Human Resources Advisor

Job overview

Interview will be held on 18th August 2025

Are you a HR Advisor looking for a new role which can offer you a varied working environment?

We have fixed term contract opportunity for 12-18 months for an experienced HR Advisor to join our team. This HR Advisor position sits within the Mental Health Services Division due to the current postholder being seconded to an Associate HR Business Partner role, in a different team.

This is a really exciting time to get involved as the HR department has gone through a restructure recently in line with service changes. This means there is real opportunity for someone with a true passion and experience to be involved in developing the new HR strategy and setting the tone for HR processes in their service moving forward.

For this role we require someone who has previously worked as an HR Advisor (preferably within the NHS/UK Public Sector), providing support and advice to Managers on key policies (disciplinary, early resolution/grievance, sickness absence management, performance management) as well as having experience in advising managers on employee relations casework upto and including dismissal.

The base for this role is at Upton Hospital in Slough although there is a requirement to attend a monthly in person team meeting at our head offices in Bracknell and you will also be expected to travel to our other sites in Berkshire, on an ad-hoc basis, as required by the role. The rest of your role will be home based.

Main duties of the job

• You will work closely with the People Business Partnering team to ensure the provision of an efficient and effective human resource service, which includes employee relations case management, recruitment, workforce planning, health and well-being and absence management.

• Providing professional HR advice to all levels of managers across the full range of employee relations issues including disciplinary, performance improvement, early resolution, sickness absence, redeployment, in line with our policies and employment legislation.

• Act as the contact point for managers and staff seeking advice on the interpretation and application of terms and conditions of service, employment law and employment policies and procedures. You will be required to analyse queries and offer solutions, including the identification of risks, escalating more complex queries to the relevant member of the People Business Partnering team

• You will be a central point of contact for the employee relations casework within your Division, liaising with all levels of staff and our trade unions in a professional way, dealing with confidential information on a daily basis. You will have a key role in making sure that we achieve our targets for the resolution of all employee relations cases.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

• Degree or equivalent experience

• A level 5 CIPD qualification, or equivalent experience

• Experience of working in a generalist HR or Employee Relations Advisory role in a multi-skilled professional and unionised environment

• Full UK driving license and access to vehicle

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.

We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.

We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact: Jen Simpson at [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.

Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.