Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment as an HR Advisor within Corporate Workforce and OD. This is a fast-paced role, working in a team with a wide and varied portfolio.
As a HR Advisor within the Corporate Workforce team, you will provide comprehensive support for employee relations matters and aspects of identifying proactive HR interventions to a wide range of services. You will also have the opportunity to shape the organisational position for people practices through the Trust-wide projects led by the team.
Main duties of the job
To excel in this role, you must be someone who thrives in a high performance, fast paced working environment. You will have experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations and you will need excellent interpersonal skills as you will be liaising with a wide range of people including HR colleagues, Trade Union representatives, senior managers and staff. You will be able to adapt your approach in line with different manager requirements and experience and to confidently work with senior management teams as an HR partner.
You will form strong partnerships with managers and support in developing effective solutions in response to a rapidly evolving workforce agenda, to improve staff and patient experience
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.
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
Qualification
Essential
- Degree level Qualification or equivalent
- Good standard of general education to GCSE or equivalent.
Desirable
- Working towards CIPD qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in HRM) or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
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 NHS employment terms and conditions
- Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate through CPD, employment law updates and various other training courses an up to date knowledge of HR/Personnel practices & Change Management.
- Has gained HR operational experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations practice including disciplinaries, grievances, harassment complaints, sickness absence and performance capability.
- Developing and maintaining positive partnerships with trade union representatives and senior managers
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluation trained
- NHS HR experience
Skills
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Developed negotiation and influencing skills.
- Organised with the ability to prioritise conflicting demands and delegate as appropriate.
- Good attention to detail
Person Specification
Qualification
Essential
- Degree level Qualification or equivalent
- Good standard of general education to GCSE or equivalent.
Desirable
- Working towards CIPD qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in HRM) or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
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 NHS employment terms and conditions
- Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues.
Training and Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate through CPD, employment law updates and various other training courses an up to date knowledge of HR/Personnel practices & Change Management.
- Has gained HR operational experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations practice including disciplinaries, grievances, harassment complaints, sickness absence and performance capability.
- Developing and maintaining positive partnerships with trade union representatives and senior managers
Desirable
- Agenda for Change Job Evaluation trained
- NHS HR experience
Skills
Essential
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Effective communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Developed negotiation and influencing skills.
- Organised with the ability to prioritise conflicting demands and delegate as appropriate.
- Good attention to detail
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).
