Senior Human Resources Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sefton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals is seeking a 12-month senior HR professional to lead the People team's advisory service. You will provide expert guidance on employee relations, organisational change and workforce planning, while managing HR staff and driving improvement projects across designated divisions.

Graduate CIPD membership is required; you will work with senior managers and staff-side representatives, delivering training and producing workforce data and reports.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent required.
• Graduate CIPD membership with evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR advisory service across designated divisions and services.
• Advise on complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and performance.
• Support managers through change: restructures, service redesign, redeployment, retirement and redundancy.
• Apply Trust policies consistently and lawfully, develop HR policies, and champion equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Build working relationships with managers, staff-side representatives and stakeholders.
• Support recruitment and resourcing for fair, compliant processes.
• Lead and contribute to workforce planning.
• Manage and support HR staff through leadership, coaching and development.
• Design and deliver training on people management, employment law and HR policies.
• Lead workforce projects and improvement initiatives.
• Produce workforce reports, management information and data analysis.
• Act as an authorised signatory for workforce matters.

Skills

Employee relations

HR policy

Stakeholder management

Project management

Training delivery

Data handling

Communication skills

IT proficiency

Education

Degree or equivalent

Graduate CIPD membership

Tools

HR information systems

Job description

A 12-month senior HR post in the People team at Liverpool University Hospitals, covering a designated area of the Trust. The role leads a professional HR advisory service, giving expert advice on complex employee relations cases, organisational change, workforce planning and employment law. It also manages HR staff and leads workforce improvement projects, working alongside senior managers and staff-side representatives. Graduate CIPD membership is required.

What the job involves

• Lead the HR advisory service across designated divisions and services
• Advise on complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and performance
• Support managers through change: restructures, service redesign, redeployment, retirement and redundancy
• Apply Trust policies consistently and lawfully, develop HR policies, and champion equality, diversity and inclusion
• Build working relationships with managers, staff-side representatives and stakeholders
• Support recruitment and resourcing for fair, compliant processes
• Lead and contribute to workforce planning
• Manage and support HR staff through leadership, coaching and development
• Design and deliver training on people management, employment law and HR policies
• Lead workforce projects and improvement initiatives
• Produce workforce reports, management information and data analysis
• Act as an authorised signatory for workforce matters

What’s required

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent
• Graduate CIPD membership with evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• HR management experience gained after Graduate CIPD membership
• Delivering core HR training to colleagues and customers
• Partnership working with trade unions
• Leading and supervising teams, and managing projects and policy development

Skills & knowledge

• Working knowledge of employment law, equal opportunities and best practice
• HR procedures and policies
• Understanding of data protection and confidentiality
• Project management
• Written and verbal communication, including presentations
• Broad IT skills, including Word and Excel

Other

• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• Working independently and managing competing priorities
• Using initiative and seeking solutions in challenging situations
• Time management and prioritisation of workload

Nice to have

• PRINCE2
• NHS experience in HR
• Negotiating with trade unions on employment policy
• Knowledge of NHS HR strategy and initiatives
• Knowledge of the NHS modernisation agenda
• Working knowledge of NHS terms and conditions
• HR information systems