The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

HR Business Advisor

The closing date is 23 October 2025

Job summary

The HR Business Advisor provides comprehensive and professional HR advice and support to the Trust across a range of HR services. The successful applicant will support in the drafting, monitoring and implementation of Trust HR/ Medical Workforce policies, procedures and practices throughout the organisation, ensuring these are in line with national guidance and employment legislation. They will assist with the management of employment relations cases across the Trust in relation to disciplinary, performance, MHPS (maintaining high professional standards), attendance, grievance, bullying and harassment and raising concerns. Ensuring due process and policies are followed in accordance with legislation, the Lead Employer where appropriate and in a timely manner.

The post holder will provide excellent customer service and develop a culture of continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

We are currently looking for a HR professional who is qualified or working towards their CIPD graduate membership.

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.

The successful applicant will act as first point of contact in providing proactive, professional and specialist HR advice, covering NHS and medical & dental terms and conditions to managers and employees across the organisation on a range of HR topics including employee relations, disciplinary, performance, attendance, grievance, bullying and harassment and raising concerns.

This is varied role where the successful applicant will need to be able to multi task, have excellent planning and time management skills, to be a team player and be prepared to move seamlessly from task to another. You will have developed good interpersonal and communication skills during your career and have experience of providing HR advice and support for employee relations case management within a changing environment.

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 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

158-25-239-WOD-A

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, 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

Qualifications

Essential

  • Working towards CIPD Graduate membership

Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent
  • Member of CIPD

Knowledge

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of employment law
  • Understanding of current HR issues facing the NHS
  • Knowledge of confidentiality, data protection and data security arrangements
  • Knowledge of terms and conditions of service

Desirable

  • Knowledge of medical terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Generalist HR assistant/ officer experience
  • Experience of advising and investigating basic employee relations issues
  • Interpretation of employment legislation in policy, procedure and practice
  • Developing and reviewing HR policies and procedures

Work related circumstances

Essential

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

Qualifications

Essential

  • Working towards CIPD Graduate membership

Desirable

  • Degree or equivalent
  • Member of CIPD

Knowledge

Essential

  • Up to date knowledge of employment law
  • Understanding of current HR issues facing the NHS
  • Knowledge of confidentiality, data protection and data security arrangements
  • Knowledge of terms and conditions of service

Desirable

  • Knowledge of medical terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Generalist HR assistant/ officer experience
  • Experience of advising and investigating basic employee relations issues
  • Interpretation of employment legislation in policy, procedure and practice
  • Developing and reviewing HR policies and procedures

Work related circumstances

Essential

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

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT

Address

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, 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, Bebington, 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

01515565496

Details

Date posted

10 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

158-25-239-WOD-A

Job locations

The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Wirral

Clatterbridge Road, Bebington, CH63 4JY

Wirral

CH63 4JY


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