HR Advisor (Health and Wellbeing)

Salary: Grade D £31,537 - £33,143 per annum (rising by annual increments to £33,143) – pay award pending. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours of work: Full-time 37 hours per week.

Contract: Temporary until October 2027, or until the return of the substantive postholder.

Location: There will be a requirement to attend your centre of duty location in Wiltshire approximately 2 days a week plus a full week once a month to oversee the clinic schedule and meetings. When you are not working from your centre of duty location there will be the flexibility to work from home / DWFRS Stations / Support Offices, and we will welcome a conversation with the successful candidate on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn’t do it.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff are valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes including 39 weeks’ full pay during maternity leave (subject to qualifying criteria) and health & well-being services.

As a HR Advisor (Health and Wellbeing) in our People department you will:

• Provide HR advice and support to line managers, business partners and all employees on HR Wellbeing issues.
• Review, draft and produce all HR related documents (e.g. policies, sickness management, stress management, routine medicals, occupational health, fitness) to ensure they are fit for purpose on a regular basis.
• Advise on, oversee and have responsibility for progression of occupational health cases. This includes procedures, processes, guidance (manuals) and delivering training.

What makes you our ideal HR Advisor (Health and Wellbeing)?

• Post specific qualification at Level 3 or equivalent, or able to demonstrate a significant level of HR experience at an Advisor level.
• Experience of best practice guidelines and employment legislation requirements to minimise organisational risk.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and able to demonstrate a positive attitude to internal/external customer care.

Other Information:

• You must have a full current driving licence and be able to fulfil the significant travel requirements of the role. Use of your own vehicle will be required; however, a Service vehicle may be available. Please note Service vehicles are predominately manual transmission only. Travel requirements are at least once a week to centre of duty and once a month to oversee clinics at Bromham, Chippenham.
• If you are unable to drive due to a disability, we would still welcome your application and will explore any reasonable adjustments that could be put in place.
• If you are applying for a secondment opportunity you will need to notify your substantive line manager of your intention to do so at the earliest opportunity.
• A Standard Disclosure & Barring Service Check (DBS) clearance will be undertaken on the successful individual prior to offer of employment.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical, receipt of satisfactory references, verification of employment history and an explanation of any gaps in employment in the last 3 years.
• Should a permanent position arise in the team during the period of your Fixed Term Contract, that is substantially similar to the role you are carrying out, you may be considered for the role in the first instance.

For a chat about this post, please contact Louise Pope, Health and Wellbeing Officer on 07722 622849 / louise.pope@dwfire.org.uk

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is Sunday 30 August 2026 (midnight). We may close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. It is intended that interviews will take place on Tuesday 8 September 2026. Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date.

We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying. Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website. Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application or have a need to complete your application in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact HR Resourcing on 01722 691444 within plenty of time of the closing date of the position you are applying for.