Band 7 Associate People and Culture Partner
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London, EN5 3DJView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
The Associate People and Culture Partner plays a key role within the People Directorate, providing professional HR support across a designated portfol...
Provide professional, customer-focused People and Culture advice across a designated Division / corporate service, covering employee relations, terms and conditions, resourcing and organisational change.
Assist in designing and implementing plans to achieve workforce KPIs, including sickness, appraisal compliance, recruitment and retention.
Produce and analyse divisional workforce reports, identifying trends and recommending solutions.
Lead and support formal consultation processes related to organisational change, including TUPE where relevant.
Contribute to reviewing and developing Trust people policies and ensuring compliance with employment legislation.
Work closely with staff side to maintain positive industrial relations.
Help design and deliver training to strengthen management capability, particularly in employee relations and people management.
Coach managers on HR policies, complex casework and best-practice approaches.
5. Recruitment & Establishment Control
Partner with services and recruitment teams to address hard-to-fill roles and support effective recruitment strategies.
6. Project Leadership & Change Management
Lead or support People and Culture projects as required.
Support organisational change programmes, redeployment processes and workforce-related improvement initiatives.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Education
Essential: - Educated to degree level; - Chartered member of CIPD
Knowledge
Essential
- Employee relations experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse organization
- Experience of operating effectively in a customer facing environment
- In depth knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-compliance
- Experience of advising managers on complex and serious individual and/or collective conflict situations including disciplinary, capability and grievance issues
- Experience of supporting effective organisational change initiatives, including Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
- Well-developed understanding and awareness of best practice employee relations methodologies
- Experience of working in a multi-unionised environment
Desirable
- Experience of workforce planning to support divisional strategies.
- Experience of preparing Employment Tribunal information
- Knowledge and experience of working with HR Business Partner model
Skills and Aptitudes
Essential
- Able to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomes
- Able to provide direct support to managers on complex case management issues
- Able to prepare reports and correspondence to respond to complex cases
- Able to work through sub functions of workforce to provide effective service to the business
- Able to analyse complex information and identify appropriate recommendations
- Able to advise managers on case management issues related to terms and conditions, discipline, capability, grievance or change management
- Well-developed influencing and negotiating skills
- Able to make judgements and advise managers on options for action and associated risks
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential
- A strong customer focus
- Resilience in challenging situations
- High levels of personal influence
- Possess excellent interpersonal skills to be credible at all levels
- Positive "can do" attitude and a positive attitude to change
RFL Shared commitments
Essential: - Able to demonstrate the RFL shared commitments
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
13 October 2026
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