Human Resources Advisor

HCA Healthcare UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare UK is seeking a Human Resources Advisor to provide comprehensive HR Generalist support in a hybrid role based in London. The position involves managing key HR processes, stakeholder engagement, and supporting colleagues while upholding a commitment to exceptional care and improvement of human life. Join a leading healthcare provider that values its employees and offers exceptional benefits, career progression, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Season Ticket Loan

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount

Qualifications

• CIPD qualified level 3 and motivated to progress towards level 5.
• Experience as HR Assistant or HR Advisor.
• Strong multi-tasking and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver HR Generalist support services, including managing HR enquiries.
• Support line managers with training, guidance notes, and compliance.
• Facilitate well-being initiatives and performance review processes.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Employee engagement

Communication

IT skills

Multi-tasking

Education

CIPD Level 3

CIPD Level 5 (in progress or motivation to achieve)

Tools

Workday

Office Packages

Job description

Job Title: Human Resources Advisor – Corporate
Location London / Hybrid - 4 Days in Office / 1 Day home
Full time 37.5 hours per week
Permanent
Salary: Competitive with a range of Exceptional Benefits

We’re looking for a Human Resources Advisor to join our Corporate Human Resources team based in London.

As a Human Resources Advisor, You will deliver a full range of HR Generalist support services onsite (this excludes any recruitment activities) resolving existing employees or line manager queries. You will be managing the central inbox, calling, emailing and meeting individuals, guiding and advising them accordingly in line with our people management policies.

Your role as a HR Generalist will include being responsible for first line HR & ER enquiries, this may include, grievances, attendance management, conduct and performance conversations. If and when the case becomes more complex you have full support of a HR Business partner and CHRO.

Additionally, your focus will be facilitating well-being and focus group initiatives, supporting colleague council meetings, employee of the quarter rewards, HR newsletters, employee opinion surveys, merit reviews, workday updates, payroll updates, and running vital staffing reports for line managers and Senior HR colleagues as required.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Other’s may think this is just a role in HR team, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• Manage your own diary, appointments, case notes including taking minutes, and transactional day to day administration, including letter writing, exit interviews data and reporting trends to absence management, sickness and turnover.
• Support Line Manager to be self-serving, writing guidance notes and training methods.
• Support Line Manager training to best practice.
• Support local induction for new employees.
• Supporting bi-annual employee performance review processes.
• Facilitating record keeping and pro-active compliance of Mandatory Training, DBS and clinical competences.
• Own the HR enquiries inbox and respond professionally and promptly.
• Work with your wider HR network from other HCA sites to align people management consistencies, implementation of policies, understanding of protocols and processes.
• To assist the HRBP in ensuring that all HR activities support HCA’s values and promote equal opportunities and diversity within the organisation. Including creating and presenting presentations.
• Collaborate and support other departments such as payroll, L&D, legal, peers in other HR teams.
• Promote wellbeing initiatives, wellness services, staff benefits, engagement days, days of recognition of staffing group, long service awards, employee of the quarter, and other staff awards.

What you’ll bring:

• CIPD Qualified level 3 and motivated to work towards or have a level 5
• Experience at HR Assistant/ HR Advisor level.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and employee engagement skills – used to working up to C Suite level.
• Excellent communication and administration skills, including being a highly competent IT user, with all Office Packages.
• Experience of using Workday preferred, (not essential however, requirement to learn)
• Strong multi-tasker, time manager and planner who is able to work well autonomously and as part of a team
• Demonstrable experience of supporting HR projects
• Demonstrable knowledge of up-to-date HR Policy and managing supplies.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Human Resources Advisor you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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About Us

Life with us means taking pride in your team and delivering the highest quality care. We’ll support your ongoing learning in an environment that features advanced equipment and practices, one of the best colleague-to-patient ratios in the UK and varied, interesting work. As part of HCA Healthcare US, the world’s largest healthcare company, we can also promise that you’ll learn from experts in every department and that your opportunities will be endless. With us, you’ll be empowered to achieve more in your career, and more for our patients. Visit our careers page for more information.

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