HR Assistant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The Deepings Practice is seeking an HR Assistant to support the people function across both the main site and Glinton branch. You will manage recruitment from advert to onboarding, starters and leavers, HR records, employee relations casework and compliance checks on clinical registrations and insurance.

Additional duties include occupational health tracking, payroll-related absence administration and staff wellbeing events.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of HR experience.
• Familiarity with HR policies and processes.
• Confidentiality and data handling are essential.

Responsibilities

• Run the full recruitment process across both sites, from posting vacancies and screening applications to interviews, background checks and feedback.
• Provide advice and support to line managers on people issues, in line with policies and procedures.
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for HR enquiries from employees, former employees and external organisations.
• Manage starter and leaver processes and prepare full contract packs with all HR paperwork.
• Assist with grievance and disciplinary matters, taking minutes and arranging investigations and meetings.
• Maintain HR processes, trackers and workforce data, including monthly updates for starters and leavers.
• Manage HR compliance checks on TeamNet, including DBS, medical indemnity insurance and clinician registration and revalidation.
• Create and manage Tier 2 visa applications in line with government guidelines.
• Audit adherence to induction and employment legislation and track action plans to completion.
• Support occupational health tracking, OH trackers and immunisation records and arrange review meetings.
• Administer sickness absence for payroll and set up new registrars via ESR, including induction timetables and study leave.
• Support learning and development administration, appraisal and 360 feedback coordination, SmartCard access and staff engagement.

Skills

HR knowledge

People skills

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

This HR Assistant role supports the people function at The Deepings Practice, a GP practice with a branch at Glinton, and works across both sites. The work spans recruitment from advert to onboarding, starter and leaver processing, HR records, employee relations casework and compliance checks on clinical registrations and insurance. It also covers occupational health tracking, payroll-related absence administration and staff wellbeing events. Applicants need at least one year of HR experience.

What the job involves

• Run the full recruitment process across both sites, from posting vacancies and screening applications to interviews, background checks and feedback
• Provide advice and support to line managers on people issues, in line with agreed policies and procedures
• Act as the day-to-day point of contact for HR enquiries from employees, former employees and external organisations
• Manage starter and leaver processes and prepare full contract packs with all HR paperwork
• Assist with grievance and disciplinary matters, taking minutes and arranging investigation, disciplinary and outcome meetings
• Maintain HR processes, trackers and workforce data, including monthly updates for starters and leavers
• Manage HR compliance checks on TeamNet, including DBS, medical indemnity insurance and clinician registration and revalidation
• Create and manage Tier 2 visa applications for applicants in line with government guidelines
• Audit adherence to induction and employment legislation and track action plans to completion
• Support occupational health and health surveillance, maintaining OH trackers and immunisation records and arranging review meetings
• Administer sickness absence for payroll, apply contractual sick pay rules and set up new registrars via ESR, including induction timetables and study leave
• Support learning and development administration, appraisal and 360 feedback coordination, SmartCard access and the staff engagement plan

What’s required

Experience

• At least 1 year of HR experience

Nice to have

• CIPD qualification