Business Partner

People Business Partner

About Us We are health innovation specialists. We work with others to transform healthcare through innovation. We help generate new ideas and innovations or adapt existing ones. We test, evaluate, and scale the best approaches, working with NHS colleagues to implement solutions in hospitals, communities, GP practices, and beyond. We draw on diverse expertise from healthcare, universities, industry, and communities—breaking down silos and creating connections as we build healthcare fit for the future.

The People Business Partner plays a critical role in delivering the People Plan by translating strategic people priorities into practical, inclusive, and impactful actions across the organisation.

Through trusted partnering with leaders and managers, the role supports a culture where people feel valued, engaged, and enabled to do their best work. The post holder uses insight, evidence, and professional judgement to shape workforce initiatives that strengthen organisational capability, promote equity and inclusion, and support sustainable growth.

The People Business Partner (PBP) works collaboratively across all business functions to provide proactive, value-led people business partnering across the full employee lifecycle. The role supports the delivery of the People Plan by using insight, coaching, and professional judgement to strengthen organisational capability, inclusion, engagement, and performance. This is a varied generalist role requiring strong prioritisation, adaptability, and the ability to operate at pace in a changing environment.

As a key player in a small team, the post holder will be expected to undertake the administrative aspects of running an effective HR function and act as a trusted advisor to managers and leaders, providing expert guidance across all HR disciplines while contributing to workforce initiatives that support organisational strategy and future sustainability.

• Provide effective people business partnering across the employee lifecycle, aligned to organisational priorities and the People Plan.
• Produce regular workforce reports (quarterly and annually), analysing data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and provide evidence-based recommendations.
• Use people and market insight to inform workforce planning, attraction, retention, and engagement strategies.

• Partner with managers to deliver end-to-end recruitment campaigns across a range of contract types (permanent, fixed-term, secondment, contractor).
• Drive inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring candidate pathways attract and support a diverse talent pool.
• Provide insight into labour market trends to improve recruitment outcomes and workforce sustainability.
• Ensure effective, timely onboarding and induction for all new starters.
• Support employer branding initiatives to position the organisation as an employer of choice.

• Act as a trusted advisor on employee relations matters, ensuring fair, consistent, and legally compliant practice.
• Coach and upskill managers to confidently manage performance, absence, capability, grievance, and disciplinary processes.
• Design and support engagement initiatives including surveys, focus groups, and staff networks, ensuring insights lead to meaningful action.
• Actively promote wellbeing, inclusion, and a positive organisational culture aligned to values and best practice.
• Participate in staff network groups (e.g. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) as an HR representative.

• Support the design and delivery of performance management frameworks aligned to the People Plan.
• Guide managers on objective setting, appraisals, and performance improvement.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of recognition, reward, and benefits frameworks.

• Identify skills gaps and work in partnership with the Director of People, Director of Education and OD, and L&D colleagues to design targeted development interventions.
• Support leadership…