Senior HR Advisor

HealthNet Homecare is a leading provider of homecare services, supporting patients to receive treatment and care in the comfort of their own homes. From medication deliveries to specialist clinical nursing support, including injection training and the administration of IV and infusion therapies, we are dedicated to making healthcare more accessible and convenient for those who need it most.

Supporting over 240,000 patients across a wide range of therapy areas, our experienced and compassionate teams work with individuals living with both rare and more common conditions. Our mission is to make patients' lives easier by removing the stress of managing treatment and providing reassurance that they are receiving safe, high-quality care every step of the way.

We are looking for a Senior HR Advisor to join our lovely People Services team here at HealthNet.

If you are a passionate and caring individual, seeking a role with a mission statement you can truly get behind, where you can help to make a difference to patients’ everyday lives, then this is the opportunity for you!

Main Responsibilities

• Support managers with all matters relating to employee relations at the earliest opportunity, providing specialist employee relations advice in the management of both informal and formal processes and attend meetings/hearing as and when required
• Complete Employee Relations matters, including investigations, disciplinary hearings, grievance and drive case resolution
• Provide day to day direction and guidance to the HR Advisor & HR Administrator and as first line escalation.
•  Assist all members of the HR function in providing a comprehensive HR administration service.
•  Support the full employee administration activity in the absence of the HR Administrator including conducting the relevant preemployment, compliance and referencing checks.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and Learning & Development activity, including supporting and preparation of induction activities/days.
•  Understand skills gaps and training needs with stakeholder groups in partnership with the L&D team. • Work with stakeholders to address issues such as absence levels and support to effectively manage this through the use of management information and Occupational Health provisions and identify trends and implement initiatives to reduce levels.
•  Monitor and support probation reviews.
•  Managing in conjunction with the HR Administrator and ownership of the HR shared inbox.
•  Completing and creating HR reports and reporting/ad hoc requests for the wider business function.
•  Develop and support with policy reviews and procedures.
•  Assist with the development and implementation of new projects such as employee engagement, DEI and systems development.
•  Support in growing and developing the HRIS.
•  Driving compliance with stakeholder groups.
•  Partnering with the clinical and L&D teams on NSI.
•  Carry out general administration tasks for the function, for example, responding to reference requests, employee requests, booking occupational health appointments, booking probationary and CPD reviews, taking and typing notes at meetings, and ensuring all filling & archiving (paper based and electronic) is completed in a timely manner.

What experience and skills are we looking for?

Essential

• At least 2 years' proven experience in a HR Advisory or ER position
• Demonstratable experience in a similar role and HR function 
• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures and applying them fairly and consistently 

Qualifications?

• CIPD Level 5 or equivalent

Personal Skills & Qualities: 

• Ability to build strong working relationships
• Ability to work well using own initiative and as part of a team. 
• Ability to prioritise, adapt to changing circumstances and remain calm under pressure
• Ability to work with line managers to develop their HR skills using a coaching approach
• Ability to ensure that sensitive employee relations issues are appropriately resolved, preventing undue escalation
• Experience and understanding of all Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Teams, Excel, PowerPoint) • Ability to work independently

What we offer:

• Competitive salary structure
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday
• Pension Scheme
• Ongoing training and development
• Professional registration fees paid
• Employee Assistant Programme including 24/7 hour access to remote GP appointments.
• Refer a friend scheme
• Uniform provided
• Kit bags for all Homecare Nurses
• Eyecare Vouches
• Perks and benefits via Perkbox
• Long service awards.

If the role sounds of interest, and you want to be a part of a company who truly places our patients at the heart of everything we do, please feel free to apply through our careers page and join us in making a difference.

Please note: Due to a high volume of applications, we usually receive, we are unable to contact each applicant individually regarding the status of their application. If you are selected for an interview, we will shortly be in touch