HR Business Partner
| Posting date: | 01 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,185.00 to £70,566.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56185.00 - £70566.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 December 2025 |
| Location: | Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool or London, E14 4PU |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | K9919-25-0460 |
Summary
Essential Criteria Proven experience supporting organisations through significant change and transformation programmes. Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior leaders and stakeholders on a broad range of people priorities and change initiatives. Skilled in interpreting, analysing, and communicating highly complex, sensitive, or contentious information to diverse and influential audiences. Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate issues, plan effectively across multiple time horizons, and adapt priorities and resources as circumstances change. Chartered Member of the CIPD (MCIPD) or working towards full professional membership. Desirable role criteria Experience managing or leading job evaluation activities and pay and grading reviews. Extensive strategic HR experience within a complex, fast-paced, and evolving organisational environment. Experience in designing and delivering organisational development or workforce planning initiatives. Strong understanding of talent management, leadership development, and succession planning processes. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to respond effectively to unexpected and challenging situations. Proven capability to evaluate complex situations, identify and appraise multiple options, and make sound, evidence-based decisions. Selection Process This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your behaviours and strengths. Stage 1: Application & Sift You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed essential criteria, and this will be in the form of: an application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) a 1000 word supporting statement a 250 word behaviour statement on the lead behaviour (Communicating & Influencing) This should outline how your skills, experience, and knowledge, provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria. Please note you will not be able to upload your CV. You must complete the application form in as much detail as possible. Please do not email us your CV. The Application form and supporting statement will be marked together. Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will longlist into 3 piles of: Meets all essential criteria Meets some essential criteria Meets no essential criteria Only those meeting all essential criteria will be taken through to shortlisting.Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications we will shortlist against the lead behaviour - Communicating & Influencing. Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment. Please do not exceed 1000 words for your statement of suitability and 250 words for your behaviour statement. We will not consider any words over and above these numbers. Feedback will not be provided at this stage. Stage 2: Interview You will be invited to a remote interview. Behaviours and strengths will be tested at interview. The Behaviours tested during the interview stage will be: Communicating and influencing (Lead behaviour) Changing and Improving Making Effective Decisions Seeing the Bigger Picture Working at Pace Interviews will be held week commencing 19th and/or 26th January 2026. Please note, these dates are subject to change. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Location This role is being offered as hybrid working based at any of our Core HQs in either Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool or London. We offer great flexible working opportunities at UKHSA and operate using a hybrid working model where business needs allow. This provides us with greater flexibility about how and where we work, to get the best from our workforce. As a hybrid worker, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of your contractual working hours (approximately 3 days a week pro rata, averaged over a month). Our core HQ offices are modern and newly refurbished with excellent city centre transport link and benefit from benefit from co-location with other government departments such as the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Eligibility Criteria Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants). Security Clearance Level Requirement Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard clearance. Salary Guide (Grade 7) National £56,185 - £66,581Outer £58,340 - £68,574Inner £60,494 - £70,566 If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.