HR Adviser

Job summaryHR Advisor 37.5
Hours Per Week IntroductionFollowing the internal promotion
of the existing postholder, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a HR Advisor
to join our team on a permanent basis. You will be confident in providing
credible and professional advice on all workforce related matters to our 8,000+
colleagues across the organisation. Main duties of the jobIn this varied and busy role, you will support the Medicine and Emergency Care Group. This is one of the Trusts largest clinical care group and includes our Emergency and Acute departments along with Specialty Medicine areas such as Renal, Cardiology, Diabetes and Respiratory. You will be providing first level support to our Line Managers on all employee relations related matters including dignity at work, performance management, disciplinary and grievance issues.This posts will also have a particular focus on supporting managers with their sickness absence management.To be successful you will need to be able to demonstrate an ability to think on your feet and work to tight deadlines. It is essential that you can work well under pressure whilst always maintaining a professional attitude.You will have well developed IT skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills.You will hold the level 5 Intermediate CIPD qualification or be working towards its completion, or a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field.About usAbout Us:At our Trust People Matter. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.Our workforce is over 8,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.We encourage flexible and hybrid working and we are committed to supporting colleagues to achieve work life balance. Our Trust is split across a wide geographical area and the successful candidate will need to be able to travel independently to our 3 main sites (Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster) as required and sometimes at short notice. The HR Advisory Team is based at Worcester Royal Hospital and the role will include a combination of office and home-based working.For further information or an informal conversation please email Anne Green, HR Business Partner, on to arrange a call back.Interviews will be held in person on Thursday 22 October 2026DetailsDate posted16 September 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary
32,073 to 39,043 a year
ContractPermanentWorking pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference numberC Job locationsCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWorcestershireWR5 1DDUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesJob Purpose:The purpose of the role is
to provide HR advice and guidance for the Divisions and Corporate Services in
line with the Trusts signature behaviours.The post holder will be
operating operationally with a level of complexity and a requirement to
contribute to strategic thinking within the HR team.The role will be required to
analyse information in order to inform the advice or action taken.The role is required to
influence immediate colleagues and customers.To provide and operational day to day Human
Resources Service to the Trust, managers and staff in an effective and
professional manner. Working with a significant degree of independence, the
post holder will use their professional judgement to ensure that the principles
of good employment practice are adhered to at all times.To provide outcome focused, risk assessed advise
and support managers in a wide range of employment relations issues including
managing conduct, performance, and sickness, the recruitment and selection of
staff, equality and diversity, maternity regulations, harassment and bullying,
grievance and dispute issues effectively. To act as mediator in cases of
dispute. Ensuring all cases are resolved
within policy timeframes.To provide clear, consistent and practical
advice that is in line with up-to-date and relevant employment law and trust
policies and procedures. This covers all staff groups including the medical
workforce. It will involve support to management on case investigations,
advising panels at hearings, assisting the HR Manager with Employment Tribunal
cases and work on policy development and implementation.To aid the development of increased competence
of line managers on day to day HR issues as they arise, to enable them to act
confidently and consistently in line with policies and best practice without
initial HR guidance.To assist line managers in achieving corporate goals by
the most practical and efficient means.Key DutiesTo provide operational service in all advisory aspects of human resource management to Trust-wide Directorates and Departments to help them achieve their operational and strategic objectives.To act as a role model within the HR team and for the team both within the Trust and externally, demonstrating the Trust values at all times. To develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation including at a senior level.To be flexible with regard to providing support across the Trust on a day-to-day basis, including cross cover in the absence of available HR colleagues including HR Managers, while using all available opportunities to equip line managers to deal effectively with day to day HR issues as they arise.To take specific responsibility for particular areas of work including project management as required by the Human Resources Department, and to assist the HR Manager and HRBP in projects/programmes where directed.To provide an advisory service on a daily basis to managers and staff on issues relating to Terms and Conditions of Employment, Human Resources policies, HR Framework, employment legislation, professional issues and good practice.To