Assistant HR Business Partner

NHS; Wythenshawe; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking an Assistant HR Business Partner to join their team. This role involves providing strategic and operational support to the HR Business Partner and managing specific HR portfolios. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in HR practices, excellent interpersonal skills, and a commitment to promoting diversity in the workplace. Offers competitive remuneration starting from £38,682 annually.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven operational experience in a range of HR specialties.
• Supervisory experience with strong credibility.
• Ability to influence and present proposals effectively.

Responsibilities

• Support the Director of Workforce & OD in providing HR support.
• Manage designated portfolios related to HR functions.
• Facilitate communication across the workforce.

Skills

Understanding of national NHS agenda

Employment Law knowledge

Change management principles

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Education

Degree or equivalent

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management

Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Assistant HR Business Partner

The closing date is 06 October 2025

An opportunity has arisen for an Assistant HR Business Partner to join one of our busy HR Business Partner teams. You will work alongside the HR Business Partner 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.

Main duties of the job

To support the Director of Workforce & OD, WTWA Clinical Group in providing a high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function.

To take responsibility for designated portfolios of work that support the delivery of the overall Workforce and OD agenda.

To deputise for the HR Business Partner as required.

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 Workforce services.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and a scale that supports a wide range of services. We are 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 scope of opportunity that is extensive.

We have 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. We’re also embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to contribute to sustainable healthcare.

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 responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. To be well informed about applying, please read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. It also contains critical information you’ll 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 [e-mail].

Person Specification

• An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution at both a strategic and operational level.
• Detailed understanding of Employment Law, current HR Practice and medical employment issues.
• An understanding of the principles of change management.
• High level of general education to degree level or equivalent.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent relevant professional qualification.
• Demonstrate through CPD, employment law updates and various other training courses an up-to-date knowledge of HR practices and evidence of continuous personal and professional development in current role.
• Operational experience, gained across a range of HR specialties in a progressive HR function.
• Supervisory experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills and personal credibility, with the ability to quickly gain the confidence of and build relationships with others, including managers, clinicians and staff.
• Persuasion and influencing skills - ability to present ideas and proposals effectively.
• Analytical & Decision Making skills - ability to explore, evaluate and interpret information and options and make decisions and recommendations based on an analysis of options.
• Achievement focused - ability to set targets and get things done to achieve continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues
• Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Agenda for Change Job Evaluation training
• Workforce Planning expertise
• Experience of Trade Union consultation and negotiation.

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (per annum, pro rata)