HR Consultant - Community and Corporate

Oxford Health NHS Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a full-time HR Consultant to join their Community and Corporate HR Operational Team. You will provide complex HR advice and guidance on workforce issues, supporting organizational change and transformation programs. The ideal candidate has significant HR experience, strong communication skills, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. This role includes career progression opportunities and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount across various retailers

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Significant HR experience at an operational level in a complex environment.
• Ability to establish credibility at all levels.
• Creative approach to HR solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of HR in workforce strategy.
• Work with HR teams ensuring services meet needs.
• Assist managers in identifying HR solutions.
• Develop relationships with managers to influence practices.
• Coach and influence managers in people management.

Skills

HR Management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Education

HR Qualification

Tools

HR metrics analysis

Job description

We have an opportunity for a full-time HR Consultant to join the Community and Corporate HR Operational Team on a fixed term basis to support the work of the team until 31March 2026.

You’ll be responsible for providing complex HR advice and guidance on a range of workforce issues and have a pragmatic, ‘can‑do’ approach working alongside the team to support the HR Business Partner on delivering organisational change and transformation programmes. This will involve developing appropriate HR interventions and providing advice and guidance on a wide range of HR issues.

You’ll be required to demonstrate significant HR experience at an operational level within a complex and unionised environment with the ability to establish credibility at all levels and have excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as a creative approach to HR solutions.

It is essential that you can work well under pressure in a busy operational environment, prioritising conflicting demands as required whilst maintaining a calm, pleasant and professional attitude at all times. You’ll also need developed IT and analytical skills as analysing HR metrics and other workforce data will form part of your role.

If this sounds like your area of expertise and you’re available to join us on an interim basis, please do apply!

Main duties of the job

• Support the Head of HR in development and delivery of the Trust’s workforce strategy, taking account of the Trust’s performance objectives and other key drivers and challenges, this will include working on specific projects to support delivery of the workforce strategy, both within the service area (supporting directorate(s)) and across the Trust as appropriate.
• Work with the wider HR teams to ensure the services provided meet the needs of the directorate(s) being supported by utilising the expertise of the specialist teams in the People directorate to ensure workforce issues are addressed efficiently and effectively. This may mean leading on workforce matters relating to transformation/quality improvement/cost efficiency programmes for example.
• Assist managers in identifying HR solutions to resolve business issues and coordinate input from other specialised HR functions as required.
• Develop robust relationships with managers in order to influence, challenge and support area/people deliverables and practices.
• Coach and influence managers in dealing with key people management and development issues, identifying training and development needs to improve staff contribution for the benefit of individuals and the service.

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

• Significant knowledge and experience of HR Management
• Understanding of current NHS issues and NHS terms and conditions
• HR Qualification

Experience

• Demonstrate experience of providing complex HR Advice on a range of workforce issues

Experience

• Experience of an HR role and demonstrable experience of providing a high quality HR service

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 name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

White Building, Littlemore Mental Health Site

White Building, Littlemore Mental Health Site