provide an advisory service to managers and staff as required on Agenda for Change re-banding issues and act as an Agenda for Change Job Evaluation practitioner.To take the role of support specialist on the provision of a highly comprehensive, proactive and professional HR advisory and coaching service to managers on the management of sickness absence cases (including redeployment issues, potential grievances, capability and disciplinary cases). This includes undertaking a defined case load, attendance at investigation interviews and hearings as part of the management side, providing HR support to panels at hearings, and ensuring the quality of written reports and documentation to achieve Trust targets.To support managers to complete equality impact assessments providing specialist equality & diversity advice.Support in the production of the WRES and WDES reports.To work with HR colleagues, staff side representatives and managers across the Trust to oversee the timely co-ordination of hearings and investigation meetings.To provide advice in connection with both Agenda for Change and the Medical & Dental Terms conditions.To work closely with the wider HR team (including Training and Development and Occupational Health), line managers and other departments within the Trust as a whole, providing innovation, challenge and advice to facilitate delivery of an effective HR service .To work in partnership with the Training and Development Department, to deliver the necessary training to enable managers to utilise HR policies and procedures and any otg events conducted by the Human Resources Department.To maintain up to date knowledge of NHS initiatives and employment legislation, by attending training programmes and/or seminars, as necessary.Analyse and support the delivery of HR key performance indicators, including audit of these as and when required and updating HR databases.To liaise as appropriate with internal and external contacts such as Trade Unions and professional bodies.Ensure that the in-house case management system is developed, maintained and updated in an accurate, timely and efficient manner, logging all appropriate activity in line with data protection, employment legislation and Trust requirements.Respond to Subject Access Requests (SAR) and Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) relating to HR casework.Analyse sickness, exit interview data and reports to identify trendsProvide day to day support and development to the Assistant HR Officer.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesJob Purpose:The purpose of the role is
to provide HR advice and guidance for the Divisions and Corporate Services in
line with the Trusts signature behaviours.The post holder will be
operating operationally with a level of complexity and a requirement to
contribute to strategic thinking within the HR team.The role will be required to
analyse information in order to inform the advice or action taken.The role is required to
influence immediate colleagues and customers.To provide and operational day to day Human
Resources Service to the Trust, managers and staff in an effective and
professional manner. Working with a significant degree of independence, the
post holder will use their professional judgement to ensure that the principles
of good employment practice are adhered to at all times.To provide outcome focused, risk assessed advise
and support managers in a wide range of employment relations issues including
managing conduct, performance, and sickness, the recruitment and selection of
staff, equality and diversity, maternity regulations, harassment and bullying,
grievance and dispute issues effectively. To act as mediator in cases of
dispute. Ensuring all cases are resolved
within policy timeframes.To provide clear, consistent and practical
advice that is in line with up-to-date and relevant employment law and trust
policies and procedures. This covers all staff groups including the medical
workforce. It will involve support to management on case investigations,
advising panels at hearings, assisting the HR Manager with Employment Tribunal
cases and work on policy development and implementation.To aid the development of increased competence
of line managers on day to day HR issues as they arise, to enable them to act
confidently and consistently in line with policies and best practice without
initial HR guidance.To assist line managers in achieving corporate goals by
the most practical and efficient means.Key DutiesTo provide operational service in all advisory aspects of human resource management to Trust-wide Directorates and Departments to help them achieve their operational and strategic objectives.To act as a role model within the HR team and for the team both within the Trust and externally, demonstrating the Trust values at all times. To develop and maintain effective working relationships at all levels of the organisation including at a senior level.To be flexible with regard to providing support across the Trust on a day-to-day basis, including cross cover in the absence of available HR colleagues including HR Managers, while using all available opportunities to equip line managers to deal effectively with day to day HR issues as they arise.To take specific responsibility for particular areas of work including project management as required by the Human Resources Department, and to assist the HR Manager and HRBP in projects/programmes where directed.To provide an advisory service on a daily basis to managers and staff on issues relating to Terms and Conditions of Employment, Human Resources policies, HR Framework, employment legislation, professional issues and good practice.To provide an advisory service to managers and staff as required on