People and Organisation Development (OD) Business Partner

A Vacancy at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Be part of a brand-new People team shaping the future of our organisation

We are on a significant journey of People and organisational transformation, creating a modern, high-performing People function that enables exceptional patient care.

As part of this, we are recruiting to multiple People & OD Business Partner roles—a unique opportunity to join a newly created team at the heart of our transformation.

These roles will be embedded within our Clinical Boards and Corporate Services, working directly with senior leaders to translate organisational ambitions into impactful people priorities.

Interview date - 8 June 2026

As a People & OD Business Partner, you will act as a trusted strategic adviser to senior leaders, providing oversight and driving delivery of workforce and OD priorities.

You will:

Provide strategic People & OD leadership to Clinical or Corporate Boards
• Lead workforce planning, organisational change and culture programmes
• Oversee complex employee relations issues and act as an escalation point
• Use workforce insight and data to inform decision-making and improve performance
• Shape and deliver People Plans aligned to Trust strategy
• You will work closely with specialist teams including People Operations, Investigation Hub, Digital and Culture teams, ensuring a consistent, high-quality service for managers and staff.

Our new People model

This is a pivotal moment for our organisation. We are introducing a new People Partnering model, embedding senior People & OD professionals within services to:
• Strengthen strategic alignment between workforce and patient care
• Deliver insight-led workforce planning and transformation
• Build leadership capability and shape culture
• Enable a more responsive, integrated People service
• Enable a more responsive, integrated People service

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What we’re looking for

We are seeking experienced and credible People leaders who:
• Bring strong strategic HR and OD expertise across workforce, ER and organisational development
• Are confident influencing at senior leadership and local management board level
• Can work at pace, managing complex priorities and sensitive issues
• Are passionate about improving staff experience and patient outcomes

· You will be a highly skilled relationship builder, able to influence, challenge and support leaders through complex organisational change.

· Each week you will spend at least 2 days per week with your clinical board/ corporate service, 1 day at our People Team base at Regent Point and the other days work flexibly across sites or from home.

Why join us?
• Be part of a new, forward-thinking People function
• Play a key role in shaping culture and transformation at scale
• Work in close partnership with clinical and corporate leaders
• Help deliver meaningful improvements in staff experience and patient care

Join us

If you are motivated by the opportunity to lead change, shape culture and make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

• Strategic people and OD oversight of the relevant Clinical or Corporate Board(s) – overseeing everything as a trusted member of those Boards and the Senior Leadership teams to ensure People and OD matters are considered.
• Being a strategic people adviser to Clinical Boards and SLTs to link Trust strategy with annual people plans.
• Develop collaborative and close working relationships with a wide range of key stakeholders including members of the Trust Board, Clinical Board senior triumvirates, line managers, staff side representatives, service users, volunteers, and external partners to ensure that they are appropriately informed and engaged in the development and implementation of workforce and organisational policies, strategies and plans.
• Produce Board and Exec level updates to link into the relevant committees / meetings.
• Support the delivery of the priorities identified in the Trust’s People Strategy, delivering systems and strategies that will improve organisational performance and quality through the development of the workforce.
• Lead on the analysis of any identified cross organisational People and OD policies and implementation of specific People and OD initiatives and schemes, as agreed with the Deputy Director of People and OD or the Director for People and OD.
• Advise on the creation of local People and OD procedures, protocols, and guidance where necessary, ensuring consistency and shared learning across the Trust.
• Provide strategic workforce advice on OD initiatives and strategic change management, using workforce data to inform decision making and planning.

If you would like a conversation about the role, please reach out toDeb Stuart at email: View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk who will arrange this for you.

This advert closes on Monday 25 May 2026

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