Human Resources Assistant - Employee Relations, Business Partner Team

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as an HR Assistant, where you will play a vital role in supporting a diverse workforce. This position offers a unique opportunity to develop your HR skills while providing essential administrative support to the HR Business Partner teams. You'll be part of a dynamic environment that values work-life balance and provides excellent career development opportunities. With a commitment to staff wellbeing, this is a chance to contribute to a team that makes a real difference in patient care. If you're passionate about HR and looking for a fulfilling role, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Health and Wellbeing Packages

Career Development Opportunities

Pension Schemes

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Office programs.
• Experience in planning and managing complex administration processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to HR teams.
• Deliver first-level HR advice on policies and procedures.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Customer Service

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Education

NVQ 3 in Administration

Tools

Excel

Word

Job description

Main area Human Resources Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5 hours per week) Job ref 190-0271-DIR

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £24,625 - £25,674 p/a pro rata for part time Salary period Yearly Closing 09/05/2025 23:59

Human Resources Assistant - Employee Relations, Business Partner Team

NHS AfC: Band 3

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

The general HR Department is located in the Clock Tower Building of the Northern General Hospital. The service operates opening hours of 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday. A flexible working arrangement is available to support service need and work-life balance.

The hours of the job are 37.5 over 5 days although part time working requests will be considered in accordance with service need. There is a requirement for on-site working alongside home working and equipment will be provided.

The role of HR Assistant is to provide a comprehensive and high quality administrative support and typing service across the Business Partner Teams. To provide first level Human Resources advice in respect of Trust policies and procedures, and Agenda for Change terms and conditions of service.

Main duties of the job

An opportunity has arisen to join a fast paced, innovative HR Department at one of the largest leading Teaching Hospital Trusts in the country. The department offers excellent opportunities to develop your HR practice working within a Business Partner model and dealing with a highly diversified workforce spanning both acute and community care settings. You will see the positive impact of your administrative support in the frontline care providers the HR team supports and the excellent patient care ultimately delivered.

Providing administrative support to the HR Business Partner teams in their delivery of a comprehensive HR service to a group of clinical specialties and corporate services. You will develop your HR knowledge through a broad range of varied casework support and provision of advice in the application of HR policies and terms and conditions.

Working for our organisation

The HR Directorate consists of core Human Resources, Medical Human Resources, Learning and Development and Occupational Health Departments together with management of the Sunshine Day Nurseries. The purpose of the Directorate is to support, advise and train line managers to achieve and maintain a pro-active and engaged workforce that is appropriately resourced and skilled to deliver the Trust’s objectives and PROUD values in the most cost-effective way demonstrating value for money.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualifications (General education/further and professional) NVQ 3 in Administration or equivalent experience gained in the following areas: -Extensive experience of the full range of Microsoft Office programmes. -Experience of planning and managing complex administration processes within established timeframes. -Proven typing skills. -Minute taking. -Experience of providing advice to customers and problem-solving skills. -Experience of the full range of office duties. -Customer service and reception experience. Typing qualification or equivalent experience of typing. A / I

Experience

• Significant office / administration experience.
• Experience of dealing with customers/service users.
• Experience providing a Human Resources administration services
• Experience of data analysis and report production

Special Skills

• Excellent IT skills with a particular aptitude for Excel and Word packages, including the ability to create and manipulate spreadsheets.

Values and Behavious

• Ability to consider HR Service implications of putting patients first in application of HR practice
• Respectful to patients, staff colleagues and all internal and external contacts.
• To be able to demonstrate ownership for own actions and areas of responsibility.
• To be able to demonstrate unity with all colleagues
• To have a proven track record of delivery on objectives.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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