HR Advisory Manager
| Posting date: | 06 May 2026 |
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| Salary: | £49,387.00 to £56,515.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £49387.00 - £56515.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2026 |
| Location: | Manchester, M20 4BX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9413-26-0364 |
Summary
Leadership of the HR Advisory TeamProvide clear leadership, direction and professional support to the HR Advisory Team to ensure high quality, proactive and consistent HR advice.Line manage HR Advisors, HR Officer and HR Assistant to ensure effective performance management, development and management of workload.Regularly review the HR Advisor workload and reallocate tasks accordingly.Support the Head of Operational HR by developing and implementing HR systems, processes and procedures.Lead the continuous improvement of the HR Advisory Service, including monitoring, analysing and reporting on HR trends.Manage HR Advisory team performance against agreed metrics.Relevant authorisation of electronic change of establishment forms.Ensure processes are in place for monitoring, maintaining, and evidencing professional registration and statutory requirements for all relevant staff (including right to work).Lead the creation, maintenance and governance of SOPs across all HR Advisory Team functions to ensure consistency and quality of service delivery.Provide oversight, assurance and expert input into divisional sickness management, ensuring the team is supported to identify high risk areas and deliver targeted HR interventions.Agenda for Change Job EvaluationLead and oversee the Agenda for Change job matching process for the Trust, ensuring compliance with national NHS Job Evaluation Scheme guidance.Monitor the volume, timeliness and quality of JE activity and escalate risks or delays appropriately. Policy Development and ImplementationIn partnership, Lead and/or contribute to the development, review and implementation of Trust HR policies and procedures, ensuring they reflect changes in employment legislation, NHS terms and conditions, and best practice.Ensure effective communication of policies to ensure managers are implementing policies fairly and consistently. Employee RelationsProvide expert, professional advice to managers on a wide range of employment matters, ensuring compliance with legislation, NHS terms and conditions and Trust policies.Lead on complex employee relations cases, both individual and collective, including disciplinary, grievance, positive working relationships, performance and sickness absence, ensuring timely resolution and promoting positive employee relations.Build and maintain constructive partnership relationships with trade union representatives.Support formal employee relations cases up to formal hearing and appeal stage.Devise and deliver HR policy or process-related training, where a specific need is identified or to enhance overall understanding.Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across all HR practices and policies.Maintain high standards of record keeping, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and timely updates.Take responsibility for personal learning and development in line with appraisal and supervision processes.This job description is not exhaustive. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by management and commensurate with the role.