Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Hr Advisor

The closing date is 16 July 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join a busy HR and OD team within a fast moving, developing organisation. You will support the provision of an expert, efficient, Customer focused HR service to DSFS. In doing so this post will support the DSFS HR and OD Team to empower line managers in good practice and contribute to DSFS becoming an employer of choice.

You will manage and support all aspects of the management of sickness absence and attendance within DSFS and manage and support informal and formal investigations in line with the DSFS Disciplinary, grievance and capability policies.

The post holder will make significant contribution across the operational HR and OD function by supporting the Assistant Director of HR and OD in playing a key role in shaping the strategic workforce direction of DSFS and support the embedding of DSFS Strategic plan, vision, values, and policies.

Main duties of the job

You will have or be working towards a post graduate diploma in Human Resources Management or hold equivalent experience and possess a degree or have equivalent experience in working in HR, supporting line managers in delivering the HR agenda. You will have experience in employee relations policies and processes, to be able to manage absences and case work effectively.

About us

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality.All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work; we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it.By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Please see below link for the DSFS website.

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Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£36,409 to £40,378 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7309728

Job locations

DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this vacancy. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are along with the criteria that is required.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Degree level qualified or equivalent experience.
  • Good standard of education English Language and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
  • Post Graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
  • Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
  • Associate CIPD Status

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a HR role and supporting line managers in delivering the HR agenda
  • Experience of absence management and advice
  • Some experience of (i.e. participation in or support to the handling of) complex, sensitive or contentious issues
  • Experience of delivering HR training

Desirable

  • Experience of handling consultation on terms and conditions and organisational change
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous advisory experience of working within a diverse, unionised environment
  • Experience of working across different divisions and disciplines
  • Experience of coaching
  • Experience of developing and updating HR policies

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Sound knowledge of employment law and employee relations
  • Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied and challenging workload, delivering to deadlines
  • Ability to work across organisational boundaries
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Adaptable to change

Desirable

  • oUnderstanding of HR principles within a complex organisation

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to build sound working relationships
  • Ability to make sound judgements
  • Awareness to raise concerns to relevant senior people as and when required
  • Self-motivated
  • Good time management
Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Degree level qualified or equivalent experience.
  • Good standard of education English Language and Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
  • Post Graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
  • Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent

Desirable

  • Post graduate diploma in Human Resources (CIPD) Management or equivalent (or currently working towards)
  • Associate CIPD Status

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working in a HR role and supporting line managers in delivering the HR agenda
  • Experience of absence management and advice
  • Some experience of (i.e. participation in or support to the handling of) complex, sensitive or contentious issues
  • Experience of delivering HR training

Desirable

  • Experience of handling consultation on terms and conditions and organisational change
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous advisory experience of working within a diverse, unionised environment
  • Experience of working across different divisions and disciplines
  • Experience of coaching
  • Experience of developing and updating HR policies

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Sound knowledge of employment law and employee relations
  • Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
  • Demonstrate the ability to prioritise a varied and challenging workload, delivering to deadlines
  • Ability to work across organisational boundaries
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Adaptable to change

Desirable

  • oUnderstanding of HR principles within a complex organisation

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Ability to build sound working relationships
  • Ability to make sound judgements
  • Awareness to raise concerns to relevant senior people as and when required
  • Self-motivated
  • Good time management

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


Employer's website

https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Assistant Director of HR and OD – DSFS

Holly Fogden

holly.fogden@nhs.net

01246513921

Details

Date posted

03 July 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£36,409 to £40,378 a year Per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

166-DSFS-7309728

Job locations

DSFS Ltd - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Chesterfield Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL


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