We have an exciting opportunity for a People and Culture Advisor, or an aspiring People and Culture Advisor, to join our People and Culture Team, based at our offices in Wakefield.
You will be part CIPD qualified, or working towards this, with experience providing HR advice in a busy work environment. This position may also serve as a development opportunity for aspiring candidates seeking to advance their careers in HR and progress into a Band 5 role. Applicants should hold a diploma-level qualification and have experience in providing HR advice and/or support within a busy work environment. The successful candidate will benefit from structured support and development to build the skills and experience necessary for progression to Band 5.
The role will be based at our offices in Wakefield, but will include travel to sites as needed, including attending meetings in secure environments (e.g., HM Prisons). Hybrid working (e.g., part homeworking and part based at sites/Wakefield office) may be considered after an induction and settling-in period.
You may have NHS experience, but crucial to this role is the ability to provide high-quality HR advice and build effective and supportive working relationships with a wide range of managers. We offer Agenda for Change terms and conditions, development opportunities and access to the NHS pension scheme.
Main duties of the job
The role provides professional HR advice, guidance and coaching to managers in accordance with Spectrum's policies, employment legislation, ACAS codes of practice and other professional standards. HR advice will cover a wide range of people issues, including terms and conditions of employment, conduct, performance management, grievances and absence.
If successful, you will join a fantastic team that is part of an award-winning healthcare provider, innovative in our approach and committed to patient care, delivered through our talented teams.
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Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a People and Culture Advisor, or an aspiring People and Culture Advisor, to join our People and Culture Team, based at our offices in Wakefield.
You will be part CIPD qualified, or working towards this, coupled with experience of providing HR advice in a busy work environment. This position may also serve as a development opportunity for aspiring candidates seeking to advance their careers in HR and progress into a Band 5 role. Applicants should hold a diploma-level qualification and have experience in providing HR advice and/or support within a busy work environment. The successful candidate will benefit from structured support and development to build the skills and experience necessary for progression to Band 5.
The role will be based at our offices in Wakefield, but will include travel to sites as needed, including attending meetings in secure environments e.g., HM Prisons. We are happy to consider hybrid working (e.g., part homeworking and part based at sites/Wakefield office) after an induction and settling-in period.
You may have NHS experience but crucial to this role will be the ability to provide quality HR advice and build effective and supportive working relationships with a wide range of managers. We offer Agenda for Change terms and conditions, development opportunities and access to the NHS pension scheme.
Benefits
* Access to NHS Pension
* Annual leave on your Birthday
* Welcome payment for some posts
* Refer a friend scheme
* Training and Development opportunities
* Flexible Working
* Access to Employee Assistance and Health and Wellbeing programmes
* Up to 33 days annual leave
Spectrum Community Health CIC provides a range of award-winning healthcare services on behalf of the NHS, Local Authority Public Health services, and other partners across substance misuse, sexual health, and health and justice settings. As a not-for-profit social enterprise and Community Interest Company our focus is centred on people - our patients, service users, staff and partners.
We have an ambition to become a truly lived experience inclusive employer, changing how we approach staff experience and value personal stories our colleagues bring with them.
We welcome applications from everyone, including applicants with lived experience, those who belong to LGBTQIA+ Community, people with a disability, neurodivergent applicants and people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds.
Job description / Person specification
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details on the advertised role.
Closing date midnight on 17 September 2025
Interviews to be held in Wakefield w/c 29 September 2025
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
* Educated to degree level or equivalent level of knowledge or experience.
* Part qualified or working towards CIPD qualification.
* Commitment to ongoing personal development
* Current employment law knowledge
Experience
Essential
* Experience of providing advice on employee relations
* Experience of participating in and advising on performance management, investigations and hearings
* Experience of providing HR services in a client-facing organisation
* Experience of maintaining strict confidentiality
Desirable
* Recent experience working within a similar role within the NHS
* Experience of managing employee relations working with trade unions
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.
Employer details
Spectrum Community Health CIC
Navigation Walk, Wakefield, WF1 5RH
Employer's website
https://spectrum-cic.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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