HR Advisor

Ramsay Health Care; Reading; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Reading seeks an HR Coordinator for a fixed-term maternity cover, starting September 2025. This role involves providing HR advisory services, handling employee queries, and ensuring compliance. Ideal candidates will have HR experience, preferably with CIPD Level 3 qualifications, and a commitment to enhancing employee experiences. Competitive benefits include private medical cover, pension match, and training opportunities.

Benefits

25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays

Private Pension match

Private Medical Cover

Cycle2Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in HR Coordinator, HR Assistant or HR Advisor roles.
• Confidence in using HR Information Systems.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide first line support for HR queries.
• Maintain employee details and payroll accuracy.
• Support the induction process for new starters.

Skills

HR Coordination

Employee Relations

HR Information Systems

Education

CIPD Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

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Full Time - hours per week - Monday to Friday

Fixed Term Contact (Maternity Cover) - commencing September 2025

Supporting the South & East HRA Cluster Team primarily based at Berkshire Hospital

We are looking for people with HR background who wish to develop their HR career within a progressive, customer focused environment. You will be part of our Corporate People Team providing a first class front line HR Advisory service for our South & East Cluster. You will be an advocate to the business ensuring that our employee experience is second to none.

What you will do:-

Acting as a first line support for general HR queries, including Employee Relations and Payroll, providing timely and accurate advice in line with Ramsay HR policy, legislation and guidance from subject matter experts

Working within our Workday and Rostering systems to ensure employee details are maintained and employees are paid correctly – full training will be provided

Ensuring that all employee compliance checks are accurate and up to date

Supporting the induction process and ensuring that new starters have an excellent experience

Attending formal Employee Relations meetings as company witness and note taker

Coordination of Occupational Health referral and maintaining sickness absence records

What you will bring with you:-

Experience of working in an HR Coordinator, HR Assistant or HR Advisor capacity – CIPD Level 3 or equivalent experience

Confidence in and experience of working within HR Information Systems would be ideal, however full training will be provided

The ability to work independently and as part of a geographically dispersed team

Experience of working in a healthcare setting would be an advantage but not essential

· 25 Days Leave + Bank Holidays (pro-rata)

· Buy & Sell Flexi Leave Options

· Private Pension where Ramsay will match up to 5% after a qualifying period

· Enhanced Competitive Parental Leave Policies

· Private Medical Cover with option to add partner & dependants

· Life Assurance (Death in Service) x3 base salary

· Free Training and Development via the Ramsay Academy

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Cycle2Work scheme available, in partnership with Halfords

· The Blue Light Card Scheme

About Us:

Ramsay Health Care UK is a well-established global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience. We are a global provider operating in 8 countries, with 88,000 staff who treat 8 million patients each year. It is well respected within the healthcare industry and is one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England. We are well known for our strong, long-standing relationship with the NHS.

We love people with a positive, “can do” attitude who want to make a difference in their work. "Our employees are Ramsay." The skills and commitment of our employees forms the basis for our success.

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.