Job summaryWe have two opportunities for experienced or those ready to step into a Deputy HR Business Partner role. One post is for 30 hours per week (Clinical Support Division) and the other for 21 hours per week (Surgical Division).You will provide high quality advice on all HR issues within the Medical Division and, working with the HR Business Partner, ensure there is the best people management practice including workforce management and development and employee relations in all designated areas. You will support the HR Business Partner to influence improvements to increase the efficiency, effectiveness and performance of the Division through coaching managers to improve their leadership and people management skills.To work on specific delegated corporate HR projects in line with the HR Directorate business plan.To act as a role model within the HR team and for the team both within the Trust and externally, demonstrating the Trust values at all times. To develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation including at the senior level.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of the job span across the following areas (further detail is provided in the job description):HR Practice and AdviceEmployee RelationsHR Systems and DocumentationOD, Service Improvement and Change ManagementWorkforce PlanningRecruitment and RetentionHR Policies and TrainingAbout usWye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view supporting documents linked to this vacancy.Please indicate in the supporting information section of your application which post/hours you are applying for.We would encourage all applicants to take up the opportunity for an informal chat to find out more about the roles.Person SpecificationEducation & QualificationsEssentialCIPD Qualified and Associate Member of CIPDDegree level or equivalent educationEvidence of Continuing Professional Development as a HR PractitionerSkills, Knowledge & AbilitiesEssentialAwareness and commitment to the broad strategic direction of the NHSAble to express information in a clear, concise and understandable way, both verbally and in writing. Able to listen carefully in order to understand the needs of others.Demonstrates well founded knowledge of employment law and the ability to apply it practically to situations.DesirableExperience of supporting and facilitating individual and team development.Experience of designing and delivering training and development programmes.ExperienceEssentialRecent HR experience and in particular demonstrable experience of advising and influencing managers in good HR practice.Experience of working in partnership with trade union representatives.Evidence of continuous professional developmentDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Employer detailsEmployer nameWye Valley NHS TrustAddressHerefordFranklin Barnes BuildingHerefordHR1 2AZEmployer's websitehttps://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)