Assistant HR Business Partner

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

About

Serving a population of over 618,000, with a workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff, Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the UKs largest Trusts. The Trust provides a wide range of healthcare services at 5 hospitals and 16 community sites.

As a Trust, our vision is to provide 5 Star Patient Care. We strongly believe that the care provided should be consistently high quality, compassionate, and provide the best possible experience for our patients and their families.

Our Values

Underpinning our vision are the norms, rituals, and expected behaviours within the Trust. Following extensive engagement with staff across the Trust, our Trust values were developed and embedded into the organisation. They are the essence of what Team MWL stands for:

We are KIND

We are OPEN

We are INCLUSIVE

Key details

Location: Site Jubilee Court, Address: Waterside Town, St Helens, Postcode: WA9 1TT

Contract type & working pattern: Fixed term: 4 months (Secondment will be considered), Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 per annum pro rata, Salary period: Yearly, Grade (NHS AfC: Band 6)

Main area: Administrative and Clerical, Interview date: 05/03/2025

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and results driven HR professional to join our Lead Employer Service on a fixed term basis to cover maternity leave. As the largest Lead Employer in the NHS employing over 12,500 doctors, dentists and public health specialty trainees, we have more than a decade of experience in delivering a high quality, highly regarded service.

Working within our HR Business Partnering and Advisory team, this is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys both working autonomously in a fast-paced environment and working with a wide range of stakeholders. With a proven record of providing advice on a variety of employment matters, you will work closely with the Senior HR Management Team to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient service in line with best practice and employment legislation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert HR advice on complex employment matters in line with Lead Employer policies and procedures keeping in line with best practice and employment legislation.
• Working in partnership with the senior management team to provide professional customer focused HR advice, coaching and solutions that support the business in the identification and management of workforce issues and major change programmes.
• Support the development and implementation of robust systems and processes to enable effective monitoring and management of employee relations issues.
• Analyse workforce information and Key Performance Indicators and work with the HR Business Partners to develop plans and strategies to support improvement and efficiency within the Service.
• Build effective working relationships with Trade Union Representatives.

We actively promote applications for flexible working. You will be part of a team where we encourage and support each other's health and well-being.

Working for our organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences you bring.

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification and/or relevant experience
• Level 7 CIPD qualified or working towards
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant operational HR experience post qualification
• Experience of working and negotiating with Trade Unions
• Experience of workforce change programmes
• Experience of analysing workforce information
• Experience of workforce planning and modernisation
• Experience in developing innovative workforce solutions to support the achievement of business goals