Band 7 Deputy People Business Partner - Bath
Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Bath, BA1 3QEView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 November 2026
11 days leftJob description
Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you thrive on solving complex HR challenges and driving organisational success? Then this role may be...
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 opportunities.
Driving improvements in key workforce performance indicators (e.g., vacancy rates, attendance, staff engagement, retention, and wellbeing) through data analysis and targeted action plans.
Supporting 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.
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,
Essential
- Degree plus CIPD qualification level 7, masters-level qualification, significant commensurate experience in a senior HR role, CIPD qualified, or significant experience in an employee relations role
- Evidence of ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Current CIPD membership
- Experience of managing multiple complex, highly sensitive, contentious employee issues such as grievance, disciplinary, change management up to and including preparing cases for appeal.
- Demonstrates experience of working with operational colleagues in a business partner model: Influencing and negotiating skills, Supporting delivery of HR strategy and local agenda, Collaborative working including with union representatives Understanding of the business Drive for results and quality
- Experience of progressing cases and delivering work against timescales
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload and conflicting deadlines through effectively prioritisation of self and the Senior People Advisor.
- Good understanding of EDI issues and commitment to delivering the Trust's objectives in a diverse work environment
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
19 October 2026
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