Senior HR Business Partner | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Manchester is seeking a dynamic Senior HR Business Partner to support the Workforce & OD team. This role focuses on strategic people management, offering opportunities to drive workforce KPIs and manage complex HR cases. The ideal candidate will have a CIPD qualification and significant experience in HR business partnering. Join us to make a real difference to our teams, services, and communities while benefiting from professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Inclusive working environment

Access to digital tools

Qualifications

• Significant experience in HR business partnering and strategic people management.
• Ability to manage complex HR cases and employment tribunal cases.
• Evidence of working collaboratively with clinical and operational teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality strategic and operational workforce support.
• Lead on organisational development and change initiatives.
• Promote partnership working and customer-centered service delivery.

Skills

Strategic HR management

People management

Change management

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

A dynamic opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our Workforce & OD team with the Specialist Hospitals Clinical Group covering the Saint Mary's MCS, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital and Royal Manchester Children's Hospitals.

You will work alongside and support the HR Business Partners and wider Workforce and OD 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 and senior HRBP role leading a team and driving workforce KPIs and OD workstreams.

Responsibilities

• The provision of high quality strategic and professional workforce and OD support service in a clinical group that employs over 6500 employees.
• Ensuring best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function.
• HR expertise to business decision making and develop innovative people solutions to support business plans and strategy, in partnership with Hospital & Divisional leads.
• Management and oversight of large scale and complex case load and employment tribunal cases.
• Ensuring the operational and transformational Workforce & OD services are aligned with Annual Plans and the SHCG Workforce Strategy and to lead on organisational development and change initiatives including Trust-wide workstreams.
• To promote partnership working and the delivery of a proactive and customer centered service, which improves both the service, workforce and the patient experience.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest provider of specialist services, and our Oxford Road Campus in Manchester, the largest health academic campus in Europe - what better place to shape and develop your leadership career.

We deliver care to over 1 million patients & users each year through our 10 hospitals and extensive community services. Our 30,000 plus strong workforce is central to our success and innovation.

You will play a pivotal part in supporting our operational excellence and strategic ambitions. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical and non-clinical teams, driving improvements that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing, and service efficiency across the Trust.

MFT offers a dynamic, inclusive environment where your leadership, ideas, and expertise are valued. You’ll have access to professional development, digital tools and opportunities to contribute to transformational projects that shape the future of healthcare delivery.

We are committed to supporting your growth and wellbeing, recognising the vital role you play in our organisation’s success.

Join us and help shape the future of our Trust—make a real difference to our teams, our services, and our communities, and fundamentally, our patients.

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. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in your application: Here at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, we’re proud to be ALL HERE FOR YOU—for our patients, our communities, and each other. As part of our commitment to fairness, transparency, and personal integrity, we ask all applicants to ensure that their job applications reflect their own experiences, skills, and motivations. While AI tools can support spelling, grammar, or formatting, we expect that the content of your application—especially personal statements and responses to role-specific questions—is written by you. This helps us get to know the real you and ensures that our recruitment process remains equitable and meaningful for everyone.

Thank you for helping us uphold the values that make our Trust a place where people belong, grow, and thrive. We look forward to receiving your application.

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, please contact the manager named below.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Dec 2025