Human Resources Advisor | Mersey Care Nhs Foundation Trust

Mersey Care Nhs Foundation Trust; Sydney; Híbrido; AUD 221.000 - 293.000; Jornada completa

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R&R allowance

On-call allowance

Descripción de la vacante

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced HR Advisor to provide specialist generalist HR advice across the organisation. The role features a hybrid working model with a base on site and travel as required, supporting managers and leaders to deliver high-quality care.

You will interpret terms and conditions, advise on HR policies, and manage employee relations processes including attendance, disciplinary matters, investigations and hearings.

Formación

• Level 5 CIPD qualification or degree (or equivalent) required.
• Experience providing generalist HR advice to varied teams and senior managers.
• Strong communication, influencing and presentation skills.

Responsabilidades

• Provide professional HR advice to managers on workforce issues.
• Advise on Agenda for Change terms and conditions and HR policies.
• Support employee relations processes including attendance, disciplinary and informal resolutions, investigations and hearings.
• Communicate with staff at all levels and support service transformation initiatives.

Conocimientos

Generalist HR advice

Employee relations

Policy interpretation

Attendance management

Disciplinary support

Educación

Level 5 CIPD qualification or degree

Descripción del empleo

Human Resources Advisor | Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Posts are based at Ashworth Hospital, Maghull and V7 in Prescot.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for innovative and passionate HR professionals to join our workforce directorate in the role of HR Advisor.

We are looking for motivated, experienced colleagues to join the team who thrive in a busy environment and take a solution-focused approach and who can work to deadlines with an attention to detail. We see our HR Advisors as fundamental in supporting colleagues and leaders to do the best for our service users and to deliver perfect care. You will be required to provide professional advice and support to managers on a range of workforce issues.

In order to fulfil this ambitious role you will hold a Level 5 CIPD qualification orhold a degree or equivalent qualification in a

relevant field or have equivalent experience. You will be an experienced HR professional, with the ability to provide excellent generalist HR advice to a wide range of teams, managers and senior managers.

The postholders will be responsible for providing effective, proactive HR support and advice related to the operational management of services and also support across the wider HR function as required.

There will be requirement for travel throughout the organisation as and when required and the role will be a hybrid of home working and time on site as per the needs of the service with a base at V7, Kings Business Park, Prescot, or Ashworth, Maghull.

The postholders will have effective verbal/written communication and influencing skills along with presentation and organisational skills. You will be required to communicate information to staff at all levels of the organisation and be able to advise managers appropriately and persuasively.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

You will join a collaborative HR team and will report to a HR Manager/Senior HR Business Partner and work alongside HR Advisors, HR Officers, Senior HR Business Partners and HR Strategic Leads with exposure to varied and interesting casework.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Key responsibilities will include provision of advice on Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and HR Policies and Procedures, together with supporting managers through a range of employee relations processes including management of attendance, disciplinary and informal resolution and will involve supporting review meetings, investigations and hearings.

You will need to demonstrate a range of generalist HR knowledge and experience, have experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions, policies and procedures, providing advice and support to managers on HR related issues e.g. absence management, disciplinary, grievance and have up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good employment practice, preferably in and NHS or public sector environment.

In this fast paced environment it is important to be able to work to deadlines whilst paying attention to detail and to be able to prioritise and manage your own work whilst exercising initiative.

This advert closes on Thursday 22 Oct 2026

£113,565 - £150,569 per annum, plus 7.5% R&R (non contractual) and 1% on call