Human Resources Adviser
The closing date is 11 May 2026
Are you a dedicated HR professional with a passion for patient care?
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust invites you to apply for a Human Resources Adviser role within our Families and Specialist Services Division. Join our highly qualified Operational HR team, where you'll provide support predominately in the Families and Specialist Services Division in creating a thriving workplace that values and champions the wellbeing of our colleagues and teams, providing HR support across a variety of areas including Medical Human Resources.
Benefits
Supportive, Collaborative Team: You'll work alongside a team of seasoned HR and organisational development professionals, each committed to professional and personal growth.
Career Progression & Development: With access to continuous learning opportunities, we are here to support your journey toward excellence in HR and wellbeing.
Values-Driven Environment: Our Trust has a reputation as an employer of choice, built on respect, integrity, and an unrelenting focus on patient care and workforce wellbeing.
Job Responsibilities
We are seeking a CIPD-qualified HR practitioner (or someone actively working toward this qualification) with demonstrated experience in providing HR support and advice within a large, complex organisation. The ideal candidate will have:
* A strong background in general or Medical HR, ideally with experience in employee relations and wellbeing.
* The ability to build strong relationships, influence decision-making, and coach line managers on handling a range of HR matters.
* A proactive, resilient approach to workload management in a dynamic healthcare setting.
If you're passionate about making a tangible impact on employee wellbeing while supporting outstanding patient care, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career with us.
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING
* Level 5 CIPD Qualification/Post Graduate HR Qualification or working towards qualification or significant experience at HR Advisor level.
* To maintain own CPD ensuring that knowledge and understanding is reviewed and updated to enable appropriate and relevant advice is provided.
* Educated to degree level or equivalent level of experience.
KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE
* Proven experience of providing HR support and advice in all aspects of employee relation matters.
* Influencing and supporting line managers to manage informal and formal HR issues.
* Ability to deliver change management projects.
* Up to date with employment law and best practice.
* Able to interpret and implement HR policies and procedures.
* Proactive approach to identifying risks and implementing plans to address them.
* Understanding of the NHS and the NHS HR agenda.
* Competent in Microsoft Office, able to use the internet for research purposes.
* Advanced keyboard skills - the ability to gather data from ESR and manipulate this using Excel.
* Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and data protection.
* Previous NHS experience in a HR role.
* Project management.
* Experience of working in a unionised environment.
* Understanding of NHS terms and conditions of service.
* Managing organisational change issues.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)
* Able to demonstrate motivation and resilience.
* To plan and manage own workload in a challenging environment of competing and changing priorities.
* Demonstrate the ability to interact with people at all levels in the organisation and build positive working relationships.
* Able to influence managers and cultures to promote change and support organisational/service objectives.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to develop relationships with internal partners as well as external.
* Ability to work in a team/own initiative.
* Ability to gather facts and write and present complex reports.
* Demonstrate the ability to concentrate for prolonged periods where frequent interruptions occur and the work pattern is unpredictable.
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.
£32,073 to £39,043 a year, pro rata
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