Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

HR Advisor

The closing date is 05 August 2025

Job summary

HR Advisor (Band 5)

An opportunity has arisen for a HR Advisor to join one of our busy HR Business Partner team (Clinical & Scientific Services). You will work alongside the HR Business Partners and the wider HR 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 in a multi disciplinary team of HR and OD professionals.

Main duties of the job

To support the Workforce Business Partners and wider team in the delivery of a high quality, professional, proactive and efficient workforce service within Clinical & Scientific Services, through consistent application of the Trust's policies and procedures, employment legislation and flexible approaches to employment appropriate to the needs of the department and organisation.

To support the Workforce Business Partners in the delivery of an effective employee relations service, policy implementation and governance function for the CSS Workforce team.

To contribute to the development and implementation of processes and procedures which ensure theconsistent application of the Trust's policies and procedures.

To support the Workforce Business Partner in ensuring the comprehensive management of employmentrelations matters, for both medical and non-medical staff providing a professional service that meets alllegislative and policy requirements.

To support the delivery of the overall Workforce Strategy through corporate project work as requested.

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 HR services.

To work in a manner consistent with the NHS Management Code of Conduct and the CIPD Code of Professional Conduct.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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.

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

349-CSS-7269374-RL4

Job locations

Oxford Road Campus

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


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

  • Successfully completed first year CIPD qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in HRM) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
  • Student Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Desirable

  • High level of general education: Degree qualified or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Has gained HR operational experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations practice including disciplinary, grievances, bullying and harassment complaints, sickness absence and performance capability
  • Developing and maintaining positive partnerships with trade union representatives and senior managers.

Desirable

  • NHS experience.
  • Supervisory experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution.
  • A knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and employment issues.
  • An understanding of the principles of change management and contribution of the HR function to transformational change

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Successfully completed first year CIPD qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in HRM) or equivalent relevant professional qualification
  • Student Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Desirable

  • High level of general education: Degree qualified or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Has gained HR operational experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations practice including disciplinary, grievances, bullying and harassment complaints, sickness absence and performance capability
  • Developing and maintaining positive partnerships with trade union representatives and senior managers.

Desirable

  • NHS experience.
  • Supervisory experience

Knowledge

Essential

  • An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution.
  • A knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and employment issues.
  • An understanding of the principles of change management and contribution of the HR function to transformational change

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Road Campus

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Oxford Road Campus

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Employer's website

https://mft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Business Partner

Natalie O'Keefe

natalie.o'keefe@mft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

22 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

349-CSS-7269374-RL4

Job locations

Oxford Road Campus

Oxford Road

Manchester

M13 9WL


Supporting documents

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