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Job summary

Main area
HR
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
267-CS7423517
Employer
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Littlemore Mental Health Site
Town
Oxford
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/09/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust logo

Senior HR Advisor

Band 6

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti-racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We are also committed to increasing diversity in the workforce, that is why we actively encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under-represented, which include amongst others: people with disabilities; men from all socio-economic backgrounds; people from diverse ethnic backgrounds; and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.


 

Job overview

Are you an experienced HR generalist looking for a rewarding new role where you can make a difference to Oxford Health’s People & OD strategy with opportunities to develop your HR career?

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is aspiring to be an outstanding provider of mental health and community services, and central to this ambition is a modern and progressive HR function.

We are recruiting for a full-time Senior HR Advisor to join our team based Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford. You'll be responsible for providing managers with comprehensive and professional advice on a variety of workforce issues, supporting employees relations cases, working with operational managers to review structures and provide HR advice in relation to organisational change.

This is a key role in our HR function where you'll be supporting clinical teams and managers with your knowledge and experience. We provide an efficient, responsive, and professional HR advisory service so your role will involve visiting sites across a wide geographical area as required and you'll need a flexible approach with the ability to use your initiative to help managers resolve workforce challenges.

Does this sound like your next career move? We'd love to hear from you! 

Main duties of the job

  • Supporting the HR Consultant in leading and implementing organisational change
  • Providing expert advice and guidance on aspects of employment law and best practice; including the management of a defined Employee Relations case load
  • Interpretation and application of AFC terms and conditions
  • Enabling managers to understand their duties and to make informed decisions on HR issues
  • Advising on and interpretation of HR policies and procedure, including complex employee relations matters

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

Working for our organisation

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the “candidate guide to making an application” and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

•    Excellent opportunities for career progression
•    Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
•    27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
•    NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
•    Competitive pension scheme
•    Lease car scheme
•    Cycle to work scheme
•    Employee Assistance Programme
•    Mental Health First Aiders
•    Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
•    Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We're looking for candidates with a postgraduate level qualification in HR Management and/or significant demonstrable experience of working in a large complex organisation handling employee relations issues including sickness absence management, employment law and performance management issues. Experience of managing multi-faceted employee relations issues is essential.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

 

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Postgraduate level (PGDiploma in HR Management/development) or knowledge & equivalent experience.

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working within an organisation with formal Trade Union recognition

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Significant demonstrable experience of Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence management, employment law and performance management issues, and intricate / multi-faceted employee relations issues.
  • Demonstrable experience of supporting the implementation of organisational change.
Desirable criteria
  • Formal training in Job Evaluation

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into healthNHS 75th BirthdayDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - Gold

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jill Castle
Job title
Head of HR
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07500 092538
Additional information

At Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust we want to employ people not just with experience, but with the aptitude and motivation to succeed and whose values resonate with our own.

Therefore, if you don’t meet all the requirements of the role and are unsure about applying but are excited about the opportunity, please do get in touch. We will be happy to discuss the requirements in more detail ahead of making a written application. 

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