Job summary
- Main area
- Workforce & Organisational Development
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- 9 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 349-MRI-7914100
- Employer
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Manchester Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Manchester
- Salary
- £66,582 - £77,368 per annum (pro rata)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior HR Business Partner
Band 8b
Job overview
A dynamic opportunity has arisen for a Senior HR Business Partner to join our Workforce & OD team with the Manchester Royal Infirmary Clinical Group.
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.
Main duties of the job
The Senior HR Business Partner will be responsible for:
The provision of high quality strategic and professional workforce and OD support service in a clinical group that employs over 4000 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 Clinical Group and 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 the Trust and Clinical Group's Strategic priorities including organisational development and change initiatives.
To promote partnership working and the delivery of a proactive and customer centered service, which improves both the service, workforce and the patient experience.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need for this role, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading.
Explore ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place’
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To access ‘Inside MFT – Your Candidate Place', simply click on the relevant PDF document under the ‘Documents to download’ section and once opened, you can either scan or click on the QR code.
Closing vacancy listings early
We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
To help us manage applications fairly and give each one the time it deserves, our adverts may close early if we receive a high level of interest. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
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.
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.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- High level of general education to degree level or equivalent
- Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management or equivalent relevant professional qualification
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Masters level qualification in Human Resources Management or equivalent knowledge, training and experience
Desirable criteria
- Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive operational experience, working within the NHS and gained in a progressive HR function. This will include evidence of leading on complex disciplinaries, grievances, discrimination complaints and multi-faceted investigations.
- Evidence of the development and implementation of strategies to proactively manage sickness absence within Divisions/ Trustwide
- Extensive experience of Trade Union consultation and negotiation on local and Trustwide policies and changes
- Experience of managing a HR team and responding to a rapidly evolving workforce agenda.
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the national NHS agenda and the Human Resource contribution at both a strategic and operational level
- Advanced understanding of the principles of change management and able to demonstrate a successful track record of major organisational change
- Detailed understanding of Employment Law, current HR Practice and medical employment issues
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of Medical Staffing employment issue
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Shilpa Lockett
- Job title
- Associate Director of Workforce & OD
- Email address
- [email protected]
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