Workforce Business Partner

**Workforce Business Partner**

**Permanent Full Time**

**80 hours per fortnight with monthly ADO**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse - as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the role**

Grampians Health is seeking a Workforce Business Partner. They are responsible for the provision of expert and accurate advice and innovative solutions to workforce issues. An opportunity to provide expertise to the dedicated workforce of Ballarat’s largest employer.

The Workforce Business Partner is responsible for partnering, coaching and supporting their relevant client groups to successfully and efficiently achieve best practice business and people outcomes.

Working in conjunction with a team of professionals, this position will play a key role in upholding Grampians Health commitment to creating a positive employee relations climate that supports staff and patient safety, staff capability, staff engagement, and a high-performance customer services culture.

We are looking for an experienced professional who thrives working in a complex and constantly changing work environment and who also has a reputation for achieving positive people-related results.

**Key responsibilities**
- Efficient delivery of accurate, cost effective and timely people advice to line management to assist in the achievement of business outcomes and solutions
- Participate in workforce planning and analysis to optimise and align with Ballarat Health Services workforce strategy
- Develop an intimate knowledge of the business to ensure the successful coaching, influencing and mentoring of key leaders.

**Skills and Experience**

Qualifications & Experience
- Undergraduate or post graduate Degree in Business, Management, Psychology or Law ideally with major in Human Resource Management or demonstrated significant experience in a HR role
- Record of success in delivering people management advice in a complex, multi-site environment
- Previous experience liaising with external stakeholders such as Trade Unions and other employee associations and representatives.

Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced high workload environment with the ability to efficiently plan and prioritise workload with conflicting deadlines
- Coaching: Providing timely guidance and feedback to help others strengthen specific knowledge/skill areas needed to accomplish a task or solve a problem
- Facilitating Change: Encouraging others to seek opportunities for different and innovative approaches to addressing problems and opportunities; facilitating the implementation and acceptance of change within the workplace
- Award, EBA and legislative interpretation: Demonstrated knowledge of current employment law and, workplace legislation and practice. Proven experience and ability in interpreting Awards and Enterprise Agreements

Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Leadership Disposition
- Work Standards
- Stress Tolerance
- Innovation

Interpersonal Skills
- Communication
- Building Strategic Working Relationships
- Negotiation

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**
- Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings a