# People & Wellbeing Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/people-and-wellbeing-advisor/ffc6d244-245f-424a-9370-d41f62f36b82 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/people-and-wellbeing-advisor/ffc6d244-245f-424a-9370-d41f62f36b82.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Alder Hey Children's Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Mental health professionals - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-09-30T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-17T09:40:42.544Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Alder_Hey_Childrens_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Human_Resources/Human_Resources-v8301737 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8301737?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.alderhey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview To support the delivery of a Sickness Absence Improvement Programme across the Trust. To be the first point of contact for proactively supporting the management of relevant issues. To work alongside People Services colleagues to identify and drive improvements in people management across the Trust. The post holder will take responsibility for specific pieces of work as agreed within People Services. ### Main duties of the job To organise and deliver appropriate People Services training initiatives as directed To support managers to implement the sickness absence policy, including reviewing reasonable adjustments To audit and monitor attendance ensuring that managers follow the relevant policy and procedures. To assist managers to develop strategies to reduce long and short-term absence. To be involved in the delivery of wellbeing and ill health prevention initiatives. To provide professional People Services advice and guidance. To promote and maintain a positive employee relations climate which is based on co-operation and partnership working. To support the development of action plans to attain and maintain performance levels within Trust thresholds with regard to relevant workforce related KPI’s. To liaise with the workforce information team in producing meaningful workforce reports to a sufficient level of detail. To contribute to developing the equality agenda for colleagues and to operate in a manner that underpins the principals of the agenda. To provide ad hoc training to colleagues at all levels within the Trust as required, involving supporting the design, delivery and evaluation of training provided. To support the relevant line manager and/or lead as and when required To lead and assist in the delivery of internal People events, including induction as directed. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information regarding the People & Wellbeing Advisor post please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders - Effective oral communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to colleagues at all levels. - Effective written communication skills including report writing - Good analytical skills including the ability to interpret information and make recommendations supported by relevant information. - Able to prioritise, organise and manage a diverse workload to meet deadlines and service requirements - Able to contribute to the design and delivery of training and learning events for colleagues at all levels - Able to exercise initiative - Able to work within a team and autonomously, with an understanding of when it is appropriate to escalate - Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite **Desirable** - Use of colleagues workforce information systems - Effective negotiation skills ### Knowledge **Essential** - Up to date knowledge of employment legislation **Desirable** - In depth knowledge of the Agenda for Change terms and conditions of Service ### Experience **Essential** - Generalist Human Resources knowledge and experience - Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions and application of policies and procedures - Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment **Desirable** - HR Adviser experience within the NHS or a large complex organisation - Experience of Advising on a range of HR issues, to all staff groups, i.e. medical, clinical, administrative and clerical colleagues ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Able to work autonomously - Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines - Resilient and able to deal effectively with sensitive issues with tact and discretion ### Education and Training **Essential** - Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development qualified or equivalent experience, and Member of the CIPD - Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience within an HR related field of study - Evidence of continuing professional development ## Documents - [job description and person specification (docx, 119.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621109) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.