Senior HR Advisor

at  Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust

We are seeking to recruit experienced Senior HR Advisors to join our HR Business Partnering Team. This presents a valuable opportunity for established HR Advisors to broaden their experience within an ambitious mental health organisation that has a proactive HR service.
You will be passionate about supporting the HRBP team in delivering an effective and professional HR Service. You will provide compassionate and comprehensive frontline support on all HR aspects, including dealing with complex disciplinary and grievance issues, performance management, absence management, change management, and other related HR projects.
You will be Level 5 CIPD qualified (or equivalent), have proven track of managing complex ER cases, posses strong knowledge of employment legislation and HR practices and processes, preferably within a large organisation. Additionally, you will have a high standard of written and verbal communication with strict attention to detail and strong Microsoft office / IT skills. You must be able to demonstrate excellent time management to meet competing and often changing deadlines.
By joining our supportive and flexible team, you will contribute to building a colleague experience that aligns with our ambition to be a great place to work .
If you seek a rewarding career with flexibility, we offer both part-time and full-time positions for this role.
Please note that this is a hybrid role with a frequent requirement to travel to AWP sites.

As a Senior HR Advisor, you’ll collaborate with Deputy HRBP for the area of responsibility to:
Act as the go-to person for managers and colleagues on various employment matters.
Proactively manage complex case work and lead projects.
Support managers through processes and ensure policy understanding.
Work collaboratively with colleagues across People Directorate and our Staff Side
Utilise HR systems and reporting to analyse and support regular 121 discussions with managers.
Contribute to the overall HR and People Plan by ensuring managers meet KPIs.
We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust) a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset. Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.
At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.
Please see attached the detailed Senior HR Advisor Job Description and Person Specification. If you have any question, please contact us