HR Advisor

You will bring excellent interpersonal skills, a sound understanding of UK employment law, and the ability to build positive relationships at all levels. With strong organisational skills and attention to detail, you will be comfortable managing multiple priorities while maintaining confidentiality and professionalism.

We are particularly keen to hear from individuals who demonstrate empathy, resilience, and a collaborative approach, and who are passionate about promoting employee wellbeing, engagement, and a positive workplace culture.

The role

As an HR Advisor, you will provide day-to-day HR advice and guidance to managers, employees and bank staff, ensuring a consistent and supportive approach to people management across the Hospice.

You will play a key role in supporting employee relations matters, including investigations, disciplinaries, grievances, and absence management, offering practical and compassionate guidance throughout. You will also support managers with performance concerns, helping to implement improvement plans and encourage positive outcomes.

The role includes maintaining accurate HR records and employee files, ensuring compliance with data protection requirements, and managing ER case tracking and reporting. You will be responsible for preparing HR documentation, issuing employment letters, and supporting contractual changes.

You will contribute to the development and review of HR policies, ensuring they remain compliant with current legislation and best practice, and support their consistent implementation across the organisation.

In addition, you will support learning and development activities by delivering training and guidance to managers, helping to strengthen people management capability. You will also be involved in HR projects, staff engagement initiatives, and wellbeing programmes, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment.

You will produce HR management information and analyse data to identify trends and support informed decision-making. Ensuring compliance with employment law, safeguarding, and governance requirements will be a key part of the role.

St. Michael’s Hospice is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant background checks, including a DBS check and provide satisfactory reference before starting the role.

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

About St. Michael’s Hospice

St. Michael’s Hospice is a registered charity providing specialist palliative and end of life care services since 1992, for the people of North Hampshire. We are dedicated to providing care to people throughout North Hampshire who are affected by life limiting illness to attain the highest possible quality of life by providing a choice of specialist care and support.

As a charity, we depend on the kindness and support of our local community to continue offering our services free of charge. This care is made possible by supporters donating, taking part in fundraising events and activities, playing our lottery, shopping in our retail outlets, leaving gifts in their Wills or giving freely of their time to volunteer.

Our benefits

We offer attractive benefits, including, free parking, life assurance, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and an extensive health and wellbeing plan and workplace pension.

Contact

For further information, please contact Eleanor Wilkinson, HR Manager, on 01256 844856 or email: eleanor.wilkinson@stmichaelshospice.org.uk

In the event of a large number of applicants, St. Michael’s Hospice reserves the right to close a job vacancy advertisement earlier than indicated.