Principal Business Partner, People & Culture

Full Time
Westmead NSW
Posted
Job description

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Mgr Lvl 4
Remuneration: 130373 - 155983 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ328171

Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.

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What you'll be doing

The Principal Business Partner (PBP) works with senior leaders (‘client leaders’) within an allocated business portfolio to align and drive appropriate people and culture initiatives, and interventions required to to support the very best care for children and young people in NSW. . This includes identifying and defining specific people management issues and providing advice and guidance to client leaders on the resolution of such issues, and recommending appropriate capability development options to support an environment where people are respected, valued, and supported to provide the best quality healthcare. .

The PBP operates as a trusted and experienced people and culture specialist with highly developed communication and interpersonal skills to engage with client leaders to directly influence the effective resolution of complex people management matters in line with legislative requirements, and relevant policies and procedures. The PBP is expected to engage with client leaders on a variety of complex and highly sensitive people issues including workplace investigations, industrial disputes, mediation and conflict resolution, as well as undertaking research and analysis to identify and address any undesirable workforce / people-related trends in a manner that is solution focused.
The PBP will engage with and leverage support from other People and Culture teams such as organisational development and health, safety and wellness, as well as specialist transactional teams who carry out recruitment and general employment functions. The aim is to support a truly integrated and timely delivery of services from the People and Culture Directorate.

The PBP also requires well developed skills to deal with challenging issues, to manage multiple relationships and matters relating to diverse occupational groups, and complex regulatory requirements.

The role will also lead an allocated people and culture function such as industrial relations or organisational change management to provide high level advice as the Network’s subject matter expert for that function.

Selection Criteria:

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in Employee Relations, Employment Law, other relevant field and/or extensive experience in human resources management in a large diverse service industry organisation and/or a combination of study and work experience.

  • Proficient in contemporary workplace legislation, industrial awards and application of same to complex people and workforce matters

  • Highly developed interpersonal communication, business acumen and be a strong and effective relationship builder, influencer and coach and have strength in dealing with senior stakeholders.

  • Demonstrated experience in a business partnering, developing and implementing strategic people solutions that align with business objectives to address key workforce challenges.

  • Extensive experience in providing expert technical and specialised strategic Workforce /ER and change management advice and services at a senior level

  • Demonstrated experience and skills in managing high leave complex people management matters.

  • High level organisational skills and proven ability in working with a team and able to deliver initiatives through others in a timely manner

  • Demonstrated ability to solve people management problems innovatively using insight and makes effective data and evidence based judgements.

SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.


Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.


All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health, or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.


Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations. Please provide proof of booster vaccination if available.


Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.


Need more information?



For role related queries or questions contact Pam Lubrainschik, Principal Consultant, Ccentric Group 0452 295 088
For technical support please contact the customer services team on 1300 679 367 and select option 3.



Applications Close: 7/08/2022

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