Job vacancy: HR Advisor - Development Opportunity, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, Huntingdon

Job summary

Main area: Human Resources
Grade: Band 5/6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 310-CORP-7879368-A

Employer: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingfisher House
Town: Huntingdon
Salary: £32,073 - £48,117 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 16/08/2026 23:59
Interview date: 27/08/2026

HR Advisor - Development Opportunity

Band 5/6

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.

1. Support to HR Advisors and Business Partners to ensure that employee relations issues are managed effectively by managers to reflect the CPFT’s commitment to people as their most important asset.
2. Support to HR Advisors and Business Partners to help managers in decision making, balancing risks, and ensuring appropriate consideration is given to both effective service delivery and protecting CPFT’s reputation.
3. To advise managers on the application, interpretation and compliance with CPFT policies and procedures.
4. Interpret and advise managers on the application of terms and conditions of employment, ensuring compliance with Agenda for Change, Trust policies and employment legislation.
5. Support HR Advisors and Business Partners in areas of continuous improvement and support managers in the implementation of initiatives to improve service delivery and achieving Key Performance Indicators through utilising Workforce information.
6. Develop and maintain effective professional relationships with staff side representatives and other organisations as appropriate.
7. Support to HR Advisors and Business Partners to review supporting mechanisms in place for staff to ensure they are fair, effective and fit for purpose, advising managers as appropriate.
8. Support to HR Advisors and Business Partners to ensure management compliance with Employment Legislation.
9. Advocate compliance with Equal Opportunity and Diversity legislation. 10. Support to HR Advisors, Business Partners and managers with workforce utilisation to improve individual, team and organisational performance.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

Essential criteria

Educated to degree level in a relevant field or equivalent level of experience.
Ability and willingness to work towards CIPD.

Desirable criteria

CIPD Qualified

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of working in an HR environment.
Employee relations experience.

Desirable criteria

NHS experience.
Designing and delivering training.

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Decision Making
Organised

Other

Desirable criteria

Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to meet strict deadlines.

Knowledge & Understanding

Essential criteria

Competent in using database software, such as Excel for analysing and presenting information
Knowledge of Employment Legislation

Here at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) we are dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion. We deliver many of the NHS services that are provided outside of hospital and in the community such as physical, mental health and specialist services.

We are a health and social care organisation, offering a wide range of services, including:

Integrated physical and mental health services for adults and older people;
Specialist mental health and learning disability services;
Children and young people’s mental health services;
Children’s community services in Peterborough;
Social care;
Ground-breaking research

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including disabled people and members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities. For further information about our positive equality, diversity and Inclusion work, please visit https://www.cpft.nhs.uk/equalityanddiversity.

CPFT is looking to build upon its pool of temporary workers with Temporary Staffing Services (TSS). You will be asked at interview if you would be willing to register with TSS. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to take on additional hours that are flexible around your personal circumstances.

Please be advised that in line with the WHO Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, 2020 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust currently are unable to accept applications from overseas candidates whose country of residence is classed as a ‘Red List’ country.

Applicants who require entry into the UK will be required to provide a valid police certificate from the relevant authority from each country (except the UK) where the applicant has been present for 12 months or more, 10 years before the date of visa application, while aged 18 or over.

If you are successful at interview you will be subject to pre-employment checks, including a DBS (if appropriate), references and Occupational Health. To ensure a smooth process please bring all identity documents to your interview. A list of required identity documents will be attached to your interview invitation.

All communications will be sent to you via TRAC Systems. By applying for this post you are agreeing to CPFT transferring the information contained in this application to TRAC. If you are made an offer, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.