Job summary
Were looking for a smart, proactive HR Advisor who's
ready to get stuck in and help us shape the future of HR at The Confederation,
Hillingdon CIC.
If you want to make a real impact not just do HR this
is the place for you. You'll be joining a small, friendly team where you'll be
trusted to own your work, encouraged to bring ideas, and given the freedom to
grow your skills in employee relations, policy, and business partnering.
This is your chance to be part of something meaningful and
help build an HR function you'll be proud of.
Main duties of the job
This is not your typical HR Advisor
role and were not your typical employer.
At The Confederation, we believe in
freedom with accountability. We offer true autonomy and flexibility in how,
when, and where you work. In return, we ask for commitment, curiosity, and a
proactive spirit. As part of a small, collaborative HR team, youll play a
pivotal role in shaping the future of our people function. This is an
opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic, evolving environment where no
two days are the same.
Youll have the space and support to
build trusted relationships across the organisation, develop your experience in
employee relations, lead on policy development, and upskill managers to be
confident, capable people leaders. Youll act as a strategic partner to our
leadership team while also rolling up your sleeves to get stuck into
operational work whether its handling complex ER cases, refining our
policies, or improving our HR systems and processes.
Were looking for someone with
tenacity, initiative, and a strong work ethic someone whos energised by the
opportunity to help build and mature our HR offer. If youre passionate about
making a real impact, growing your generalist experience, and being part of a
supportive, high-trust culture, wed love to hear from you.
About us
The Confederation, Hillingdon
CIC works with General Practice and other healthcare providers to deliver its
vision for Hillingdon to deliver the best primary care outcomes for patients
in the whole of London. We are a not for profit community interest
company. The Confederation works to develop and support individual GP
practices, PCNs and Neighbourhoods and their changing needs. We deliver
excellent clinical services ourselves both at scale and complementary to
General Practice. We are the provider representative voice for local
General Practice into the wider NHS and other Partners. We are of the
NHS but independent, innovative and transformational.
The Confederation determines
to develop as an attractive place to work, providing rewarding roles and
opportunities to grow in order to attract and retain great staff that in turn
delivers our vision.
Our Values
- We work together to make a difference
- We care enough to go the extra mile
- We support, trust, and empower
- We sincerely value each other
- We support primary care to own its destiny
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this varied and hands-on role,
youll work closely with the Associate Director of People and your fellow HR
Advisor to support and strengthen our people practices across the organisation.
Your day-to-day will be a blend of advisory, operational, and strategic work,
including:
- Acting as a
trusted partner to managers and leaders, providing clear, confident HR advice
on employee relations, performance, and policy.
- Building strong
working relationships across the organisation to help embed best practice,
consistency, and confidence in people management.
- Leading on
complex employee relations cases with professionalism, sensitivity, and
pragmatism.
- Supporting the
development, communication, and implementation of key HR policies and
processes.
- Contributing to
our transition to a business partnering model working with dedicated teams to
understand their goals and tailor HR support accordingly.
- Collaborating
with the HR & Recruitment Coordinator to improve recruitment, onboarding,
and general admin processes.
- Supporting and
enhancing our use of HR technology (HRIS, ATS) to drive efficiency and data
integrity.
- Getting involved
in organisational change, from restructures to engagement initiatives.
- Working with the
wider team on monthly payroll preparation and process improvement.
- Playing a key
role in projects that support culture, performance, and leadership capability
across the organisation.
-
Staying up-to-date with employment law and HR trends, and bringing
insights back into the team to continuously improve how we work.
-
Rolling up your sleeves to support your team with day-to-day
queries, requests, and practical problem-solving.
-
Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR
policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation.
-
Ensure role is performed in line with confidentiality, using good
judgement to refer matters to Associate Director as necessary.
-
Be flexible in carrying out a variety of tasks, including
administration, necessary for effective outputs of a small generalist team
-
Foster and maintain strong links with all stakeholders
across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
-
Explores the potential for collaborative
working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this varied and hands-on role,
youll work closely with the Associate Director of People and your fellow HR
Advisor to support and strengthen our people practices across the organisation.
Your day-to-day will be a blend of advisory, operational, and strategic work,
including:
- Acting as a
trusted partner to managers and leaders, providing clear, confident HR advice
on employee relations, performance, and policy.
- Building strong
working relationships across the organisation to help embed best practice,
consistency, and confidence in people management.
