Band 7 Deputy People Business Partner-Bath

As a Deputy People Business Partner, you will support both the Division and the wider People Business Partnering Team in delivering a proactive, high-quality HR service. You will be responsible for:Leading on employee relations casework, ensuring a just, fair, and restorative approach to workforce issues.Overseeing and line-managing Senior People Advisors, providing coaching and professional development opportunitiesDriving improvements in key workforce performance indicators (e.g., vacancy rates, attendance, staff engagement,retention, and wellbeing) through data analysis and targeted action plansSupporting the development of a high-performing, inclusive culture by delivering learning initiatives that embed best practicepeople management, civility, and respect.Contributing to and delivering workforce plans that align with the Trust's People Strategy, focusing on recruitment, retention,learning & development, and EDI initiatives.Partnering with the People Directorate to implement effective solutions for both transactional and strategic workforcechallenges.Leading HR projects as directed by the People Business Partner, taking ownership of specific initiatives that enhance the employeeexperience.

Business Partnering1) Oversee the HR interface with managers and staff in the Trust, providing HR advice and support on a range of workforce related issues, including resourcing and employee relations issues. 2) Undertake casework, taking a lead role when required, e.g. disciplinary hearings as appropriatewithin skillset. Appropriately identify and escalate risks as necessary, for example in particularly complex, sensitive or high profile/risk cases, suggesting possible courses of action. 3) Escalate any cases that may, or do result in employment tribunal proceedings, suggesting approaches to the management of claims. Support the PBP in the defence of employment tribunal claims including compilation of papers, liaising with solicitors, supporting witnesses etc.4) Maintain up to date knowledge of employment legislation, and ensuring policy and practice is up to date, CPD is maintained and seeking advice as required. 5) Support the management of change in AWP; promoting good practice in meaningful consultation and effective change management. Support tender and staff transfer (TUPE) exercises as required. 6) Engage in case reflection and learning as appropriate to ensure consistency and best practice across the Trust.

Workforce Planning & Reporting14) Support the PBP in the development of the AWP Workforce Plan and support implementation.15) Support the PBP to identify and implement new ways of working, workforce reconfiguration, role redesign, career pathways and use of development pathways such as apprenticeships. 16) Support the PBP to develop and analyse workforce information, including scorecard, staff-inpost, recruitment, vacancies, sickness absence, turnover, retention data, statutory and mandatory training, appraisal and supervision rates, employee relations data and soft intelligence, identifying areas of concern. 17) Support the PBP Team and local managers to develop local solutions to target improvements in workforce performance and/or manage risks, e.g. recruitment campaigns and retention programmes to support achievement of service delivery plans.

Recruitment & Retention18) Support the PBP to understand the root causes of resourcing issues.19) Support local recruiting managers to recruit and select effectively, providing them with support,guidance and coaching as required, designing and attending selection interviews / processes asnecessary.

We are the lead provider of healthcare for people with serious mental illness, learning disabilities and autism across Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and Wiltshire, and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

We aim to provide High Quality, Compassionate Care everywhere, every day. This means our services will be safe, clinically effective and provide a positive all round experience for our patients, families and carers. And we believe passionately in treating everyone with kindness, respect and empathy.

Key to this is providing a supportive and safe environment for our 4,000 staff where we all feel welcome and able to do the best we can for those we support. Our staff and teams work incredibly hard delivering services across more than 90 locations, covering 2,200miles, to more than 1.8million people.

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.

Experience and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities,