HR Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed-term
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 03/09/2026
- Closes
- 20/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves providing high-quality HR advice and support to managers across Devon Partnership NHS Trust, focusing on complex employee relations matters like absence management, flexible working, and performance. The HR Advisor will interpret employment legislation and Trust policies, build relationships with managers, and contribute to HR policy development and projects. It's a varied position aimed at improving how the Trust supports its staff and managers.
Key responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day HR advice to managers on a range of people matters, including complex long-term absence, flexible working, performance, and redeployment.
- Work directly with managers to understand issues, explore options, and agree on practical next steps.
- Offer coaching and training to managers to build their confidence in people management.
- Organise and support formal meetings, prepare advice and documentation, and maintain accurate case records and workforce information.
- Contribute to reviewing and updating HR policies and guidance, producing reports, and supporting HR projects.
- Identify and implement improvements to the HR service provided to managers and staff.
Essential criteria
- Associate Diploma in People Management (Level 5) or equivalent qualification or equivalent level of experience
- Affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
- Demonstration of Continued Professional Development
- Ability to work on own initiative and have the ability to problem solve
- Ability to work to meet conflicting deadlines
- Sound decision making skills
- Ability to organise and prioritise own work and work of others effectively when dealing with constant interruptions
- Effective verbal and written communication and influencing skills
- Effective presentation and organisational skills
- Able to communicate information to staff at all levels of the organisation
- Able to deliver training on HR policies and procedures
- Able to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner
- Able to understand the HR issues arising from operational management issues and advise managers appropriately and persuasively on the course of action they should take.
- Demonstrate a range of generalist HR knowledge and experience
- Experience of interpreting and advising on terms and conditions, policies and procedures
- Experience of providing advice and support to managers on HR related concerns including absence management, disciplinary, grievance.
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good employment practice.
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel or similar to provide reports or to interpret data
Desirable criteria
- Report writing skills and ability to analyse data
- NHS or public sector experience
- Experience of using NHS systems including Electronic Staff Record
- Knowledge of the NHS Terms and Conditions Handbook
- Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment
- Experience of using and extracting information from HR Databases
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Devon Partnership NHS Trust
HR Advisor
The closing date is 20 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for experienced and compassionate HR professionals (Full time and part time available) to join our HR Advisory Team, providing high quality advice and support to managers across the Trust.
You will be a key point of contact for a range of HR and employee relations matters, with a particular focus on complex long and short term absence, flexible working, performance and redeployment. You will provide clear, practical advice in line with employment legislation, Trust policies and best practice, while supporting our commitment to a Restorative, Just and Learning Culture.
You will build strong relationships with managers and colleagues, helping them develop their confidence and skills in managing people effectively. You will also contribute to policy and process development, training, reporting and wider HR projects.
This is a varied role where you will have the opportunity to make a real difference to how we support our people and help managers provide compassionate and effective leadership.
Main duties of the job
Youll provide day to day HR advice to managers across the Trust, helping them manage a range of people matters confidently and fairly. This will include advising on complex long term absence cases, flexible working requests, performance concerns and
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