Job summary
This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and highly experienced team on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Working in a varied and busy role you will use your HR knowledge and skills to make a real difference to your assigned areas, whilst gaining valuable experience to support your career.
As part of a job share you will provide cover at the start of the week with funding for the role supporting up to 18.75 hours with consideration being given to candidates wishing to work less.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss flexible working options prior to applying, please contact Marie Richardson who would be more than happy to have an informal conversation with you.
- Interview Date 25 March 2026
- 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week - Monday and Tuesday
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
You will be working alongside Senior HR colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to your allocated Clinical Board/ Departments including advising and coaching line managers in relation to policy implementation, supporting the effective management of absence and driving cultural change. You will also ensure HR processes and procedures are undertaken in a timely and efficient manner and be the first point of contact for HR queries.
As an integral member of the team, you will bring relevant HR experience and a good working knowledge of key areas of HR including absence management, terms and conditions of employment and policies and procedures to the role. You will also have experience of working with Trade Union representatives and be educated to degree level or equivalent or have an equivalent level of experience in HR.
About us
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
- Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
- Freeman Hospital
- Newcastle Dental Hospital
- Cramlington Manor Walks
- Urgent treatment centres
- Newcastle Fertility Centre
- Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
- Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist Senior Human Resources Advisors and Human Resources Managers in providing an efficient, effective and consistent operational service in all aspects of human resources management to allocated Clinical Boards and Departments to help them achieve their objectives
- Provide advice to Clinical Boards and Departments on all human resource activity and developments
- Flexible with regard to covering across all Clinical Boards and Departments to this level on a day-to-day basis in the absence of colleagues
- Provide a consistent, efficient and effective human resource service
- Provide guidance and support to other staff within the Human Resources Department
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Assist Senior Human Resources Advisors and Human Resources Managers in providing an efficient, effective and consistent operational service in all aspects of human resources management to allocated Clinical Boards and Departments to help them achieve their objectives
- Provide advice to Clinical Boards and Departments on all human resource activity and developments
- Flexible with regard to covering across all Clinical Boards and Departments to this level on a day-to-day basis in the absence of colleagues
- Provide a consistent, efficient and effective human resource service
- Provide guidance and support to other staff within the Human Resources Department
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent level of qualification (preferably CIPD), or equivalent level of experience plus previous relevant working HR experience: Good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g., recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures / Good working knowledge of employment legislation / Experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi-unionised organisation e.g., absence management, discipline and grievance
Desirable
- oInternal Certificate of Digital Literacy (ICDL) or equivalent knowledge/experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office
- oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g. MCIPD
Desirable
- oKnowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to produce and deliver training packages
- oGood keyboard skills
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oEducated to Degree level or equivalent level of qualification (preferably CIPD), or equivalent level of experience plus previous relevant working HR experience: Good working knowledge in key human resources fields e.g., recruitment & selection; absence management; discipline & grievance; terms & conditions; policies & procedures / Good working knowledge of employment legislation / Experience of working with Trade Union representatives in large, multi-unionised organisation e.g., absence management, discipline and grievance
Desirable
- oInternal Certificate of Digital Literacy (ICDL) or equivalent knowledge/experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oWorking knowledge of Microsoft Office
- oEvidence of Continuous Professional Development e.g. MCIPD
Desirable
- oKnowledge of key HR issues within the Trust/NHS
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oAbility to produce and deliver training packages
- oGood keyboard skills
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.
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.
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).
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