Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

HR Advisor

The closing date is 27 April 2026

Job summary

Join Our HR Team at The Humber Health PartnershipAre you passionate about people and motivated by the difference great HR can make to patient care?

The Humber Health Partnership, bringing together Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG), is looking for an HR Advisor to join our vibrant team.

We will recruit either Band 5 (37.5 hours) or Band 6 (30 hours), depending on skills, experience and suitability against the respective job descriptions.

You'll play a central role within the HR Team supporting nearly 20,000 colleagues across our hospitals.

Whether you hold CIPD Level 5 or equivalent HR experience, we'll support your development. Successful candidates will be an Associate CIPD member.

You'll join a collaborative HR Advisory team, with access to HR Managers, Business Partners and specialist functions, ensuring exposure to varied and interesting casework.

We offer flexible, hybrid working, with a base at Hull or Cottingham and some travel to Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Base location will be agreed at offer stage.

You will provide expert HR advice, manage employee relations caseloads, support workforce priorities and organisational change, and champion an inclusive workplace culture.

We're seeking an enthusiastic and proactive HR professional, confident in HR processes and employment legislation, who thrives in a busy environment and takes a solution-focused approach.

Main duties of the job

To provide a range of HR guidance and advice to staff and managers across the Care Group/Directorate ensuing consistent application of employment law and striving for best practice.

Lead the planning and processes to achieve and maintain the Group's Key Workforce Performance Indicators (i.e. Attendance, Retention, Personal Development Reviews, and Mandatory Training) across all specialties.

Prioritise and manage a case load of employee relations issues and ensure policy compliance, consistency and the provision of advice to managers regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure including any associated post-employment issues.

Contribute to the successful implementation of prioritised People Plan interventions and solutions and support organisational redesign and change interventions.

Establish and maintain a productive link between the HR Advisory Service, Care Group Business Partners and centralised HR functions (e.g. Recruitment, Medical Staffing).

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-26-7924954

Job locations

Castle Hill Hospital

Hull

HU16 5JQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • oEducated to degree level in a Human Resources related field or an intermediate level
  • oLevel 5 CIPD qualification with relevant Experience or equivalent oexperience
  • oEvidence of ongoing CPD
  • oAssociate CIPD member

Desirable

  • Level 7 CIPD qualification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • oOperational HR experience covering a range of employee relation issues i.e. matters of capability, performance, sickness, absence, disciplinary and grievance together with terms and conditions of service and organisational change.
  • oAn up to date knowledge of employment law and employee relations processes
  • oProven ability to deliver on key HR issues such as improving performance against key performance indicators.
  • oUse of up to date knowledge of employment legislation and case law and its application.
  • oExperience of effectively working in partnership with Trade Unions
  • oExperience in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • oEducated to degree level in a Human Resources related field or an intermediate level
  • oLevel 5 CIPD qualification with relevant Experience or equivalent oexperience
  • oEvidence of ongoing CPD
  • oAssociate CIPD member

Desirable

  • Level 7 CIPD qualification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • oOperational HR experience covering a range of employee relation issues i.e. matters of capability, performance, sickness, absence, disciplinary and grievance together with terms and conditions of service and organisational change.
  • oAn up to date knowledge of employment law and employee relations processes
  • oProven ability to deliver on key HR issues such as improving performance against key performance indicators.
  • oUse of up to date knowledge of employment legislation and case law and its application.
  • oExperience of effectively working in partnership with Trade Unions
  • oExperience in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Castle Hill Hospital

Hull

HU16 5JQ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Castle Hill Hospital

Hull

HU16 5JQ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

HR Manager

Gemma Downs

gemmadowns@nhs.net

07843501757

Details

Date posted

13 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-26-7924954

Job locations

Castle Hill Hospital

Hull

HU16 5JQ


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