About the role

We are looking for a compassionate and knowledgeable HR Advisor who can provide a professional, customer-focused HR service across the Hospice. You will have experience in employee relations, with the confidence to support managers through a wide range of people matters including, disciplinary, grievance,absence management, performance casework.

What are we looking for?

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 

The ideal candidate will provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on effective ways of working, implementation of employment policies, and promoting compassionate, people-centred management across the Hospice. The postholder will support employee relations casework, ensuring issues are handled fairly, sensitively, and in line with policy. They will also manage contractual variations impacting terms, conditions, and pay, ensuring all changes are accurately documented, communicated to staff, and stored securely for audit purposes.

Key responsibilities: 

• Work to maintain the values, vision and aims of St. Michael’s Hospice.
• Additional Duties – In discussion with the line manager to undertake work, as and when required, in support of St. Michael’s Hospice as an organisation.
• Public Relations – To represent St. Michael’s Hospice in the community and public domain, including social media, appropriately.
• Undertake all statutory and mandatory training, as required.
• To be conversant with and adhere to all St. Michael’s Hospice Policies and Procedures.
• Be responsible for upholding and promoting St. Michael’s Hospice safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and well-being of all individuals, and promptly reporting any concerns or incidents in accordance with established procedures.
• This is an outline job description and may be subject to change, according to the needs of the service, in consultation with the post holder.
• Take responsibility for own personal safety and of others whilst at work. You will take appropriate action or report any concerns to address any health and safety issues that you or members of your team may be aware of.
• This job description is an outline of the role and responsibilities.  From time to time, due to the needs of the service, we may ask you to flexibly undertake other duties that are consistent with your role and banding, including project work, internal job rotation and absence cover.

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 

The role will attract enhancement for working weekends and bank holidays. We also offer attractive benefits and free on-site parking.

Contact 

For further information and to arrange informal visits, 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.

We do appreciate every application that we receive for our job vacancies, however, due to our limited resources, we regret that we are not always able to advise every candidate if they have not been shortlisted. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the advert’s closing date then it is likely that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.