Lead Business Partner HR (2 vacancies)

We are looking for two Lead HR Business Partners, (1 Permanent post and 1 Fixed Term 12-month post) to join our HR Business Partnering team, one of four workstreams across NES HR. This is an excellent time to join our friendly and supportive team, as the wider HR department embarks on a period of exciting change and transformation. This role will be instrumental in helping shape this journey, not only within HR but across NES. Working across a wide portfolio of Directorates in partnership with Senior Leaders and Managers you will deliver high quality, accurate and efficient end to end HR support, whilst helping build the organisation and people capability. You will act as an enabler working in partnership with staff and trade union partners to deliver Staff Governance Standards. This is an exciting opportunity for two exceptional candidates to be part of a thriving team, collaborating with the Head of HR and HR Specialist Lead in partnering, coaching and influencing stakeholders at all levels, providing high quality relationship management to deliver on strategic priorities which have significant value to the business. You will be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, integrity and where you will be empowered to fulfil your potential. Do you enjoy making a difference, influencing improved ways of working, and sharing innovative ideas? Do you enjoy working with partners at all levels, communicating a shared vision and sense of purpose? Do you enjoy rising to the challenge in a fast paced, complex and political environment? Do you want to play a vital role in changing the way we think about strategic business partnering within NES? Working in the HR Business Partnering Team, you will have the opportunity to bring your unique skills and experience to the table, collaborating across multiple workstreams to effect real change within NES, and further afield. Does this sound like you?

• A dynamic individual who can also demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm, and a common-sense approach to deliver a range of proactive, robust and future focussed HR services that optimise digital technology
• With a strong track record as a HR generalist, you will bring extensive transferable HR knowledge and experience. You will be able to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues in complex situations that require HR guidance, explanation and interpretation of policy and terms and conditions and will have significant experience in employee relations with the ability to work at pace with complex case management using HR best practice and employment legislation
• You will have the ability to build trusted relationships across a range of stakeholders and have good judgement and ability to evaluate a range of potential solutions, considering the impact for customers and risk for the organisation
• You will be able to demonstrate excellent leadership, a range of well-developed communication skills with ability to influence at a senior level and demonstrated experience of developing and delivering workforce plans. You will be experienced in constructively challenging thinking to achieve positive outcomes, coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability, and ensure policy and procedure are applied consistently and effectively with emphasis on values and behaviours across the organisation
• The successful candidate will hold a portfolio with defined areas of responsibility to support a wide range of areas including supporting job evaluation, organisational change and workforce planning activity contributing to the NES Workforce Plan 2022-2025. The postholder will bring to the role a breadth of experience using people analytics to inform business solutions, leading HR input to the organisational change programmes, effective partnership working and engagement, and on-going continuous professional development
• As a senior member of the Workforce Directorate, you will require to have visibility and be able to support an ambitious HR Team to be a confident, aspirational and effective service. You will be resilient in the face of change and promote a culture of high performance, learning and self-development, creating an exciting environment where everyone wants to come to work to do their best
  
  NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.
The Workforce Directorate works at a national level to support the delivery of NES's strategic plan and is a key partner to the delivery of Scottish Government priorities for the health and social care workforce. It also provides a comprehensive People and Organisational Development strategy and service for the people who work for NES and externally to NHS Scotland in the recruitment of medical and dental trainees and other vocational trainee groups. This role sits in the HR Function within the Workforce Directorate.


• Life-work balance - with opportunities for flexible working and hybrid working
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Annual incremental salary progression (up to the maximum of the salary band) plus annual NHS salary scale review
• Annual Leave - 27 Days increasing in line with service plus 8 days public holiday
• NHS discounts and more