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HR Assistant
Job summary
A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an HR Assistant to provide strong administrative and operational support to the HR function. Responsibilities include assisting with recruitment, maintaining employee records, supporting payroll processing, and providing general administrative support. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills, knowledge of UK employment law, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. This role offers fully remote working opportunities.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong organisational skills and good attention to detail.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic understanding of UK employment law, payroll, and benefits.
- Previous experience in HR assistant or administrator role.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive data.
- Experience in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Assist with recruitment processes including advertising vacancies and scheduling interviews.
- Prepare new-hire paperwork, contracts and coordinate induction.
- Maintain and update employee records, including absences.
- Support payroll processing and liaise with payroll provider.
- Assist with exit interviews and manage final pay processes.
- Provide general administrative support including filing and report preparation.
Skills
Education
To provide strong administrative and operational support to the HR function, ensuring smooth delivery of HR services including recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, employee record maintenance, benefits administration, payroll liaison, and assisting with HR compliance.
- Assist with recruitment processes: advertising vacancies, scheduling interviews, processing applications, managing candidate communication.
- Prepare new-hire paperwork, contracts, induction coordination.
- Maintain and update employee records (electronic & paper), including personal information, absences (sickness/holidays), probationary periods.
- Support payroll processing: gather timesheets, update payroll changes (leavers, joiners, changes), liaise with Finance/payroll provider.
- Assist with employees leaving the company: exit interviews, final pay, return of company property.
- Provide general administrative support: filing, minute-taking for HR meetings, correspondence, preparing reports.
Essential
- Strong organisational skills, good attention to detail, CIPD qualification (Level 3 or above)
- Good written & verbal communication
- Basic understanding of UK employment law, payroll, and benefits
- Previous experience in HR assistant / administrator role
- Microsoft Office proficiency (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to maintain confidentiality / handle sensitive data
- Experience in a fast-paced environment or in similar sector
- Ability to work as part of a team and independently, understanding of HR metrics / reporting
Desirable
- CIPD qualification (Level 3 or above)
- Previous experience in HR assistant / administrator role
- Experience in a fast-paced environment or in similar sector
- Understanding of HR metrics / reporting
- Fully Remote Working (UK)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Perks at Work Discount
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