People Advisor

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Swindon is seeking a People Advisor to provide an effective HR service. The role requires expertise in UK employment law, strong communication skills, and ideally, CIPD qualifications. You will advise managers on HR policies, support professional development, and manage complex cases. This 12-month fixed-term position offers a salary range of £31,049 to £37,796 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated continuous professional development in HR.
• Experience managing complex employee relations issues.
• Ability to deliver front-line HR advice to managers and staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide an effective and professional HR service.
• Lead on advising managers regarding HR policies.
• Support organisational change and manage caseload effectively.

Skills

Generalist HR experience

Strong verbal and written communication

Knowledge of UK employment law

Time management

Presentation skills

Education

Live Membership of CIPD or working towards

Degree or general management qualification

Job description

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

People Advisor

The closing date is 04 December 2025

Band 5 Post - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

We have an opportunity for the exciting role of People Advisor within our busy, supportive and dynamic People Operations Team. If you are an experienced professional ready to hit the ground running, or seeking career development, your application is of interest!

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a confidence and aptitude to learn the following skills essential for this role. You will:

• Provide an efficient and visible HR service providing policy advice and guidance and to support managers to achieve compliance with workforce key performance indicator targets.
• Understand and present risk-based advice in line with Trust policy, to staff and managers with a range of employee relations issues including complex cases.
• Provide high performance service - sustaining ownership of the HR advisory service for your Division with ambition and drive; providing information to staff and managers at ward reviews to inform the appropriate HR intervention; providing support for investigation, disciplinary and appeal hearings and delivering results.
• Present confidently to an audience and will enjoy developing and delivering training on absence, performance, appraisals and HR policies to enable line managers autonomy of practice.

Main duties of the job

• You will be tenacious with follow-through of your service delivery under pressure, to achieve deadlines and the ability to record your progress through timeline accuracy and evidenced closure.
• You will keep up-to-date with UK employment law, developing confidence to update HR policies in line with legislation changes and become competent in Job Evaluation.
• You will be an articulate communicator with strong verbal and written skills and ambitious and competitive to deliver the most outstanding HR service.

This demanding yet rewarding opportunity will test your knowledge of employment law and best practice, whilst giving you the autonomy to further develop your career.

The post-holders will take ownership of a varied caseload, support organisational change and will need to have good time management and prioritisation skills.

Ideally fully CIPD qualified, you will thrive on delivering a professional, customer-focused HR service that supports the Trusts vision and values.

About us

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

Job responsibilities

The People Advisor will be expected to provide an effective and professional HR service to management and staff in Great Western NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will lead on providing advice to managers on a range of HR areas including employee terms and conditions, employment issues, core key performance indicators and organisational change to provide an efficient and effective HR service.

Full duties can be found on the attached Job Description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Live Membership of the CIPD or working towards
• Up to date knowledge of HR legal framework
• Exposure/Understanding of absence, performance, grievance, disciplinary management and change management.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• HR knowledge acquired through relevant training and experience to degree /diploma equivalent experience.
• Degree or general management qualification.

Experience

• Generalist HR experience
• Up to date knowledge of HR Best Practice
• Working in a challenging, busy HR environment with competing demands.
• Delivering front line advice and guidance to managers and staff on conditions of employment and employee relation issues including sickness absence, performance management, grievance and disciplinary investigations.
• Undertaking tasks, which demonstrate ability to work on your own initiative.
• Supporting and delivering Management Training and presentations.

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.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£31,049 to £37,796 a yearper annum pro rata