HR Assistant - 18.75 hpw

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) is a place where everyone can be their best and thrive at work and beyond. As a Trust, it's essential that you feel valued and invested in, and that you feel supported in caring for your health and wellbeing. The Trust has created a community where everyone can learn, grow and reach their full potential; a place where everyone feels heard, is always treated with dignity and respect and is trusted to do their job.

At BTHFT our mission is "to provide the highest quality healthcare at all times". We are one of an elite group of hospitals around the country which delivers - in addition to patient care - teaching and research. To do well in any one of these domains is an achievement and it is an even greater challenge to excel in all three, but that is our ambition over the next five years. To this end, our vision is "to be an outstanding provider of healthcare, research and education, and a great place to work."

BTHFT is offering an exciting opportunity to join the Human Resources Business Partner Team. As part of the Trust's commitment to flexible working, there is flexibility as to how the hours required will be worked.

Main duties of the job

The HR Assistant will be the first point of contact for people queries, providing advice and sign posting to the relevant HR expert within the team. You will also provide administrative support to the team, which includes:

• Managing the HR Inbox
• Generating and managing routine ESR (Electronic Staff Record) workforce information reports
• Arranging and co-ordinating meetings and training sessions
• Running the fixed term contract report and notifying managers where contracts are due to expire
• Taking notes at hearings and meetings
• Maintaining spreadsheets for example, buying and selling annual leave and sickness, disciplinary, grievance caselogs etc
• Any other ad hoc duties, including providing support to the HR Reception as and when required

You don't necessarily need to have HR experience or a HR qualification, but we do require some experience of working in an office, undertaking administration duties in a busy office environment, and knowledge/experience of computers and spreadsheets and data input, plus excellent communication skills. You also need to be able to work as a team player and have a willingness to learn about HR processes and policies.

About us

At Bradford Teaching Hospitals, we are proud to be part of the Bradford District and Craven Health and Care Partnership (BDCHCP). In our local HCP we have a joint vision to act as one to keep people Happy, Healthy at Home.