# Senior HR Advisor > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-hr-advisor/e1184bd3-bee0-4cf7-aade-8241749f4835 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-hr-advisor/e1184bd3-bee0-4cf7-aade-8241749f4835.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Littlemore Mental Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Human resources advisor - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (can be offered as a secondment opportunity) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-28T10:21:36.223Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Corporate_Services/Corporate_Services-v8233511 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8233511?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Essential **Essential** - Thorough understanding of contemporary HR practices. - 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. - Leads on and manages a defined ER Caseload - Provides advice and support to HR Advisors & Officers across the department. - Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change - Proven knowledge of Equality and associated legislation. - Proven knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues including national and local policy drivers **Desirable** - Experience in supporting and preparing case papers for Employment Tribunal. - Understanding of Restorative Just and Learning Culture and Kindness into Action principals ### People Management **Essential** - 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. - Promote the effective implementation of agreed best practice through both HR and managers within the Trust **Desirable** - Experience of supervising or managing staff ### Policy and Procedure Development / Project Work **Essential** - 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. ## Documents - [job risks form (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543677) - [guidance notes for candidates applying for a job at ohft (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2228) - [senior hr advisor job description & person specification (pdf, 392.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10543676) ## 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.