HR Advisor

NHS; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Leatherhead is seeking an HR Advisor for a fixed term contract. Responsibilities include providing HR advice, coaching managers, and ensuring legal compliance within workforce management. Ideal candidates should have a relevant degree, CIPD qualification, and experience in HR management. This role offers a salary of £40,617 to £48,778 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience working in an HR generalist role with ER casework exposure.
• Knowledge of current employment law and forthcoming legislation.
• Ability to interpret and advise on complex policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional advice in all aspects of employee management.
• Support HR Business Partner with operational priorities.
• Coach and train managers in HR practices.

Skills

HR generalist experience

Knowledge of current employment law

Competency in MS Office

Education

Degree or equivalent experience

CIPD qualified

Job description

Job summary

Surrey and Borders Partnership are looking to recruit an HR Advisor on a fixed term contract.

Your role will be to provide the Division with responsive advice on any issues which have Human Resources implications. These will include organisational change and employee relations.

Please note that the interview process will consist of two parts: a case study and a face-to-face interview.

Main duties of the job

Suitable for someone who has the capability and drive to provide sound HR advice to a Division recognising the challenges they face. You will work with the HR Business Partner to ensure the Division is operating lawfully and respecting the values of our organisation in managing their workforce to ensure the provision of high quality services.

About us

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast. Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach. For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Details

Date posted: 05 November 2025

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £40,617 to £48,778 a year Incl. 5% Fringe HCAS, pa, pro rata.

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 9 months

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 325-7561399-CORP

Job locations:
Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7AD

Job description

Key accountabilities in the role are:

• Acting as an advisor to the Division providing professional advice in all aspects of employee management and good HR practice.
• Developing an understanding of the services provided by the Division and their operational priorities and supporting the HR Business Partner to identify where and how HR management can contribute to that achievement as well as the workforce strategy.
• Being an active member of the Management meetings and contributing to decision making in relation to HR issues.
• Coaching and training managers in the division and designing and delivering HR training programmes to the Division and our Trust as required.
• Developing and reviewing policies and procedures as required.
• Working collaboratively with staffside and union colleagues to build trusted relationships and create a supportive culture around employee relations issues.
• Supporting the HR Department with trust-wide projects and giving respectful challenge where you have professional concerns relating to any matters.
• Championing the visions and values of our Trust and in particular where they impact on our workforce agenda both within the Division, the team and the wider workforce.
• Ensuring all employee relations issues are updated on the ESR System and run monthly reports as well as ad hoc reports on request.
• Working flexibly and co-operatively with other HR Advisors to ensure that our HR service covers its entire responsibility and meets the needs of our managers and employees at all times.

Person Specification

Qualifications (Essential)

• Degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• CIPD qualified or equivalent relevant experience

Experience (Essential)

• Demonstrable experience working in an HR generalist role, exposure to ER casework
• Demonstrates knowledge of current employment law and forthcoming legislation
• Experience of interpreting and advising on complex terms and conditions, policies and procedures
• Evidence of being competent in MS Office packages

Desirable

• Demonstrates knowledge of medical staffing
• Evidence of knowing about NHS terms and conditions

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.

Employer details

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, 18 Mole Business Park, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, KT22 7AD

Website: https://www.sabp.nhs.uk/working-for-us