Job summary
The Senior HR Business Partner will be responsible for:
- The provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce support.
- Ensuring best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function.
- HR expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy, in partnership with divisional leads.
- Liaising with other HR colleagues to maintain effective communication links, ensuring that best practice is shared and developed and to facilitate cross-cover of HR services.
- Management of a complex case load.
- Ensuring the operational and transformational Human Resources services are aligned within Divisional 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.
Main duties of the job
Join Wythenshawe, Trafford, Withington and Altrincham (WTWA) Hospitals HR and OD team, as a senior member leading on a number of exciting workforce programmes including single services, across our services and with regular opportunities to enhance your CPD portfolio and career.
You will oversee ER cases and help to lead initiatives that support the delivery of the People Plan.
You will manage a team consisting of a Assistance HR Business Partner and HR Advisor.
You will work in partnership with your divisional triumvirates which consist of a Divisional Director, Clinical Head of Division and Head of Nursing. Each Senior HR Business Partner covers two divisions.
While you will of course have the pre-requisite skills and knowledge, a 'can do', agile and innovative approach is essential.
Experience of working in a large complex group structure is desirable.
You must be willing to travel to any of our hospitals on an occasional basis.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & 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 28,000 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 description
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!
Job description
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
Qualifications
Essential
- High level of general education to degree level or equivalent
- Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Desirable
- Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Masters level qualification in HR Management or equivalent knowledge, training and experience
Training
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluation training
- Digital skills applicable to the workforce agenda
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed understanding of the principles of change management and able to demonstrate a successful track record of major organisational change (including acquisitions).
- Sound understanding of Employment Law, current HR Practice and medical employment issues.
- Working with other functional stakeholders such as OD to drive high performing teams
- Understanding of education and training agenda across range of healthcare professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues
- An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution at both a strategic and operational level
Experience
Essential
- Extensive operational experience, gained in a progressive HR function. Evidence of leading and resolving complex ER cases.
- Devising and delivering initiatives to enhance employee experience and engagement
- Consulting and negotiating with Trade Unions for consultation and negotiation.
- Evidence of managing and developing people
- Complex project management relating to workforce agenda
- Experience of enhancing HR service delivery for stakeholders
Desirable
- Operational experience within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- 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.
- Strong 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.
- Proficient in using digital applications.
- Analytical & Decision Making skills - ability to explore, evaluate and interpret information and options and make decisions and recommendations based on an analysis of options.
- Strong and inspiring leader having the ability to delegate and work through others.
- Ambitious and driven to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
- Willing to travel across MFT hospitals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- High level of general education to degree level or equivalent
- Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Desirable
- Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Masters level qualification in HR Management or equivalent knowledge, training and experience
Training
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluation training
- Digital skills applicable to the workforce agenda
Knowledge
Essential
- Detailed understanding of the principles of change management and able to demonstrate a successful track record of major organisational change (including acquisitions).
- Sound understanding of Employment Law, current HR Practice and medical employment issues.
- Working with other functional stakeholders such as OD to drive high performing teams
- Understanding of education and training agenda across range of healthcare professions
Desirable
- Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues
- An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution at both a strategic and operational level
Experience
Essential
- Extensive operational experience, gained in a progressive HR function. Evidence of leading and resolving complex ER cases.
- Devising and delivering initiatives to enhance employee experience and engagement
- Consulting and negotiating with Trade Unions for consultation and negotiation.
- Evidence of managing and developing people
- Complex project management relating to workforce agenda
- Experience of enhancing HR service delivery for stakeholders
Desirable
- Operational experience within the NHS
Skills
Essential
- 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.
- Strong 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.
- Proficient in using digital applications.
- Analytical & Decision Making skills - ability to explore, evaluate and interpret information and options and make decisions and recommendations based on an analysis of options.
- Strong and inspiring leader having the ability to delegate and work through others.
- Ambitious and driven to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
- Willing to travel across MFT hospitals.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
