HR Manager

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health service provider in Chesterfield is looking for a HR Manager for up to 1 year to lead the HR Advisory Service. The role involves operational management and supporting employee relations objectives, providing coaching and advice to the team. Applicants are expected to have a strong background in HR advisory roles with an understanding of the NHS HR agenda and relevant qualifications. Full-time and flexible working options available.

Benefits

Flexible working

Job share options

Home or remote working

Compressed hours

Qualifications

• Post graduate Diploma (Level 7) qualification or equivalent in HR Management.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development.
• MCIPD level membership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide operational management of the HR Advisory Service.
• Lead and manage the HR advisory team.
• Advise on job evaluation and develop job descriptions.

Skills

HR Advisory role experience

Management of staff

Understanding of NHS HR agenda

Ability to handle complex employee relations

Education

Post graduate Diploma (Level 7) in HR Management

Master's Degree or equivalent

Job description

Go back Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

HR Manager

The closing date is 23 November 2025

We are looking for a HR Manager to join us for a period of up to 1 year, to provide operational management of the HR Advisory Service. The role also ensures the Trust is able to fulfil the employee relations / people management objectives. This will be achieved through formal line management, advising and coaching of team members and developing systems and processes that enable a high quality service provision.

It is Trust policy that for posts that are for a time limited period, applicants who are currently employed by an NHS organisation will only be appointed on a secondment basis and should have approval from their line manager before applying. Applicants who are not employed by an NHS organisation, will receive a fixed term contract.

Main duties of the job

Management & leadership
Line management to the HR advisory team including operational management duties
Casework and maintaining attendance
Oversight of all cases, including absence cases and ensure high quality advice provision and timely case progression throughout.
Provide a proactive, professional and comprehensive response to employee relation / people management challenges through informal advice and guidance.
Provide support and leadership to formal casework through specialist advice

Job Evaluation
Advise managers on job evaluation and give specialist advice on developing job descriptions within a service structure. Participate in job matching panels and consistency checking.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Post graduate Diploma (Level 7) qualification or equivalent in HR Management or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of a commitment to ongoing personal development.
• Master's Degree (or equivalent) and possession of MCIPD level membership.

Experience

• Broad experience in a HR Advisory role including supporting and advising on a wide range of employment issues e.g. disciplinary, grievance, sickness absence and bullying and harassment and broad range of complexity and sensitivity
• Experience of working independently at a senior level, advising on a wide range of highly complex employee relations matters without supervision
• Understanding of the key issues on the NHS HR agenda.
• Demonstrable ability to identify a range of options, associated risks and barriers in relation to a range of employee relations scenarios
• Understanding of human resource policy and practice issues
• Management of staff

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.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Full-time,Part-time,Job share,Flexible working,Home or remote working,Compressed hours