The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Senior HR Business Advisor

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

Are you ready to take the next step in your HR career within a dynamic, supportive, and professional team? We're offering an exciting opportunity for a Senior HR Advisor to join our Workforce & Organisation Development team, contributing to a broad portfolio of strategic and operational HR activities.

This role will join a team that is flexible in their approach to work, working across Trust sites with the opportunity to work from home weekly as part of the Trust's Hybrid Working Model. We're seeking a qualified HR professional--ideally a Graduate or Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or someone with equivalent demonstrable experience--who is passionate about delivering high-quality, specialist HR advice.

Main duties of the job

In this role, you will:

  • Provide expert guidance to managers and employees across the Trust on a wide range of HR matters, including Agenda for Change and Medical & Dental terms and conditions.
  • Act as the specialist lead for employee relations, offering strategic advice and support to the wider HR team, line managers, and staff on complex HR issues.
  • Influence and drive improvements in people management practices, contributing to the development of a high-performing, inclusive workplace culture

The postholder will play a key role in supporting the Workforce & OD Business Partners in delivering a high-impact, strategic Workforce and Organisation Development function across the Trust. They will provide expert, high-quality advice on a broad range of HR matters.

As the specialist lead for employment relations, the postholder will offer authoritative guidance and support to the wider HR team, line managers, and staff on complex HR issues. This includes disciplinary, grievance, performance, attendance, and concerns raised under MHPS and other relevant frameworks. They will drive improvements in service delivery by coaching managers to enhance their leadership and people management capabilities, fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

The role also involves leading the development, implementation, and review of Trust-wide HR policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with national guidance and employment legislation.

About us

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.

Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.

We are -

  • Kind
  • Empowered
  • Responsible
  • Inclusive

Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

158-25-238-WOD-A

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, CH63 4JY

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Member of the CIPD

Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good practice
  • Indepth knowledge of terms and conditions of service
  • Understanding of current HR issues including the HR agenda in the NHS and current issues facing the NHS
  • Knowledge of confidentiality and data security arrangements
  • Working with Trade Unions at local and regional level including involvement in negotiations
  • Monitoring and reporting on metrics and measures
  • Planning, design, delivery of training programmes
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes including word, excel, powerpoint, email and internet

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system
  • Knowledge of medical terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a generalist HR role in an advisory capacity
  • Experience of dealing with complex issues and situations and the ability to source solutions

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day to day approach to work
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Graduate of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, or equivalent demonstrable experience
  • Member of the CIPD

Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent

Knowledge and Expertise

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good practice
  • Indepth knowledge of terms and conditions of service
  • Understanding of current HR issues including the HR agenda in the NHS and current issues facing the NHS
  • Knowledge of confidentiality and data security arrangements
  • Working with Trade Unions at local and regional level including involvement in negotiations
  • Monitoring and reporting on metrics and measures
  • Planning, design, delivery of training programmes
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programmes including word, excel, powerpoint, email and internet

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system
  • Knowledge of medical terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a generalist HR role in an advisory capacity
  • Experience of dealing with complex issues and situations and the ability to source solutions

Work Related Circumstances

Essential

  • Able to demonstrate the Trust core values and behaviours in day to day approach to work

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, CH63 4JY

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, CH63 4JY

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Employer's website

https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate HR Business Partner

Stephanie Robinson

stephanie.robinson35@nhs.net

01515565495

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

158-25-238-WOD-A

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre – Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, CH63 4JY

Wirral

CH63 4JY


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