Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a secondment as an HR Advisor within Corporate Workforce and OD. This is a fast-paced role, working in a team with a wide and varied portfolio.



As a HR Advisor within the Corporate Workforce team, you will provide comprehensive support for employee relations matters and aspects of identifying proactive HR interventions to a wide range of services. You will also have the opportunity to shape the organisational position for people practices through the Trust-wide projects led by the team.



To excel in this role, you must be someone who thrives in a high performance, fast paced working environment. You will have experience of dealing with HR issues across all aspects of employment relations and you will need excellent interpersonal skills as you will be liaising with a wide range of people including HR colleagues, Trade Union representatives, senior managers and staff. You will be able to adapt your approach in line with different manager requirements and experience and to confidently work with senior management teams as an HR partner.



You will form strong partnerships with managers and support in developing effective solutions in response to a rapidly evolving workforce agenda, to improve staff and patient experience



MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over 3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.



Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.



We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.



We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.



At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.



To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the & 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 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.



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, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk .



We're looking forward to hearing from you!