HR Business Partner

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large, complex and evolving organisation at a pivotal point in its transformation journey. We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to work closely with a designated Directorate, supporting leaders to shape and deliver their people and change agenda. This is initially a 12 week assignment to start asap until 17th April and travel will be required between 2 sites in Cambridgeshire with 3-4 days per week on-site.

As an HR Business Partner, you will act as a trusted adviser and strategic partner to senior leaders, influencing decision‑making and enabling delivery of workforce priorities that align with both local and corporate strategies.

You will play a key role in diagnosing people and organisational challenges, translating strategic objectives into practical workforce solutions, and ensuring consistent, high‑quality people management across the organisation.

Working collaboratively with fellow Business Partners and specialist centres of expertise, you will contribute to the wider leadership of the Workforce & OD function and support the delivery of organisation‑wide people initiatives.

• Partner with Directorate leadership teams to develop and deliver robust workforce plans aligned to organisational strategy and planning cycles
• Influence and support leaders to implement effective workforce strategies, minimising people risk and driving sustainable change
• Contribute to the development of strategic workforce interventions that impact the wider organisation, beyond your designated Directorate
• Lead on the development and review of specific HR policies, ensuring alignment with national frameworks and best practice
• Manage the people impacts of organisational change initiatives, including restructuring, service redesign, TUPE and other change programmes
• Deliver strong project management of people and change activity, maintaining clear plans, risks, issues and actions
• Act as a coach and critical friend to senior leaders, providing advice, challenge and support to enable effective leadership
• Proactively identify workforce risks and opportunities, using insight and data to drive continuous improvement
• Collaborate with Workforce & OD colleagues to deliver workforce planning, forecasting and analytics to optimise resourcing and cost effectiveness
• Lead on complex employee relations matters, including case management, negotiations and appeals
• Act as the key interface between Directorates and specialist Workforce & OD teams, ensuring services are well‑coordinated and responsive
• Analyse workforce metrics and trends to inform decision‑making and recommend business improvements
• Provide leadership and supervision to designated HR Advisors
• Contribute as an active member of the Workforce & OD senior leadership team, role‑modelling a collaborative and inclusive approach

You will be an experienced HR professional with:

• Proven experience operating as a senior HR Business Partner within complex, fast‑paced organisations - ideally NHS
• Strong employee relations expertise and confidence handling sensitive and high‑risk cases
• Demonstrable experience supporting organisational change and workforce transformation
• Excellent influencing, coaching and stakeholder management skills
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to use workforce data to drive insight and action
• A collaborative, values‑led leadership style with a focus on high‑quality service delivery

This role offers the opportunity to work at the heart of organisational decision‑making, shaping people outcomes that directly support operational performance, culture and leadership capability.

We are committed to ensuring that all job applicants are treated equally, without discrimination because of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.