The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust

HR Business Partner

The closing date is 15 February 2026

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits to join our team as one of five HR Business Partners, reporting to an Assistant Director of Workforce and Organisational Development.

Below are a few things that are important to us as a team just in case it helps you making your decision to join our team:

We spend a lot of time together so we try to look after each other.

We try to find room for some laughter at work.

We support hybrid working, with a balance of home working and regular time in the office to enable collaboration, connection and effective team working.

We always try to balance work and life commitments, recognising that while meeting appraisal objectives matters, so does making it to the school play, attending a drumming lesson, executing the next World Book Day costume or supporting your football team (whoever they are!) - insert what is most important to you here.

As a HR Business Partner you will provide leadership to one of our Divisional HR Teams. Your main role will be as an intrinsic and proactive member of one of the Senior Divisional Teams, giving professional and best practice advice.

You will also contribute to interesting and innovative strategic HR projects where you will have the opportunity to think outside of the box.

The assessment process will test candidates technical skills, ability to present self with the business and key skills associated with the role of HRBP.

Interviews will be held on 26th February 2026.

Main duties of the job

To act as an advocate of change and modernisation in support of clinical, business and HR strategies, championing best practice HR management, influencing key clinical and business decisions to ensure the most effective management of staff.

To head a team of HR professionals to work alongside the divisional management team and provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching interventions and solutions that support the division in the identification and management of HR issues and major change programmes.

To provide advice and guidance to the division on complex workforce issues in order to minimise risk and financial exposure.

To develop divisional workforce plans that support local, organisational and national strategy and agenda.

To work with senior specialist HR colleagues and the wider HR teams to ensure the Corporate HR services meet the needs of the division and that workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively.

To undertake specific projects/responsibilities to support delivery of the workforce and organisational development strategy, both within the division and across the Trust as appropriate.

To contribute to the development and implementation of the Trusts strategic aims, Workforce strategy and HR policy as a proactive member of the senior HR management team.

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

29 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£55,690 to £62,682 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001015

Job locations

Pinderfields Hospital

Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF1 4DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

Degree level education or equivalent experience
Masters level qualification in HR-related specialism or equivalent experience
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Evidence of continued learning & development

Experience

Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
Involvement in setting of workforce strategy
Experience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition
Experience of managing a team

Skills and Abilities

Leadership – fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally
Championing improvements
Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes
Able to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
Ability to demonstrate resilience
To be confident in making difficult strategic decisions and influencing others as appropriate

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

Qualifications

Degree level education or equivalent experience
Masters level qualification in HR-related specialism or equivalent experience
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Evidence of continued learning & development

Experience

Generalist HR experience demonstrating competence across the range of HR functions
Involvement in setting of workforce strategy
Experience in the public sector in a large complex organisation with union recognition
Experience of managing a team

Skills and Abilities

Leadership – fostering powerful and productive working relationships internally and externally
Championing improvements
Effective written and oral communication skills for a variety of formal and informal purposes
Able to influence, negotiate and persuade regarding complex or sensitive issues
Ability to demonstrate resilience
To be confident in making difficult strategic decisions and influencing others as appropriate

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.