HR Advisor

We are recruiting for an HR Advisor to join us on a fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for approximately 7 months until 29 January 2027. We are looking for an individual to start as soon as possible.

You'll be joining our supportive HR team working across Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Services. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about providing excellent HR advice to managers and staff.

The focus of this role will be to have an immediate and positive impact in our HR support and advice function within our Trust where you'll be a key member of local teams, providing expert HR advice and guidance. This is a full time role with hybrid working which will include working at home, at our team base in Littlemore Oxford, and across our services.

You'll be specifically working on absence and performance management, employee relations case work as well as getting involved in wider HR related project work to increase your HR generalist knowledge and to help coach our leaders in supporting our staff.

If you have a strong background in employee relations and enjoy a varied HR portfolio, we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

• Promote a good employee relations climate, acting as a point of contact with Trade Union Representatives in appropriate instances.
• Provide professional guidance and support to managers on appropriate HR issues including sickness management, redeployment and formal casework including grievance, capability and disciplinary cases escalating when necessary.
• Advising managers and staff on a range of HR issues including flexible working requests, various types of leave, employment breaks and the application of the probationary policy.
• Provide managers with regular updates, advice and information on a range of HR issues.
• Supports organisational change programmes with guidance from a senior HR team member.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

Benefits

Our values are: Caring, safe and excellent.

• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Person Specification Experience

• Employee Relations experience including practical experience of ER case work management
• Good personal organisation and time management
• Studying towards a Level 7 Advanced level CIPD qualification (equivalent degree/ NVQ level 5)
• Previous experience of working within an organisation with formal trade union recognition

Knowledge

• Working knowledge of employment legislation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• PC literate including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and use of databases

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to deal effectively with sensitive issues
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload
• Experience of using HR databases & systems
• Evidence of CPD including regular attendance on internal/external study programmes/networks/legal updates
• Educated to Degree level (BA in HR Management) or knowledge & equivalent experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£29,970 to £36,483 a yearper annum pro rata