Human Resources Officer - Fixed Term until July 2027

Job summary

Invicta Health is recruiting for a Human Resources Officer to join the team, on a fixed term contract, ending in July 2027.

Working hours per week: Up to full time

Working pattern: Flexible, within core hours (8am-5pm)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.

Main duties of the job

The HR Officer will provide comprehensive, efficient, and timely administration support to the HR service. The role will encompass all aspects of HR and support with administration, including administrative management of staff information and reporting.

About us

Invicta Health is a non-profit company, with a passion for primary care. We have a wide range of services such as hub-based GPs services, GP surgeries, services in Urgent Care Centres and A&E, a Community Primary Care mental health service, GP staff training service and the list is growing all the time.

We are formed by a federation of General Practitioners working in Canterbury and South Kent Coast areas of East Kent. Our aim is to provide local, high quality services for local people by collaborating with other established organisations in the health and social care community.

What perks can we offer you?

• NHS Pension
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Progression opportunities
• Competitive annual leave entitlement
• Incremental pay progression
• Flexible working
• Approved blue light card provider
• Salary Sacrifice Schemes
• Car Lease Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

Details

• Date posted: 02 September 2026
• Pay scheme: Other
• Salary: £13.82 to £15.25 an hour
• Contract: Fixed term
• Duration: 10 months
• Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
• Reference number: B0082-26-0062
• Job locations: East Cliff Practice, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 8AD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Workforce Administration

Effectively handle enquiries from employees, external organisations and former employees and escalate any enquiries, as necessary.

Undertake administration duties to support the completion of the compliance and onboarding process for all successful applicants. This includes:

oSetting up new starters on the HR system

oObtaining and checking references

oProcessing DBS applications, logging certificate numbers and highlighting any DBS with content for consideration.

oEnsuing Occupational Health clearance is achieved, and that the line manager is informed of any required adjustments.

oChecking professional registration and indemnity

oOrdering of ID and access badges.

oInforming IT and ensure necessary equipment is ordered in time for their first day.

oAdvising relevant colleagues when a new starter joins, including for Ulysess access and for any clinical audit

Support with the processing of changes to terms and conditions, actioning any system changes or issuing paperwork as necessary.

Support with the processing of maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave processes across the organisation.

Undertake administration duties to support the completion of the leavers process. This includes:

oEnsuring resignations and retirements are acknowledged and processed on the HR system correctly.

oCalculating annual leave entitlement remaining

oChecking employee file for any training agreements and/or salary sacrifice schemes which require repayment

oInform IT and ensure assets returned on last day.

oNotifying the HR Advisor of required exit interviews

HR System and Reporting

Be the primary contact for all queries on the HR system

Act as HR systems administrator, configuring the system as required, controlling all user access, managing workflows in and out of the system.

Ensuring accuracy and data protection compliance on the HR system.

Monitor staff entries on the HR system to ensure accuracy. For example, correct submission of overtime rate and expenses.

Liaising with HR system providers to troubleshoot queries as required.

Run fortnightly reports documenting statutory and mandatory training compliance and circulate to line managers, answering any queries where appropriate.

Run fortnightly reports documenting all training compliance and circulate to the Learning and Development Manager and Director of People.

Compile and create ad hoc reports, as required, utilising data from the HR system.

Undertake routine maintenance of HR system entitlements, including sickness and annual leave ensuring entitlements are updating accordingly and any adjustments are captured.

Attend monthly payroll meeting to ensure the HR system has captured all relevant employee pay changes and entitlements are accurate.

Process and monitor employee data including training, for the purposes of auditing and compliance, ensuring all staff training certificates and data is logged and accurate on the HR system.

Support with the processing of pay awards, circulating information, actioning changes, and filing documents on the HR system.

Compliance

Process regulatory compliance checks such as GMC/NMC pin checks for GPs and nurses and NHS performers list inclusion.

Initiate the DBS application process, ensure certificate numbers and renewal dates are recorded, prompting staff when renewals are due and processing according to policy.

Ensure clinical staff have the necessary clinical indemnity membership in place and renewals dates recorded, prompting staff when renewals are due.

Support the administration of appraisals, ensuring managers are aware of their staffs review dates and appraisals are saved on cascade.

Support line managers in probationary reviews, ensuring they are aware of the dates for their staff & receive the necessary paperwork. Confirm in writing successful and extended probations.

Ensure new starters undertake and complete a DSE assessment and any adjustments actioned accordingly.

Administration

Process employment and financial reference requests for all staff when requested.

Involvement in ad-hoc administration projects as and when required for Corporate Services.

Organise meetings when requested, attending, and taking minutes as and when required.

Provide administrative support to the HR Advisor and Director of People including word processing and routine communications.