HR Business Partner (Band 7)

 Location: Norwich & Cambridgeshire 

Job Type: Temporary 

Duration of booking: 2 months with possible extension

Proposed start date: ASAP

Pay Rates: Up to £32 per hour Umbrella or £29.10 per hour PAYE inclusive of holiday pay

Hours / Working Days: 37.5 hours per week / Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm -Hybrid 

Sector: Healthcare 

Based: Office / Hospital 

Role Overview

We are seeking two experienced HR Business Partners (Band 7) to join our HR Team on a temporary basis. The successful candidates will provide proactive, customer-focused HR support across multiple service areas. The role requires regular travel between our Cringleford and St Ives sites and plays a key part in delivering people-focused solutions that drive service excellence and support workforce plans.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Community Unit and Service Leads to deliver high-quality, customer-focused HR advice and people solutions that support organisational goals.
• Act as a subject matter expert for HR and people management, promoting best practice and acting as a link to wider Workforce functions.
• Lead on recruitment and retention strategies in collaboration with the Recruitment and Retention Business Partner Lead, developing tailored actions to address recruitment challenges and turnover hotspots.
• Work collaboratively with workforce colleagues and the Strategic Workforce Planning Lead to support the development and delivery of proactive, measurable, and achievable workforce plans.
• Provide expert guidance and lead locally on HR activities including:
• Employee relations
• Workforce diversity and inclusion
• Staff health and wellbeing
• Staff survey actions
• Identify, manage, and support workforce issues and lead on major organisational change programmes.
• Contribute to the development, review, and implementation of corporate HR policies, ensuring consistent and effective application across services.
• Prepare high-quality consultation papers, reports, and supporting documentation as required.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• CIPD qualification, Postgraduate Diploma in HRM, or equivalent experience to Master’s level.
• Evidence of additional training or professional development to Master’s level or equivalent.
• Proven experience working as an HR Business Partner (or equivalent level role).
• Line management experience.
• Strong performance management experience.
• Experience in preparing consultation papers and professional HR reports.