Senior HR Advisor Reward, Pay, Policy and Partnership
Posted 6 hours 3 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 09 July 2026.
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior HR Advisor to join our Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership team within the People Directorate at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
This key specialist role provides expert HR advice and leads on the development and implementation of pay, reward and people policy across the Trust. You will ensure our pay frameworks, reward offer and employment policies are fair, transparent and aligned with organisational priorities.
It offers the opportunity to broaden experience across reward, pay, policy and partnership working in a complex, union sized environment, and may pave the way to HR Business Partner or senior HR roles.
Main duties of the job- Provide expert HR advice to managers and staff on pay, reward and people policies.
- Lead and support the development, review and implementation of employment policies in line with best practice and employment law.
- Deliver and support the Trust's job evaluation processes, including participation in panels and advising on complex cases.
- Analyse workforce data to inform pay, reward and policy development and decision making.
- Support and manage reward schemes, including salary sacrifice and long service awards.
- Build effective working relationships with trade unions and stakeholders, supporting consultation and partnership working.
- Lead on pay, reward and policy related projects, ensuring delivery to agreed timescales and organisational priorities.
- Support Trust wide forums including the Pay & Policy Forum and Joint Staff Committee.
- Significant experience working within an HR advisory role, providing support and advice to managers.
- Experience working in a large complex organisation.
- Experience of developing, reviewing or benchmarking HR policies.
- Experience or understanding of job evaluation processes.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and apply HR knowledge in practice.
- Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage complex, sensitive situations and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
- Up to date knowledge of current HR and reward issues.
- Experience or understanding of job evaluation processes.
- CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
- Up to date knowledge of current HR and reward issues.
- Significant experience working within an HR advisory role, providing support and advice to managers.
- Experience working in a large complex organisation.
- Experience of developing, reviewing or benchmarking HR policies.
- Experience of working in a unionised environment.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and apply HR knowledge in practice.
- Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Ability to manage complex, sensitive situations and work under pressure to tight deadlines.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such a disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust