HR Manager - Transact Delivery Lead
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
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Role summary
This role provides operational leadership for the workforce elements of the Trust Integration Programme, focusing on the People and Culture Transact workstream. The postholder will coordinate complex workforce activities, including TUPE transfers, statutory consultation, and workforce data validation. They will ensure compliance with employment legislation and NHS best practice, working closely with senior leaders and Trade Unions. This is a fast-paced role requiring a credible HR professional to manage competing priorities and provide expert advice on complex workforce matters. It's a unique opportunity to shape workforce integration and support organisational change.
Essential criteria
- CIPD Advanced Level qualification (or equivalent experience) and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Significant experience of working in a senior HR Advisory or HR Manager role within a complex organisation, including the application of employment legislation and HR best practice to complex workforce matters.
- Experience of planning, coordinating and delivering complex work programmes to challenging timescales, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- Experience of workforce transition activity, leading organisation change programmes, including TUPE, workforce due diligence, workforce integration, consultation & engagement with Trade Unions, organisational mergers or large-scale change programmes.
- Experience of analysing workforce information and producing reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders to support decision-making.
- Values
Desirable criteria
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
- CIPD Advanced Level qualification (or equivalent experience) and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Significant experience of working in a senior HR Advisory or HR Manager role within a complex organisation, including the application of employment legislation and HR best practice to complex workforce matters.
- Experience of planning, coordinating and delivering complex work programmes to challenging timescales, managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
- Experience of workforce transition activity, leading organisation change programmes, including TUPE, workforce due diligence, workforce integration, consultation & engagement with Trade Unions, organisational mergers or large-scale change programmes.
- Experience of analysing workforce information and producing reports, briefings and recommendations for senior stakeholders to support decision-making.
- Values
- Tell us about a time when you spotted something small going wrong and did something to stop it becoming a bigger issue.
- Tell us about a time when you realised a colleague or someone you know needed a bit of support and you offered to help.
- Tell us about a time when you showed someone kindness or understanding.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
HR Manager - [contact details removed]
The closing date is 31 August 2026
Job summary
The HR Manager - [contact details removed] will provide dedicated operational leadership for the LYPFT workforce elements of the Trust Integration Programme. The postholder will lead and coordinate the delivery of the People and Culture Transact workstream, ensuring workforce-related activities are delivered safely, compliantly and to programme timescales.
The role will be responsible for coordinating a complex programme of workforce activity, including TUPE transfer arrangements, statutory consultation processes, workforce data validation, workforce due diligence, development and management of Measures, and the alignment of workforce policies, procedures, terms and conditions. The postholder will ensure robust governance arrangements, audit trails and reporting mechanisms are in place to support programme delivery and provide assurance to senior leaders and programme boards.
Working closely with senior leaders, programme colleagues, Trade Union representatives and People and OD teams across partner organisations, the postholder will support effective engagement and consultation activity, identify and mitigate workforce risks, and ensure compliance with employment legislation and NHS best practice throughout the integration process.
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