Human Resources Manager
Job overview
Are you an experienced HR professional looking for a flexible working opportunity that allows you to make a real impact? Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is seeking a HR Manager to join our team within the Medical and Community Divisions.
As the HR Manager you will provide senior-level Workforce and Organisational Development support, working closely with divisional leaders to align HR strategies with key service delivery objectives. This is a fantastic opportunity to work to contributing significantly to the Trust's goals.You will partner with the Senior Management Team and lead a dedicated HR team, ensuring the delivery of high-quality HR services that support workforce planning, recruitment, employee relations, and staff engagement. You will ensure a seamless and consistent HR service across the Division
Main duties of the job
Why Join Us?
CHFT is nationally recognised for its innovation and commitment to delivering exceptional care. The Trust has received national recognition been highlighted in several high-profile platforms, including:
- Value for Money Excellence: Recognised by NHS Providers for our outstanding ability to deliver value for money while ensuring high-quality patient care (Providers Deliver: Achieving value for money (nhsproviders.org));
- Tackling NHS Waiting Lists: Featured in Sky News for our success in significantly reducing waiting lists, setting a benchmark for other NHS trusts across the country (This NHS trust got a grip of its waiting list - can others around the country do the same? | UK News | Sky News);
- Health Service Award for Performance Recovery (2023): Proudly shortlisted for this prestigious award, showcasing CHFT’s journey to tackle its pandemic elective waiting lists.
Join a forward-thinking, high-performing trust where your work will have a genuine impact on both staff and patient outcomes.
Working for our organisation
We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.
We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.
We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.
We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards.Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.
Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop strong business relationships with divisional leaders and managers to implement workforce plans and HR strategies aligned with the Division's objectives.
- Lead, in partnership with the job-share HRBP, a dedicated HR team in the Surgery & Anaesthetics Division.
- Provide expert advice on complex HR issues, including employee relations, employment law, and workforce development.
- Oversee HR metrics, such as sickness absence, recruitment, and agency spend, to support service efficiency.
- Champion Trust values and best practices, promoting collaboration and innovation across HR functions.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced HR leader who excels in collaboration and can effectively manage key HR functions in a job-share arrangement. You will bring experience from a senior HR role, ideally within the NHS or a similar large, complex organisation.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
Essential criteria- Highly specialist level HR knowledge, training or experience of more HR specialist topics to level 7 and/or masters level, acquired through degree and professional HR qualification/membership (Chartered Member CIPD
- Expert knowledge of key current issues in the field of HR and OD and the ability to interpret and apply knowledge in practice.
- Evidence of post qualifying experience and continuing professional development
- Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- MCIPD
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
Essential criteria- Significant experience of dealing with complex HR matters
- Ability to successfully develop relationships with a range of internal and external customers
- Experience of dealing with complex change programmes
- Experience of working with trade union colleagues to navigate complex ER issues
- Thorough knowledge of principles of equality and diversity
- Experience in supporting organisational change processes
- Experience of line management, coaching or mentoring
- Experience in monitoring and reporting performance against key performance indicators to agreed standards
- Experience of developing policies, processes and operating procedures
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential criteria- Ability to provide and interpret highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues
- Ability to present complex and sensitive information during meetings and to large groups.
- Proficient in IT and keyboard skills
- Effective communication skills and the ability to deal with difficult and confrontational situations
- Problem solving and analytical skills
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Able to handle complex employee relation issues