HR Advisor | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £31,049 - £37,796 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 April 2026 |
| Location: | 317 Regent Point, NE3 3HD |
| Company: | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7846987/317-2025-46-037-B |
Summary
This is a great opportunity to join our friendly and highly experienced team on a fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. Working in a varied and busy role you will use your HR knowledge and skills to make a real difference to your assigned areas, whilst gaining valuable experience to support your career.
As part of a job share you will provide cover at the start of the week with funding for the role supporting up to 18.75 hours with consideration being given to candidates wishing to work less.
If you have any queries or would like to discuss flexible working options prior to applying, please contact Marie Richardson who would be more than happy to have an informal conversation with you.
• Interview Date 25 March 2026
• 18 Hours 45 Minutes/Week - Monday and Tuesday
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
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You will be working alongside Senior HR colleagues to provide an efficient and effective service to your allocated Clinical Board/ Departments including advising and coaching line managers in relation to policy implementation, supporting the effective management of absence and driving cultural change. You will also ensure HR processes and procedures are undertaken in a timely and efficient manner and be the first point of contact for HR queries.
As an integral member of the team, you will bring relevant HR experience and a good working knowledge of key areas of HR including absence management, terms and conditions of employment and policies and procedures to the role. You will also have experience of working with Trade Union representatives and be educated to degree level or equivalent or have an equivalent level of experience in HR.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Assist Senior Human Resources Advisors and Human Resources Managers in providing an efficient, effective and consistent operational service in all aspects of human resources management to allocated Clinical Boards and Departments to help them achieve their objectives
• Provide advice to Clinical Boards and Departments on all human resource activity and developments
• Flexible with regard to covering across all Clinical Boards and Departments to this level on a day-to-day basis in the absence of colleagues
• Provide a consistent, efficient and effective human resource service
• Provide guidance and support to other staff within the Human Resources Department
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Mar 2026
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