Senior People Administrator
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 January 2026 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL4 7PY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | B9832-2026-AC-1912 |
Summary
HR Administration Deal with routine enquiries coming into the department either from colleagues, managers, other health organisations and outside agencies and pass to relevant person if not able to resolve. Collate information/reports for HR meetings using template formats, the content of which will be sensitive and confidential in nature. Arrange employee relations meetings/panels in line with policies and procedures ensuring relevant timeframes and deadlines are met Support and maintain the administration of staff benefits including the processing of salary sacrifice schemes applications Manage the Retirement Award applications process. Support and maintain the administration of Professional Registration records to ensure eligibility to work as a trained professional is maintained. Use information systems to create spreadsheets/databases from ESR and other systems. Action Appointment, Change and Leavers Forms ensuring that the forms are correctly completed and forwarded to Payroll Provider. General payroll queries Arrange meetings, issues agenda and papers in a timely manner and minute take at meetings using transcription service available. Maintain HR intranet pages keeping relevant information including forms, guidance and policies up to date in a timely manner. Employee Relations/People Management Act as first point of contact for general HR issues and queries into the team resolving straightforward queries in relation to a wide range of HR issues such as those relating to terms and conditions, including such matters as annual leave entitlement, sickness, pay and employee benefits. Provide advice on straightforward HR queries to managers across all business areas or where appropriate, signposting to the appropriate HR team member. Queries may be of a sensitive nature. Policies and Procedures Be proactive and contribute ideas for improvement in the way the service is delivered. Be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulations and record management policies and procedures with reference to confidentiality and safeguarding issues. Able to work on own initiative, prioritising work within defined policies and procedures to set timescales. Other Responsibilities To promote and provide advice and guidance on Equality and Diversity issues as they relate to people management and in the context of the services supported. To handle sensitive and confidential information according to the provisions of data security regulations, Information Governance and Data Protection. Participate in continuous professional development. Undertake other duties commensurate to the role and banding of the post. COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS Maintain and build upon effective internal/external working relationships, to contribute to a whole system approach and joint working with key stakeholders e.g. managers, employees, team members, trade unions, professional associations and external organisations PHYSICAL DEMANDS OF THE JOB Frequent sitting & standing. Inputting at a keyboard for most of day, frequent light effort to lift, sort & file case notes. May have to occasionally move presentation equipment and office supplies. Frequent concentration is required when inputting into systems, typing documents, making appointments & processing records with a need to ensure accuracy. The work is usually predictable but there may be interruptions from telephone calls, visitors and staff & occasionally imposed deadlines. Exposure to service users who may exhibit difficult & challenging behaviours is rare/occasional.