Senior HR Advisor

NHS; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the NHS as a Senior HR Advisor, supporting a team in employee relations and HR service delivery. This role involves advising managers on best practices and developing their capability to handle HR issues effectively, contributing to a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven employee relations experience with complex cases.
• Understanding of employment law and TUPE.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise on employee relations issues and support line managers.
• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures.
• Provide staff training and support on HR matters.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Employee relations

Education

Graduate or significant relevant experience

Tools

HR systems

Word

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR Advisor within our divisional People and Organisational Development team.

The Senior HR Advisor role will work closely with ER specialists, Associate HR Business partners and People Business Partners to support the delivery of a professional HR service to their areas. This role is for the Divisional cluster of Medicine and Integrated Care, including Finance and Communications. A key function of the role is to advise managers on employee relations matters, with a focus on developing the skill and capacity of managers to empower them to manage people issues effectively and independently.

As outlined in the person specification, you will need to:

• Have proven employee relations experience and an understanding of employment law
• Have excellent oral and written communication skills with ability to work with all levels of staff, providing comprehensive advice to develop and empower managers
• Be able to demonstrate how you have used analytical skills to highlight issues and areas of concern to improve performance

Your office will be mainly based at St Mary's Hospital which is situated in the heart of Paddington, West London. This role will have a mix of working at the office and from home, with some working across our other hospital sites, as required.

We are very happy to discuss other flexible working options.

Interviews will be held in early-mid July 2025.

Main duties of the job

• Provide advice and support to line managers on a range of human resource management issues including, but not limited to, individual employee relations issues such as discipline, grievance management for resolutions, poor performance and attendance and workplace dispute management, as well as change management.
• Develop the skill and capacity of managers to empower them to manage people issues effectively and independently.
• To support the review, development and implementation of workforce policies, procedures, tools, training and quality improvement systems.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. Youll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk tous at interview.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Graduate or person with significant relevant experience

Experience

• Proven employee relations experience, and experience of dealing with complex and challenging cases
• Development and delivery of HR related training
• Experience of a large, highly complex organisation

Skills / Abilities

• Excellent written communication skills with ability to work with all levels of staff
• Computer awareness and knowledge of HR systems as well as being familiar with Word
• Experience of advising on TUPE cases

Knowledge

• Developed knowledge across a wide range of workforce procedures and practices
• Up to date knowledge of employment law and demonstrable experience of interpreting and applying terms and conditions of an organisation

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.