Job Description

  • Be the trusted HR expert, providing practical, commercially focused advice to managers and employees across a wide range of people matters.
  • Lead employee relations cases from start to finish, managing disciplinary, grievance, capability and performance processes to achieve fair, consistent outcomes.
  • Partner with managers to resolve complex absence cases, supporting wellbeing, attendance management and compliance with employment legislation.
  • Drive organisational change, leading consultations, contractual changes, restructures, redundancies and TUPE processes with confidence and professionalism.
  • Shape and improve HR policy and practice, ensuring our approach remains legally compliant, people-focused and aligned to organisational goals.
  • Use people data to influence decisions, producing meaningful insights, KPI reports and retention initiatives that enhance the employee experience.
  • Support and develop colleagues, providing guidance to People Administrators and working closely with the wider People Team to deliver an exceptional service.
  • Manage family-friendly processes, including maternity, paternity and adoption cases, ensuring a positive employee experience throughout.
  • Design and deliver engaging training, equipping managers with the skills and confidence to effectively lead their teams.
  • Champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing, helping to create a positive, supportive and high-performing workplace culture.
  • Contribute to people projects, working with senior stakeholders to continuously improve our people services, systems and processes.
  • Help drive compliance excellence, supporting the ongoing management of workforce compliance, including immunisations, while ensuring employee records remain audit and CQC inspection ready.

What you'll earn (you won't find "competitive salary” written instead of a figure on our watch!)

£34,951 to £38,072 a year depending on experience

What you'll receive in return (Benefits)

Contractual Benefits

  • 30 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after 5 years' service
  • Enhanced sick pay, increasing with length of service, up to 6 months' full pay and 6 months' half pay
  • Enhanced maternity pay
  • Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 23.7% employer contribution, tax-efficient savings, flexible retirement options and valuable life assurance benefits

Additional Benefits (subject to eligibility criteria)

  • Real Living Wage Employer
  • Fair and transparent pay structure
  • Electric car leasing scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Free Blue Light Card membership, providing access to thousands of discounts across retail, travel, leisure and more
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Free eye test and up to £100 towards prescription glasses
  • Access to Stream, offering early access to earned pay, plus savings, budgeting and financial wellbeing tools

CIPD Requirement

Level 5 Required

Closing Date

05/11/2026