Oxford Health NHS Trust

Senior HR Advisor

The closing date is 15 September 2025

Job summary

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 complexemployee relations matters

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

About us

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:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Date posted

01 September 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

267-CS7423517

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Site

Sandford Road

Oxford

OX4 4XN

Job description

Job 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.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within an organisation with formal Trade Union recognition

Knowledge

Essential

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

Formal training in Job Evaluation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

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

Experience

Essential

Experience of working within an organisation with formal Trade Union recognition

Knowledge

Essential

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

Formal training in Job Evaluation

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.