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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Essential
Thorough understanding of contemporary HR practices.
- Essential
Significant demonstrable experience of Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence management, employment law and performance management issues, and intricate / multi-faceted employee relations issues.
- Essential
Leads on and manages a defined ER Caseload
- Essential
Provides advice and support to HR Advisors & Officers across the department.
- Essential
Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change
- Essential
Proven knowledge of Equality and associated legislation.
- Essential
Proven knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues including national and local policy drivers
- People Management
Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and guidelines to meet the needs and values of the Trust and the requirements of employment legislation, NHS Employers guidance and best practice.
- People Management
Promote the effective implementation of agreed best practice through both HR and managers within the Trust
- Policy and Procedure Development / Project Work
Contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies, procedures and guidelines to meet the needs and values of the Trust and the requirements of employment legislation, NHS Employers guidance and best practice.
Desirable
3 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Essential
Experience in supporting and preparing case papers for Employment Tribunal.
- Essential
Understanding of Restorative Just and Learning Culture and Kindness into Action principals
- People Management
Experience of supervising or managing staff
Job overview
Following a restructure, we are looking for two Senior HR Advisors to join our team on a fixed term basis to provide additional capacity during a period of change and transformation. Both roles are offered as fixed term contracts for 12 months from your start date.
We offer flexible and hybrid working with the expectation that you can be onsite at our corporate HR office in Littlemore, Oxford. As well as travel as required to our Trust sites to attend meetings. The ability to travel between sites via your own transport is required.
Main duties of the job
Reporting into one of our HR Business Partners and working closely with the Employee Relations Specialist, you will provide advice and guidance on a wide range of employee relations matters. You will work within a designated areas of the Trust providing a high quality and responsive human resource advisory service.
You will:
- Lead on and provide specialist HR advice and support on employee relations issues, policies, and best practice
- Undertake employee relations casework including complex disciplinary, grievance, capability performance and sickness absence management casework
- Work collaboratively with managers, leaders, and Trade Union representatives to resolve ER matters effectively
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are looking for a confident HR professional who can build strong relationships and influence at all levels.
You will have:
- Postgraduate qualification (master’s level) in HR Management or equivalent experience
- Significant experience of advising on Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence, performance management and multi-faceted employee relations issues is essential.
- Experience of advising on the implementation of organisational change.
- Knowledge of employment law and HR best practice
- Previous experience of working in a unionised environment
- Excellent IT skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and experience of manipulating databases
- Excellent presentation and training skills
You will be expected to have an effective on-site presence at Oxford Health sites. We can support hybrid working approach between working regularly on our trust sites and working from home.
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
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This advert is for Senior HR Advisor with Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Human resources advisor role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (can be offered as a secondment opportunity). The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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