Agenda for Change re-banding issues and act as an Agenda for Change Job Evaluation practitioner.To take the role of support specialist on the provision of a highly comprehensive, proactive and professional HR advisory and coaching service to managers on the management of sickness absence cases (including redeployment issues, potential grievances, capability and disciplinary cases). This includes undertaking a defined case load, attendance at investigation interviews and hearings as part of the management side, providing HR support to panels at hearings, and ensuring the quality of written reports and documentation to achieve Trust targets.To support managers to complete equality impact assessments providing specialist equality & diversity advice.Support in the production of the WRES and WDES reports.To work with HR colleagues, staff side representatives and managers across the Trust to oversee the timely co-ordination of hearings and investigation meetings.To provide advice in connection with both Agenda for Change and the Medical & Dental Terms conditions.To work closely with the wider HR team (including Training and Development and Occupational Health), line managers and other departments within the Trust as a whole, providing innovation, challenge and advice to facilitate delivery of an effective HR service .To work in partnership with the Training and Development Department, to deliver the necessary training to enable managers to utilise HR policies and procedures and any otg events conducted by the Human Resources Department.To maintain up to date knowledge of NHS initiatives and employment legislation, by attending training programmes and/or seminars, as necessary.Analyse and support the delivery of HR key performance indicators, including audit of these as and when required and updating HR databases.To liaise as appropriate with internal and external contacts such as Trade Unions and professional bodies.Ensure that the in-house case management system is developed, maintained and updated in an accurate, timely and efficient manner, logging all appropriate activity in line with data protection, employment legislation and Trust requirements.Respond to Subject Access Requests (SAR) and Freedom of Information Requests (FOI) relating to HR casework.Analyse sickness, exit interview data and reports to identify trendsProvide day to day support and development to the Assistant HR Officer.Person Specification
Qualifications
EssentialEvidence that you hold or are working towards achieving your Level 5 Intermediate CIPD qualification in the next 12 months, or holds a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant fieldDesirableCoaching qualification or training
Knowledge and Skills
EssentialAbility to provide examples to demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and best practice including equal opportunities and diversity issues.Can provide examples to demonstrate well organised, able to prioritise diverse and challenging workload and meet tight deadlines while dealing with frequent interruptions.Can provide examples of excellent oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills, including the ability to write and present quality reports for a range of audiences on a regular basis.
Experience
EssentialProvide examples of managing or can demonstrate a working knowledge of basic Human Resources issues including sickness absence management, capability management, equality & diversity, disciplinary management, grievances.Demonstrate with examples, a working knowledge and understanding of other key human resources fields e.g. recruitment & selection, terms & conditions and change management.Demonstrate with examples, experience of working in a Human Resources Department with a working knowledge of an advisory service.DesirableExperience of delivering HR related training to varying audiences with proven examples
Person Specification

Qualifications
EssentialEvidence that you hold or are working towards achieving your Level 5 Intermediate CIPD qualification in the next 12 months, or holds a degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant fieldDesirableCoaching qualification or training
Knowledge and Skills
EssentialAbility to provide examples to demonstrate up to date knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and best practice including equal opportunities and diversity issues.Can provide examples to demonstrate well organised, able to prioritise diverse and challenging workload and meet tight deadlines while dealing with frequent interruptions.Can provide examples of excellent oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills, including the ability to write and present quality reports for a range of audiences on a regular basis.
Experience
EssentialProvide examples of managing or can demonstrate a working knowledge of basic Human Resources issues including sickness absence management, capability management, equality & diversity, disciplinary management, grievances.Demonstrate with examples, a working knowledge and understanding of other key human resources fields e.g. recruitment & selection, terms & conditions and change management.Demonstrate with examples, experience of working in a Human Resources Department with a working knowledge of an advisory service.DesirableExperience of delivering HR related training to varying audiences with proven examplesEmployer detailsEmployer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustAddressCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWorcestershireWR5 1DDUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameWorcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS TrustAddressCharles Hastings WayWorcesterWorcestershireWR5 1DDUnited KingdomEmployer's website