Deputy HR Business Partner

The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Wakefield is looking for a Deputy HR Business Partner to join their team. In this role, you will support the HR Business Partner in delivering high-quality HR services while managing a team, providing expert guidance on complex workforce issues. Key responsibilities include overseeing employee relations, offering specialized HR advice, and ensuring compliance with employment laws. Strong academic qualifications and HR experience in a complex environment are essential. Benefits include access to NHS pension and extensive support services.

Benefits

NHS pension plan

Generous holiday allowance

Employee health and wellbeing services

Onsite nurseries

Childcare vouchers

Qualifications

• Must have a level 7 qualification in HR or related subject or equivalent experience.
• CIPD registration required.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the management of employee relations cases and HR advice.
• Support clinical and operational managers on workforce objectives.
• Provide specialised advice to managers on workforce issues.

Skills

Coaching

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Education

Level 7 qualification in HR or related subject

Degree or equivalent level of experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Deputy HR Business Partner. You will play a pivotal role in supporting the HR Business Partner to deliver a high quality HR service across the Trust, whilst also providing line management support and professional development to a Senior HR Advisor and a HR Advisor.

As a key member of the Operational HR Team, you will support our clinical and operational managers in achieving their workforce objectives, offering expert advice and guidance on a range of highly complex workforce issues including employee relations, TUPE, performance management, change management, policy and practice ensuring compliance with employment legislation.

Main duties of the job

To lead a team on the management of employee relations cases and generalist HR advice in an effective and consistent manner in line with Trust policies and procedures.

To analyse HR data to identify trends and support your decision, influencing and negotiating skills.

Working closely with and supporting the HR Business Partner, the post holder will provide highly specialised advice, HR training and support to managers within their assigned portfolio to ensure the implementation of the Trusts HR Objectives and deputise at meetings for the HR Business Partner.

Provide HR advice to managers on a range of highly complex workforce issues including TUPE, organisational change, role redesign, policy and practice ensuring compliance with employment legislation.

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.

Job responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Level 7 qualification in HR or related subject/equivalent experience, evidenced by Membership of CIPD
• Degree or equivalent level of experience
• Able to demonstrate evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• CIPD Registration

Experience:

• Extensive generalist HR / employee relations experience at operational level in a complex, unionised organisation
• Experience of coaching, influencing and conflict resolution in a business environment
• Experience of supporting employee wellbeing and employee experience programmes
• Experience of working in partnership with Trade Unions
• Experience and involvement in complex organisational change
• Experience of delivering HR training
• Experience of working with Microsoft office and Excel
• Experience of job evaluation

Knowledge and Awareness:

• Up to date knowledge of employment law
• Knowledge of customer care and conflict resolution

Person Specification

Qualifications

• 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.