HR Advisor

We’re looking for an HR Advisor to join our HR Business Partnering team and make a real difference in a mission-led organisation. In this role, you’ll support the delivery of a professional, high-quality HR service to the Caring Services directorate, working closely with HR Business Partners to help managers and teams navigate a wide range of people matters. You’ll provide trusted, practical advice to managers and employees on the full spectrum of HR and employee relations issues, underpinned by sound employment law knowledge and best practice. From managing absence and performance issues to supporting formal ER processes, you’ll play a key role in enabling managers to act confidently, fairly and consistently.

This role offers a collaborative environment with strong support from your Business Partnering colleagues, while also providing significant flexibility and autonomy in managing your daily responsibilities.

Your Impact:

• Working in partnership with HR colleagues to deliver a responsive, high-quality HR service aligned to regional needs and wider organisational objectives.
• Providing professional advice and hands-on support to managers on misconduct, capability, absence and performance matters, including acting as the HR representative at disciplinary and performance meetings.
• Proactively managing short- and long-term sickness absence cases, liaising with Occupational Health and supporting managers to take appropriate action.
• Preparing and analysing HR management information and reports to support senior leaders in identifying trends and developing effective action plans.
• Working closely with Payroll and HR Services to resolve queries within agreed timescales and ensure a smooth employee experience.
• Supporting local recruitment activity, HR workshops, and project work as required.

Key Criteria:

• Solid experience in a generalist HR role, providing advice to managers on best-practice HR approaches, including change management.
• Recent experience working in a fast-paced, multi-site organisation.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the confidence to handle sensitive and complex employee relations situations professionally and tactfully.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and work autonomously.
• Good working knowledge of current employment legislation and its practical application.
• Experience working with trade unions is desirable.
• Experience within healthcare, social care or the charity sector is an advantage, but not essential.
• CIPD qualification (or working towards one) or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Information:

• Close date for applications: 8 Feb 2026. We encourage you to apply early as we may close the application process sooner, once we receive enough qualifying applications.
• Salary: £30,000-35,000 per annum, depending on experience.
• Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.
• Based: Home-based in Wales and the Southwest with regular travel to our Wales Hospice and Tiverton offices.

Benefits you’ll LOVE:

• Flexible working. We’re happy to discuss flexible working at the interview stage.
• 25 days annual leave (exclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme (we will match your contribution up to 7.5%).
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and season tickets.
• Continuous professional development opportunities.
• Industry-leading training programmes.
• Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programmes.
• Enhanced bereavement, family friendly and sickness benefits.
• Access to Blue Light Card membership.
• Subsidised Eye Care.

Marie Curie is committed to its values, which underpin our work. We take stringent steps to ensure that the people who join our organisation through employment or volunteering are suitable for their roles and are committed to safeguarding all our people from harm. This includes our staff, volunteers and all those who use or come into contact with our services. We are dedicated to creating not just a safe place to work but also a supportive and rewarding one. We are committed to a world where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. We are devoted to the social justice imperatives and organisational benefits of full diversity, inclusion and equity in the workplace, and are a Stonewall champion. We actively encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. We're happy to accommodate any requests for reasonable adjustments.