An exciting opportunity has arisen for a HR Advisor to join our team on an up to 12-month fixed term basis from 30 September 2024.

The successful candidate will work alongside a HR Business Partner and Assistant HR Business Partner to provide HR support across the Trust.

The HR Advisor will be the key contact for managers seeking guidance on the management of complex employee relations cases (Sickness, Disciplinary, Grievances etc), Agenda for Change policies, terms and conditions of service and helping to train and develop our managers.

Additionally, the postholder will help deliver training to managers to help develop skills and behaviours to help enable effective people management across the Organisation. The post holder will work to help improve the quality of the HR provision enabling the post holder to develop new skills and experience.

Flexible working is encouraged and promoted. Onsite working is 1 day per week and on site as and when required to support meetings.

The successful candidate will have the ability to build effective working relationships with the team and managers, demonstrate good communication and have excellent administrative skills. Equally, they will be able to evaluate information and then provide effective, clear and pragmatic guidance and advice.

Applicants be able to demonstrate a range of generalist knowledge and experience and have a deep knowledge of employment law, have experience of working in a unionised environment, experience of working with HR Databases, support and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity, continuous learning, development and improvement.

Candidates must educated to degree level and hold CIPD Level 3 or equivalent qualification and have relevant knowledge and experience in an HR environment.

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

The successful candidate will report into the Assistant HR Business Partner. Working as part of the wider Workforce Team, they will have the opportunity both to develop knowledge and skills and foster good working relationships with key stakeholders through the demonstration of effective communication and influencing skills, and a demonstrable ability to interrupt and provide guidance on complex information.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Melanie Williamson Job title: Assistant HR Business Partner Email address: Melanie.williamson8@nhs.net Telephone number: 0161 446 3000

Melanie Williamson, telephone 0161 446 3000, email Melanie.williamson8@nhs.net

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