Job Description

We are looking for a proactive, partnership-minded HR professional to lead and deliver a portfolio of corporate and internal HR projects that make a real difference for colleagues and patients. In this pivotal role, you'll shape policy, elevate practice, and champion our PROUD values, working closely with managers, Staff Partners, and HR colleagues to deliver results that stick.
Main duties of the job
Working closely with and deputising for the Head of Operational HR, you will be a member of the HR Business Partner Senior Management Team and wider HR Directorate Senior Team.
You will be responsible for leading and overseeing the delivery of an efficient and fit for purpose Agenda for Change Job Evaluation process across the Trust in partnership with our staff partners.
You will lead a range of Trust-wide projects, setting up governance, managing risks and issues, keeping stakeholders informed, and reporting progress through the right forums, ensuring benefits are realised and handed over into BAU.
You will provide cover for the wider Business Partner teams and support Care Groups to deliver transformational change projects including major service re-design and TUPE projects. Ensuring staff partners and employees are fully engaged and all processes are compliant with policy and law.
You will be an experienced HR practitioner with a track record of delivering complex HR projects in large, multi-stakeholder environments. You will have a thorough understanding of the Agenda for Change Job Evaluation process and Agenda for Change Terms & Conditions. You will communicate with impact and be data-savvy, improvement-minded, and motivated by making services better and more efficient always ensuring alignment with our PROUD values.We have services across South Yorkshire so a driving license and access to a car are essential.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Details
Date posted
29 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
55,690 to 62,682 a year pa/pro rata for part time staff
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
190-1090-DIR-P
Job locations
Northern General Hospital
Herries Road
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and more information on the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification which accompanies this advert when completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria. Job description
Job responsibilities
For a detailed job description and more information on the main responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification which accompanies this advert when completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Post graduate diploma in a Human Resources Management, or other HR-related subject, or, must be able to demonstrate significant equivalent of experience.
• CIPD or equivalent management qualification.
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience gained through management of a range of complex and cross-organisational projects.
• Must be trained in Agenda for Change job matching and consistency checking.

Desirable

• PRINCE 2 Management Qualification / equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in delivery of HR Services including projects - must have a clear understanding of the major issues affecting the NHS HR agenda.
• Experience in management of employee relations casework both in an advisory capacity and also undertaking management investigations
• Experience in the design and delivery of training programmes to managers, presentation delivery.
• Experience in policy development and consultation / T&Cs with local trade union representatives and full-time officers.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a highly unionised environment.
• Experience of managing risk in relation to service delivery and projects.

Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of employment law and its application in employment practice.
• Ability to consider HR Service implications of putting patients first in application of HR practice.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Post graduate diploma in a Human Resources Management, or other HR-related subject, or, must be able to demonstrate significant equivalent of experience.
• CIPD or equivalent management qualification.
• Project management qualification or equivalent experience gained through management of a range of complex and cross-organisational projects.
• Must be trained in Agenda for Change job matching and consistency checking.

Desirable

• PRINCE 2 Management Qualification / equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience

Experience
Essential

• Significant experience in delivery of HR Services including projects - must have a clear understanding of the major issues affecting the NHS HR agenda.
• Experience in management of employee relations casework both in an advisory capacity and also undertaking management investigations
• Experience in the design and delivery of training programmes to managers, presentation delivery.
• Experience in policy development and consultation / T&Cs with local trade union representatives and full-time officers.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a highly unionised environment.
• Experience of managing risk in relation to service delivery and projects.

Skills
Essential

• Knowledge of employment law and its application in employment practice.
• Ability to consider HR Service implications of putting patients first in application of HR practice.

Skills Required