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Human Resources Business Partner
The closing date is 15 July 2025
A dynamic opportunity has arisen for an HR Business Partner to join our busy HR Business Partner team with the WTWA Clinical Group covering the Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham Hospital sites and services.
You will work alongside the HR Business Partner and the wider HR, Workforce and OD team in the provision of a high quality strategic and operational people management support service to ensure best practice people management.
The role will provide an excellent opportunity to develop and expand your skills and experience as an HR professional.
Main duties of the job
To support the WTWA Director of Workforce & OD and operate as an integral member of the Clinical Groupmanagement team, the HR Business Partner is responsible for the provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function.
The HR Business Partner is responsible for ensuring the contribution of workforce expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy.
To deputise for the Associate Director of Workforce & OD and senior HRBP as required.
To liaise with other Workforce colleagues to maintain effective communication links, ensuring that best practice is shared and developed and to facilitate cross-cover of Workforce services.
To work in a manner consistent with the NHS Management Code of Conduct and the CIPD Code of Professional Conduct.
To ensure the operational and transformational Human Resources services are aligned within the Clinical Group and Corporate areas, to promote partnership working and the delivery of a proactive and customer centered service, which improves both the service and the patient experience.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
* An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution at both a strategic and operational level
* Detailed understanding of the principles of change management and able to demonstrate a successful track record of major organisational change.
* Understanding of Employment Law, current HR Practice, and medical employment issues.
* Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues
Qualifications - Academic/ Professional
* High level of general education to degree level or equivalent.
* Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent relevant professional qualification
* Chartered Member/Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
* Masters level qualification in HR Management or equivalent knowledge, training, and experience
Further Training
* Demonstrate through CPD, employment law updates and various other training courses an up-to-date knowledge of HR practices and evidence to continuous personal and professional development in current role.
* Workforce Planning expertise
* Agenda for Change Job Evaluation training
Experience
* Extensive operational experience, working within clinical and gained in a progressive HR function. This will include evidence of leading on complex disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination complaints and multi-faceted investigations. Evidence of proactive management of sickness absence cases.
* Experienced in developing high performing teams Experience of Trade Union consultation and negotiation.
* Experience of staff management.
Personal Attributes
* Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians, and staff
* Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively
* Communication skills - ability to communicate effectively in writing, and verbally with individuals on a one-to-one basis and with groups
* Analytical & Decision-Making skills - ability to explore, evaluate and interpret information and options and make decisions and recommendations based on an analysis of options
* Staff leadership and management - ability to delegate and work through others
* Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement
* Positive mindset having a 'can do' attitude
* Strong organisational skills with a focus on achieving targets and managing competing deadlines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
£53,755 to £60,504 a yearper annum, pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
349-WTWA-7172593C-RL4
Job locations
Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
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