Head of Business Partnering
| Posting date: | 30 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9WT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0123-25-0294 |
Summary
We are looking for someone who can: Lead the People Business Partnering team, embedding a true partnership model with business leaders to influence strategic decision-making. Translate commercial goals into people initiatives that maximise workforce effectiveness and deliver tangible ROI. Partner with Finance and Operations to provide insight and analysis on wage bill, labour costs, and productivity, identifying opportunities to improve gross margin. Lead workforce planning, ensuring optimal resource allocation to balance cost efficiency and business needs. Drive programs that enhance workforce productivity, leveraging technology, skills development, and organisational design. Partner with leaders to identify performance gaps and implement targeted interventions. Support the CPO with relevant due diligence on the people aspect including managing a project plan. Manage the compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness and compliance with relevant regulation in line with business needs and colleague feedback. Conduct market research to benchmark compensation and benefits against industry standards. To lead the annual Great Places to Work accreditation by creating a positive and engaging work environment to foster employee satisfaction, motivation, and loyalty. To lead and drive to improvements on Thrive at Work accreditation levels with a robust year on year action plan covering key health and wellbeing initiatives, such as wellness programs, and work-life balance initiatives. Act as an advisor to the People Business Partner team on case management. Oversee, monitor the overall activity including presenteeism, informal and formal cases. Advise management and deputise for the Chief People Office as and when needed. What youll bring to the role: Full CIPD qualified/equivalent HR degree qualified Previous experience in a similar role in a fast-paced working environment Experience working within healthcare is advantageous, but not essential Highly organised with excellent planning skills Experience working in a matrix structure Able to combine strategic thinking with HR operational knowledge Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, but also to work independently Proactive and adaptable Excellent written and verbal skills A practical and common-sense approach to HR related matters Self-motivated and driven individual Why work for us? 25 days holidays plus bank holidays Buy and sell annual leave scheme Refer a friend scheme Company pension Company sick pay scheme Life assurance scheme Bluelight Card- 100s of discount and cashback options Performance review with a training and development plan Employee discounts portal Gym membership discounts MediCash Cycle to work scheme Tech scheme