People Assistant

Job summary

Here at NECS we have ambitious future plans for service delivery, and our people are the key to us achieving these goals - without our people we would not be delivering exceptional achievements now, or in the future. We want our people to have the best colleague experiences, to be a great place to work and be an employer of choice. Our aim is to be inclusive and compassionate in everything we do putting our colleagues at the centre and being ambitious in what we want to achieve. Our People Services team are key to us achieving our aims, by delivering key services and building trusting relationships within the Business and delivering people initiatives, working collaboratively across the People team.

Due to organisational growth our People Services team are looking to recruit a HR Assistant. This is a key role in providing a comprehensive and high-quality support service by undertaking a wide range of administrative and transactional tasks working efficiently with office systems and processes. Thus, ensuring that an efficient and effective HR service in accordance with employment legislation and organisational policy and procedure is provided.

If you are passionate about delivering a responsive administration service to both internal and external customers, enjoy working within a fast paced environment and are keen to learn and develop, this role may be the perfect opportunity for you to join the NECS team.

Please note this role is office based.

Main duties of the job

Contribute and support in HR transactional and administrative tasks in relation to recruitment, pre-employment, onboarding, and employment lifecycle activities.

To process all HR transactions and other information in a timely manner, including but not restricted to; job adverts, pre-employment checks, issuing contracts and contract variations, maintenance of files and records, and advising managers and staff on routine HR queries.

Proactively contribute and provide HR administrative support to the team with the development and maintenance of human resource policies and procedures. Including dealing diplomatically and professionally with sensitive or difficult situations, while ensuring deadlines are met and confidentiality observed.

Working as part of the wider team to review working practices, ensuring continual quality improvement and a high level of customer service.

To be successful in this role you will need:

To be educated to GCSE standard (including maths and English) or equivalent

Some knowledge and understanding of HR policy/process

Self-motivated, resilient with the ability to use initiative to prioritise workload

Solid administrative skills but ideally some transactional HR experience

Customer focused

About us

At NECS we are part of the NHS family, and we deliver a range of services to NHS organisations, contractors and healthcare providers up and down the county. We combine specialist skills and expertise with scale and resilience to achieve required results. We combine core NHS values with a sharp focus on customer care and a relentless pursuit of continuous improvement. NECS has won a variety of awards and has a number of accreditations to its name. Our values are to be highly professional, acting with honesty and dignity, delivering the highest performance standards, respect, dignity and creating a happy and fulfilling place to work. We CARE about what we do and support each other in achieving our objectives. Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. Were passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. With wellbeing and inclusion central to our ethos, our Inclusion Networks help our colleagues to be their authentic selves at work. Visit https://www.necsu.nhs.uk and start your career with us.