People & Wellbeing Advisor

NHS; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great flexible working opportunities

Lease car scheme

Home Electronics Scheme

Generous annual leave and pension

Job summary

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive People Services Advisor to drive the Trust's Sickness Absence Improvement Programme and support managers with attendance, wellbeing and workforce outcomes. As a trusted advisor, you will provide expert guidance on attendance management, analyse workforce data, and collaborate with managers to deliver sustainable improvements.

This NHS Band 5 role sits within the People Services team and offers a structured development path within a

Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development qualified or equivalent experience, and Member of the CIPD
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience within an HR related field of study
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Responsibilities

• Organise and deliver appropriate People Services training initiatives as directed
• Support managers to implement the sickness absence policy, including reviewing reasonable adjustments
• Audit and monitor attendance ensuring that managers follow the policy and procedures
• Assist managers to develop strategies to reduce long and short-term absence
• Be involved in the delivery of wellbeing and ill health prevention initiatives
• Provide professional People Services advice and guidance

Skills

HR generalist

Attendance management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder relations

Communication skills

Training design/delivery

Education

CIPD qualified

Degree level education

CPD evidence

Tools

Microsoft Office

HRIS/workforce systems

Job description

Main area Human Resources Grade NHS AfC: Band 5 Contract 12 months (Fixed term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday) Job ref 411-PRO-26-8301737

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Liverpool Innovation Park Town Liverpool Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

NHS AfC: Band 5

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and proactive People Services Advisor to play a key role in delivering the Trust's Sickness Absence Improvement Programme. This is an exciting opportunity to support managers across the organisation to improve attendance, promote employee wellbeing and deliver positive workforce outcomes.

Acting as a trusted advisor, the post holder will provide expert guidance on attendance management, support the analysis of workforce data, identify opportunities for service improvement and work collaboratively with managers to implement sustainable solutions. Working as part of a dynamic People Services team, the post holder will contribute to projects and initiatives that directly support the Trust's People Strategy and organisational objectives.

Main duties of the job

To organise and deliver appropriate People Services training initiatives as directed

To support managers to implement the sickness absence policy, including reviewing reasonable adjustments

To audit and monitor attendance ensuring that managers follow the relevant policy and procedures.

To assist managers to develop strategies to reduce long and short-term absence.

To be involved in the delivery of wellbeing and ill health prevention initiatives.

To provide professional People Services advice and guidance.

To promote and maintain a positive employee relations climate which is based on co-operation and partnership working.

To support the development of action plans to attain and maintain performance levels within Trust thresholds with regard to relevant workforce related KPI’s.

To liaise with the workforce information team in producing meaningful workforce reports to a sufficient level of detail.

To contribute to developing the equality agenda for colleagues and to operate in a manner that underpins the principals of the agenda.

To provide ad hoc training to colleagues at all levels within the Trust as required, involving supporting the design, delivery and evaluation of training provided.

To support the relevant line manager and/or lead as and when required

To lead and assist in the delivery of internal People events, including induction as directed.

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the People & Wellbeing Advisor post please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification

Person specification

Education and Training

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development qualified or equivalent experience, and Member of the CIPD
• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification or demonstrable experience within an HR related field of study
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Experience

• Generalist Human Resources knowledge and experience
• Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions and application of policies and procedures
• Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment
• HR Adviser experience within the NHS or a large complex organisation
• Experience of Advising on a range of HR issues, to all staff groups, i.e. medical, clinical, administrative and clerical colleagues

Knowledge

• Up to date knowledge of employment legislation
• In depth knowledge of the Agenda for Change terms and conditions of Service

Skills

• Ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with key stakeholders
• Effective oral communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and concisely to colleagues at all levels.
• Effective written communication skills including report writing
• Good analytical skills including the ability to interpret information and make recommendations supported by relevant information.
• Able to prioritise, organise and manage a diverse workload to meet deadlines and service requirements
• Able to contribute to the design and delivery of training and learning events for colleagues at all levels
• Able to exercise initiative
• Able to work within a team and autonomously, with an understanding of when it is appropriate to elevate
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• Use of colleagues workforce information systems

Personal Attributes

• Able to work autonomously
• Flexible and willing to commit to achieving results and meeting deadlines
• Resilient and able to deal effectively with sensitive issues with tact and discretion

Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

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