People Advisor

Spire Southampton are looking to appoint a People Advisor on a permanent part-time basis. The post holder will carry out HR duties as required, under the direction of the Hospital Director and People Business Partner. Spire Southampton Hospital offers world-class care, attracting patients from across the South of England and internationally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out ad-hoc HR projects as required, under the direction of the Hospital Director and People Business Partner.
• Maintain and update the 'people content' on Spire's HR system 'Florence'.
• Co-ordinate learning and development activities, training course administration and other appropriate support, as required.
• Arrange and deliver onboarding activities for all new joiners, including Welcome and Induction and co-ordinate job-specific training.
• Act as the initial point of contact for all HR matters; providing high quality, consistent first-line HR advice, coaching and guidance relating to Spire policy, procedure and best practice at all levels.
• Escalate to Employee Relations Partner / Head of People as appropriate.
• Maintain excellent working relations with HR Shared Services to make sure data processing is initiated, approved and updated as per security standards maintained by Spire.
• Work in collaboration with central HR and payroll teams to process changes to employee terms and conditions to meet payroll cut-off deadlines.
• Build strong relationships with Hiring managers and heads of department to be a first point of contact.
• Support Managers in performance management processes, disciplinary, grievance issues and attendance matters.
• Undertake investigations when this might be appropriate and ensure cases are managed in a timely manner.
• Accurate and confidential management of all employee data.

Key Requirements:

• Level 5 CIPD Qualification or equivalent.
• Demonstrable experience as People Advisor or in another HR based role.
• Knowledge of HR functions and systems; pay & benefits, recruitment, training & development for example.
• An understanding of employment laws and disciplinary / grievance procedures.
• Ability to identify and implement business focused solutions.
• Aptitude for problem-solving and decision-making, alongside managing complex queries.
• Capability to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise workload.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Ability to manage confidential information appropriately.
• High personal standards and quality of work output with outstanding organisational and time-management abilities.
• Able to deal with change.

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time - across 2-3 days (Tuesday & Friday essential days)

Benefits: We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to: 35 days annual leave inclusive of.