HR Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holidays with long service

NHS pension and long service

NHS discounts through Blue Light Card

Career opportunities

Role-specific training

Supportive team environment

Job summary

Lakeside Healthcare Group is seeking an HR Administrator to join the Human Resources team. The role handles routine HR administration, recruitment and onboarding, contract changes, sickness absence, training, and workforce reporting.

You will be the first point of contact for managers and staff, supporting systems like Bluestream, PCSA, Radar and RotaMaster. Applicants should have GCSEs in English and Maths, experience in a busy, confidential environment, and right to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• English and Maths GCSE grade 4 or above or equivalent.
• Experience in planning and organisation within a busy setting.
• Experience handling confidential information and data.
• Right to work in the UK demonstrated at interview.

Responsibilities

• First point of contact for routine HR enquiries and processes.
• Support recruitment and onboarding activities and new starter coordination.
• Maintain accurate employee records and electronic files.
• Assist with HR systems administration (Bluestream, PCSA, Radar, RotaMaster).
• Administer sickness absence and reporting within timescales.
• Support changes to contracts and mandatory training administration.
• Contribute to HR projects and workforce data reporting.

Skills

Planning & Organisation

Customer-focused service

Handling confidential information

Education

Degree or CIPD Level 3

Tools

Bluestream

PCSA

Radar

RotaMaster

Job description

This HR Administrator post sits in the Human Resources team at Lakeside Healthcare Group, a GP partnership of eight practices across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. The role handles routine HR administration, from recruitment and onboarding and contract changes to sickness absence, mandatory training and workforce reporting. Much of the work is first-point contact for managers and staff, alongside support for systems including Bluestream, PCSA, Radar and RotaMaster. Visa sponsorship is not offered, so applicants must show the right to work in the UK at interview.

What the job involves

• First point of contact for routine HR enquiries, helping managers and employees through HR processes
• Supporting recruitment and onboarding, including advertising vacancies, pre-employment checks, offer documents and new starter coordination
• Maintaining accurate employee records and electronic personnel files in line with data protection requirements
• Supporting administration of HR systems: Bluestream, PCSA, Radar and RotaMaster
• Administering sickness absence: accurate records, flagging absence triggers, reporting within required timescales
• Supporting contractual change administration
• Assisting with mandatory training administration, professional registration monitoring, HR reports and workforce data
• Contributing to continuous improvement and HR projects to keep a consistent, customer-focused service

What’s required

Qualifications

• English and Maths GCSE grade 4 or above, or equivalent

Experience

• Experience of planning and organisation
• Experience of working in a busy customer-centred organisation, or equivalent
• Experience of working with confidential information

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK, demonstrated at interview

Nice to have

• Degree or equivalent, or CIPD Level 3 or equivalent
• Experience of organising and minuting meetings
• Commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion values in delivering the role
• Administration experience in a regulated sector or function, such as HR, training or education
• Experience of data reporting

What’s offered

• Generous holidays with additional long service entitlement
• NHS pension and long service recognition
• NHS discounts through Blue Light Card
• Career opportunities
• Role-specific training and ongoing development
• Supportive team environment