- Leading on
complex employee relations cases with professionalism, sensitivity, and
pragmatism.
- Supporting the
development, communication, and implementation of key HR policies and
processes.
- Contributing to
our transition to a business partnering model working with dedicated teams to
understand their goals and tailor HR support accordingly.
- Collaborating
with the HR & Recruitment Coordinator to improve recruitment, onboarding,
and general admin processes.
- Supporting and
enhancing our use of HR technology (HRIS, ATS) to drive efficiency and data
integrity.
- Getting involved
in organisational change, from restructures to engagement initiatives.
- Working with the
wider team on monthly payroll preparation and process improvement.
- Playing a key
role in projects that support culture, performance, and leadership capability
across the organisation.
-
Staying up-to-date with employment law and HR trends, and bringing
insights back into the team to continuously improve how we work.
-
Rolling up your sleeves to support your team with day-to-day
queries, requests, and practical problem-solving.
-
Monitoring, reviewing and updating all HR
policies and ensuring these are in line with current legislation.
-
Ensure role is performed in line with confidentiality, using good
judgement to refer matters to Associate Director as necessary.
-
Be flexible in carrying out a variety of tasks, including
administration, necessary for effective outputs of a small generalist team
-
Foster and maintain strong links with all stakeholders
across the PCN and neighbouring networks.
-
Explores the potential for collaborative
working and takes opportunities to initiate and sustain such relationships.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full CIPD Membership
- CIPD Qualified to Level 5 or equivalent qualification (or working towards)
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- HR Qualification (as above)
Experience
Essential
- Significant and demonstrable generalist HR experience (min 3 years) in a busy, hands on role
- Strong experience in entire range of employee relations casework, including but not limited to, investigations, conduct, performance, restructure, capability, recruitment and selection and occupational health. With ability to coach, equip and enable managers.
- Evidence of consistent CPD and maintenance of employment law knowledge
- Substantial generalist HR experience working across all areas of HR for best practice HR approaches
- Demonstrable experience of working with a dynamic organisation and varying leadership models to successfully develop HR
- Experience of working with and supporting Payroll
- Experience of policy review and development
- Experience of Change Management and engagement of key stakeholders
- Strong HR administration skills and a desire to develop lean and robust processes to support the HR team and service users
- Able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen alongside empathy to the needs and developments of our workforce
- Able to work in a matrix organisation with a developing structure and adapt to suit the ever-changing needs of this.
- Good Data analysis skills and able to write high quality reports
- Able to prioritise, multitask and deliver to timeline
- Strong communication skills to support the varying audiences
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Work proactively and have a problem-solving mindset to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Understanding of, and commitment to, promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and to support and promote this agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of the current HR agenda in the NHS, healthcare reforms and how this supports service performance and improvement
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full CIPD Membership
- CIPD Qualified to Level 5 or equivalent qualification (or working towards)
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
- HR Qualification (as above)
Experience
Essential
- Significant and demonstrable generalist HR experience (min 3 years) in a busy, hands on role
- Strong experience in entire range of employee relations casework, including but not limited to, investigations, conduct, performance, restructure, capability, recruitment and selection and occupational health. With ability to coach, equip and enable managers.
- Evidence of consistent CPD and maintenance of employment law knowledge
- Substantial generalist HR experience working across all areas of HR for best practice HR approaches
- Demonstrable experience of working with a dynamic organisation and varying leadership models to successfully develop HR
- Experience of working with and supporting Payroll
- Experience of policy review and development
- Experience of Change Management and engagement of key stakeholders
- Strong HR administration skills and a desire to develop lean and robust processes to support the HR team and service users
- Able to demonstrate strong commercial acumen alongside empathy to the needs and developments of our workforce
- Able to work in a matrix organisation with a developing structure and adapt to suit the ever-changing needs of this.
- Good Data analysis skills and able to write high quality reports
- Able to prioritise, multitask and deliver to timeline
- Strong communication skills to support the varying audiences
- Able to work autonomously and as part of a team
- Work proactively and have a problem-solving mindset to respond to sudden unexpected demands
- Understanding of, and commitment to, promote equality of opportunity and good working relationships in employment and service delivery and to support and promote this agenda
Desirable
- Knowledge of the current HR agenda in the NHS, healthcare reforms and how this supports service performance and improvement
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.
