Senior HR Manager — People & Change Leader

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior HR Manager to lead a professional HR service within designated divisions. You will provide expert guidance on complex workforce matters, support senior leaders, and drive workforce planning, recruitment, and policy development in a large NHS organisation.

You will manage HR teams, coach staff, and design training on people management and employment law, helping shape a positive workplace culture aligned with the

Qualifications

• Significant HR management experience within a complex organisation.
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• Graduate CIPD membership and commitment to professional development.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and employee relations.
• Experience of managing organisational change and delivering workforce projects.
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the provision of a high-quality, professional HR advisory service across designated divisions and services.
• Provide expert advice on complex employee relations cases, including disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance management and performance issues.
• Support managers and senior leaders with organisational change programmes, restructures, service redesign, redeployment, retirement and redundancy processes.
• Ensure Trust policies are applied consistently and in line with employment legislation, NHS Terms and Conditions, best practice and organisational values.
• Develop, review and implement HR policies and procedures that support organisational objectives.
• Build strong working relationships with managers, staff side representatives and key stakeholders to foster effective employee relations and partnership working.
• Support recruitment and resourcing activity, ensuring fair, effective and legally compliant recruitment processes.
• Lead and contribute to workforce planning initiatives, supporting services to develop sustainable workforce solutions.
• Manage and support HR staff, providing leadership, coaching and professional development.
• Design and deliver training programmes for managers and staff on people management, employment law and HR policies.
• Lead designated workforce projects and improvement initiatives, researching best practice and implementing innovative HR solutions.
• Produce workforce reports, management information and data analysis to support decision-making and service improvement.
• Act as an authorised signatory for relevant workforce matters in accordance with Trust procedures.
• Champion equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring people practices promote fairness, dignity and respect for all staff

Skills

HR management

Employee relations

Employment law

Organisational change

Stakeholder management

Leadership and coaching

Communication skills

Education

Graduate CIPD membership

Degree or equivalent

Tools

HRIS

MS Excel

Job description

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Senior HR Manager to lead a professional HR service within designated divisions. You will provide expert guidance on complex workforce matters, support senior leaders, and drive workforce planning, recruitment, and policy development in a large NHS organisation.

You will manage HR teams, coach staff, and design training on people management and employment law, helping shape a positive workplace culture aligned with the