HR Advisor - Employee Relations and Recruitment

Langford Vets; West of England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Long service leave

Employee Forum

Wellbeing events

Cycle to work

Maternity/Paternity pay

Job summary

Langford Vets is seeking an experienced HR Advisor - Employee Relations & Recruitment on a part-time fixed-term basis (12 months, 30 hours per week). Reporting to the HR Director, you will provide expert guidance across employee relations and recruitment, ensuring fair, legally compliant decisions and high-quality talent attraction across the organisation.

Join a busy team committed to excellent HR support and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.
• Experience conducting workplace investigations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence and challenge managers constructively.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail.
• Experience advising on reasonable adjustments and Occupational Health recommendations.
• Experience working with ACAS and external legal advisers.
• Experience supporting recruitment and talent acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice and coaching to managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability and probation matters.
• Manage complex employee relations cases from start to finish.
• Conduct and support workplace investigations and liaise with ACAS/external advisers.
• Support managers with recruitment processes and workforce planning.
• Ensure recruitment processes align with employment legislation, right to work and EDI principles.
• Deliver HR projects, review policies and provide training to managers and employees.

Job description

Contract: Part time (30 hrs), Fixed-term contract (12 months)

Join Our People Team

Are you an experienced HR professional who thrives on providing practical, commercially focused employee relations advice while also supporting recruitment and talent attraction?

We're looking for an HR Advisor - Employee Relations & Recruitment on a fixed term, part time basis, (1 year fixed, 30 hours per week), to join our friendly and busy HR team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting managers across a diverse veterinary organisation, managing complex employee relations matters, and helping to attract and retain exceptional people.

This role offers a varied workload, significant autonomy, and the opportunity to work on a range of interesting people projects while contributing to the delivery of our people strategy.

About the Role

Reporting to the HR Director, you will provide expert advice and guidance across a broad range of employee relations matters, ensuring managers are supported to make fair, consistent and legally compliant decisions.

Alongside employee relations casework, you will support recruitment activity across the business, ensuring compliance with employment legislation and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) principles.

Key Responsibilities

Employee Relations

Provide expert advice and coaching to managers on disciplinary, grievance, absence, capability, performance and probation matters.

Manage complex employee relations cases from start to finish.

Conduct and support workplace investigations.

Liaise with ACAS and external legal advisers where required.

Support managers in managing sensitive people issues, including reasonable adjustments and disability-related matters.

Identify and mitigate employee relations risks while promoting fair and consistent decision-making.

Draft formal correspondence, outcome letters and other HR documentation.

Recruitment

Advise managers on recruitment best practice and legally compliant recruitment processes.

Partner with managers on workforce planning and recruitment activities.

Ensure recruitment processes align with employment legislation, right to work requirements and EDI principles.

Wider HR Support

Contribute to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Review and develop HR policies, procedures and guidance.

Deliver training and coaching to managers and employees.

Work collaboratively with the wider HR team to support the delivery of business objectives.

About You

We're looking for someone who is confident, pragmatic and approachable, with strong employee relations experience and a passion for providing excellent HR support.

You'll have:

Strong knowledge of UK employment law and HR best practice.

Experience conducting workplace investigations.

Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.

The confidence to influence and challenge managers constructively.

Strong written communication skills and attention to detail.

The ability to manage a varied and demanding workload.

Experience advising on reasonable adjustments and Occupational Health recommendations.

Experience working with ACAS and external legal advisers.

Previous experience supporting recruitment and talent acquisition activities.

Why Join Langford Vets?

At Langford Vets, our people are central to everything we do. You'll be joining a supportive HR team and working closely with managers across a unique veterinary organisation where no two days are the same.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced HR professional looking to broaden their experience across employee relations, recruitment and wider HR projects, while making a real impact on our people and culture.

Benefits and wellbeing

Time off

• 6.6 weeks holiday per year, inclusive of bank holidays
• Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service
• Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
• Wellbeing talks and events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)

Health

• Free annual flu vaccination

General

• Free onsite parking
• U2 bus service link to Bristol
• Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions
• Reimbursement of one professional membership fee per year

Interested? We'd love to hear from you.

Interviews: Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th October 2026

We are committed to providing equal opportunities and creating an inclusive workplace. We believe diversity strengthens our workforce and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and cultures.