Strategic HR Business Partner – People-First Leader

Countess of Chester; Chester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced HR Manager to lead a busy HR team and provide strategic advice across the Trust. You’ll handle employee relations, recruitment and retention, attendance management, and organisational change, shaping policy and practice to support a high-performing workforce.

You will work with senior leaders to drive workforce planning, terms and conditions of employment, and interpretation of policies, ensuring staff are supported,

Qualifications

• Experience leading projects and reporting to senior managers.
• Ability to handle complex HR cases and employee relations.
• Experience in a large, unionised environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective leadership to the HR sub-team and foster a high-quality service.
• Lead employee relations, recruitment and retention, and attendance management.
• Drive organisational change and workforce planning; interpret policies and terms.
• Offer senior HR advice and guidance to colleagues across the Trust.

Skills

HR leadership

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Workforce planning

Education

Graduate CIPD (level 7) or equivalent

Associate CIPD member

CPD commitment

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Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced HR Manager to lead a busy HR team and provide strategic advice across the Trust. You’ll handle employee relations, recruitment and retention, attendance management, and organisational change, shaping policy and practice to support a high-performing workforce.

You will work with senior leaders to drive workforce planning, terms and conditions of employment, and interpretation of policies, ensuring staff are supported,