HR Advisor

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Manchester is seeking an HR Advisor to provide comprehensive support for employee relations matters within a fast-paced environment. The role includes shaping organisational people practices and liaising with various stakeholders. Candidates should hold a degree or equivalent, possess strong interpersonal skills, and be working towards a CIPD qualification. Salary ranges from £31,049 to £37,796 per year, pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations.
• Up to date knowledge of HR/Personnel practices and Change Management.
• Positive partnerships with trade union representatives and senior managers.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support for employee relations matters.
• Shape organisational position for people practices through Trust-wide projects.
• Adapt approach in line with different manager requirements.

Skills

Effective interpersonal skills

Effective communication skills

Negotiation and influencing skills

Organisational skills

Education

Degree level Qualification or equivalent

Good standard of general education to GCSE

Working towards CIPD qualification

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

HR Advisor

The closing date is 19 October 2025

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 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.

Person Specification

Qualification

• Degree level Qualification or equivalent
• Good standard of general education to GCSE or equivalent.
• Working towards CIPD qualification (Postgraduate Diploma in HRM) or equivalent relevant professional qualification.

Knowledge

• 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.
• Knowledge of NHS employment terms and conditions
• Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issues.

Training and Experience

• 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
• Agenda for Change Job Evaluation trained
• NHS HR experience

Skills

• 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.

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.

Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year (pro rata)