Senior HR Advisor

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent opportunities for career/pro

27 days annual leave

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Lease car scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health First Aiders

Staff accommodation

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion groups

Job summary

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two Senior HR Advisors on a fixed-term basis for 12 months, with hybrid working and onsite at our corporate HR office in Littlemore, Oxford. Travel to Trust sites is required with own transport.

You will provide expert HR advice on employee relations, support casework, and work with managers and unions to resolve ER matters, reporting to an HR Business Partner and aligning with our commitment to outstanding care and support for colleagues.

Qualifications

• Specialist HR advice and support on employee relations issues, policies and best practice.
• Experience advising on employee relations cases and policy interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Lead on specialist HR advice and support on employee relations issues, policies and best practice.
• Undertake employee relations casework including complex disciplinary, grievance, capability performance and sickness absence management.
• Collaborate with managers, leaders and Trade Union representatives to resolve ER matters effectively.

Skills

ER advisory

HR policy guidance

employee relations

casework management

Job description

Following a restructure, we are looking for two Senior HR Advisors to join our team on a fixed term basis to provide additional capacity during a period of change and transformation. Both roles are offered as fixed term contracts for 12 months from your start date.

We offer flexible and hybrid working with the expectation that you can be onsite at our corporate HR office in Littlemore, Oxford. As well as travel as required to our Trust sites to attend meetings. The ability to travel between sites via your own transport is required.

Reporting into one of our HR Business Partners and working closely with the Employee Relations Specialist, you will provide advice and guidance on a wide range of employee relations matters. You will work within a designated area of the Trust providing a high quality and responsive human resource advisory service.

You Will

• Lead on and provide specialist HR advice and support on employee relations issues, policies, and best practice
• Undertake employee relations casework including complex disciplinary, grievance, capability performance and sickness absence management casework
• Work collaboratively with managers, leaders, and Trade Union representatives to resolve ER matters effectively

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”. Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”.

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie Timbrell Job title: HR Consultant Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07825273995

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and who values resonate with our own.