, salary details, annual leave and flexible working options.
• Provide the organisation with accurate and relevant workforce information and reports.
• Produce quarterly and other reports on workforce activity (sickness, vacancy levels, turnover, etc.) for presentation at various meetings.
• Assist managers in preparing management statements for employee relations cases.
• Support the NHS Job Evaluation scheme.
• Advise managers on appropriate action in relation to ER caseload, ensuring consistency of approach across the organisation.
• Devise and deliver training programmes.
• Work with managers to identify training needs, in conjunction with the OD team.

NWSSP works in an agile way where possible. All posts have a contractual base but may include working from home and other locations, balancing flexibility with community and learning opportunities.

We expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, and to the wellbeing and belonging of our people. Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both internal and external customers. We offer a comprehensive benefits package.