HR Advisor

NHS; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Bolton is seeking a proactive HR Advisor to deliver high-quality HR services. The role involves providing advice on HR matters, leading recruitment processes, and ensuring compliance with employment legislation. Ideal candidates will have a CIPD level 5 or HR degree and relevant NHS experience. This position offers development opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact within the team.

Benefits

Continuing Professional Development opportunities

Opportunities to attend external events

Qualifications

• CIPD level 5 or degree in HR, equivalent theoretical knowledge.
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Experience within NHS/Public Sector.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice to managers.
• Support implementation of workforce strategy.
• Lead recruitment and selection processes.
• Advise on employment law applications.
• Support organisational change initiatives.

Skills

HR Advisory experience

Understanding of employment law

Strong communication skills

Recruitment and selection expertise

Analytical skills

Education

CIPD level 5

Relevant degree in Human Resources

Job description

Are you passionate about people and ready to make a real impact in healthcare? Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive, professional, and compassionate HR Advisor to join our dynamic Workforce team.

As an HR Advisor, you will play a key role in delivering a high-quality, efficient, and forward-thinking HR advisory service across the Trust. You'll work closely with managers, clinicians, and colleagues to support the Trust's workforce agenda, ensuring the consistent application of policies and procedures underpinned by current employment legislation.

Main duties of the job

• Providing expert advice and support to managers on all HR matters, including employee relations, recruitment, retention, and workforce planning.
• Supporting the implementation of the Trust's workforce strategy and contributing to the achievement of corporate objectives.
• Leading on recruitment and selection processes, including assessment centres.
• Advising on pay, terms and conditions, and the application of employment law in a unionised environment.
• Supporting organisational change, job evaluation, and policy development.
• Promoting a positive employee relations climate and effective partnership working with staff side colleagues.
• Producing and analysing workforce information to inform decision-making and service improvement.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of HR systems, policies, and processes.

You will be supported with CPD opportunities including internal development, shadowing and opportunities to attend external events such as legal seminars and workshops.

About us

At Bolton, our values are at the heart of everything we do:

• Vision:We are committed to delivering excellent health and care for future generations.
• Openness:We communicate with transparency and honesty, encouraging feedback and innovation.
• Integrity:We act with fairness, respect, and empathy.
• Compassion:We take a person-centred approach in all our interactions.
• Excellence:We strive for continuous improvement and put quality and safety first.

Join us and be part of a team that values your expertise, supports your development, and is dedicated to making a difference for our patients, staff, and community.

Job responsibilities

For full details of the role please see the attached job description and person specification. If you have any further questions regarding this role, please do not hesitate to contact us via the information below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• CIPD level 5 or relevant degree in Human Resources, or equivalent theoretical knowledge gained across transactional function e.g. HR, Recruitment, Payroll
• Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD)
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Experience

• HR Advisory experience including advising on; pay, terms and conditions, recruitment and selection, employee relations.
• Experience of leading on recruitment and selection processes i.e. assessment centres.
• Experience of evaluating and reviewing HR systems, policies and processes in order to achieve improved functionality.
• Experience of applying employment law to practical applications.
• Experience of working within a unionised environment
• Experience of supporting managers in the management of under-performers.
• NHS/Public Sector experience.
• Experience of identifying training needs and delivering and evaluating training.
• Experience of staff management
• Experience of using ESR to provide workforce information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.