The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

Senior HR Advisor

The closing date is 01 January 2026

Job summary

Were looking for an experienced and compassionate Senior HR Advisor to join our team and provide high-quality HR support across the Trust. You will bring strong ER experience, excellent knowledge of employment legislation, and the ability to offer clear, pragmatic advice. You'll be compassionate, collaborative, and committed to supporting a just and learning culture.

You will:

Deliver a comprehensive range of HR services and act as the first point of contact for managers and staff on HR matters.
Provide expert advice on the full range of employee relations issues, including sickness, disciplinary, grievance, capability and complex casework.
Support Managers with day-to-day management of employment-related cases in line with Trust policy, ensuring timely and appropriate outcomes.
Oversee, extend and monitor fixed-term contracts of employment.
Support initiatives that make MYTT an outstanding employer, including Equality & Diversity, Staff Engagement, Workforce Information, Policy Development, and Health & Wellbeing.
Work in partnership with trade union representatives, ensuring effective and inclusive communication.
Contribute to Trust-wide objectives and HR Directorate priorities.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Main duties of the job

Provide advice to managers and staff on Agenda for Change and other NHS terms and conditions of employment, Human Resource policies and procedures, employment legislation, pay, work life balance initiatives available, conditions of service and contractual matters, ensuring up-to-date knowledge of NHS terms and conditions and/or other changes introduced in addition to existing terms. Ensuring good practice and supporting a just and learning culture.
To provide a high quality professional Human Resource service for all groups of staff employed by The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust and liaise with the Assistant HR Business Partner/HR Business Partner regarding any areas of concern.
Co-ordinate casework, support investigations, advising managers on performance management, absence, capability, grievance, organisational change and misconduct issues, compiling data and recommending ways forward, that may be complex/sensitive. Ensuring that appropriate timeframes are met in accordance with the workforce KPIs. To ensure relevant Assistant HR Business Partner/HR Business Partner are appraised on progress of each case.
Supporting managers as an investigatory team, taking part in meetings, formal hearings and producing notes, formal minutes and reports. Ensuring this is compliant with law, policy and good practice.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

About us

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation. We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers,home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more. If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.

Date posted

15 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year pro rata for part time working

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

000869

Job locations

Stanley Hall - Pinderfields General Hospital

Aberford Road

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4AL

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications

Educated to degree level standard or equivalent relevant experience
Knowledge of specialist HR topics to postgraduate diploma level acquired through degree and professional HR qualification or equivalent level of training
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
CIPD registration

Experience

Significant experience of delivering advice, guidance and coaching to operational managers, advising on complex employee relations issues, supporting on change management projects and investigations
Supervisory experience
Delivering training and presentations to small groups
Experience of working in partnership with Trade unions.
Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting reports
Experience of working on KPI’s
Experience of working with a busy/demanding environment

Skills and Abilities

Ability to work autonomously, providing a HR services to managers and staff.
Problem solving
Demonstrate a business-focused approach to Human Resource matters
Commitment to own personal and professional development and development of others within the team
Ability to analyse data and instigate resolution where required
Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills
Excellent writing skills including the ability to summarise information and key issues skills
Demonstrate good verbal communication skills with team/clients/relatives, using tact when required
A highly organised approach with the ability to work under pressure and manage priorities and deadlines in a changing environment
Ability to deal with conflict
Ability to engage and motivate others
Flexibility and able to adapt to change
Able to work as part of a team

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Essential person specification requirements

Qualifications

Educated to degree level standard or equivalent relevant experience
Knowledge of specialist HR topics to postgraduate diploma level acquired through degree and professional HR qualification or equivalent level of training
Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
CIPD registration

Experience

Significant experience of delivering advice, guidance and coaching to operational managers, advising on complex employee relations issues, supporting on change management projects and investigations
Supervisory experience
Delivering training and presentations to small groups
Experience of working in partnership with Trade unions.
Experience of preparing, analysing and presenting reports
Experience of working on KPI’s
Experience of working with a busy/demanding environment

Skills and Abilities

Ability to work autonomously, providing a HR services to managers and staff.
Problem solving
Demonstrate a business-focused approach to Human Resource matters
Commitment to own personal and professional development and development of others within the team
Ability to analyse data and instigate resolution where required
Excellent listening, communication and presentation skills
Excellent writing skills including the ability to summarise information and key issues skills
Demonstrate good verbal communication skills with team/clients/relatives, using tact when required
A highly organised approach with the ability to work under pressure and manage priorities and deadlines in a changing environment
Ability to deal with conflict
Ability to engage and motivate others
Flexibility and able to adapt to change
Able to work as part of a team

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Please click 'apply now' to view the full person specification (there is no obligation to submit an application).

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.