• Job Description

  Req#: C9205-26-0190?language=en&page=345&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for 2 permanent part time (18.75) People Advisors to work within our established People Operations team at UHNM. If you have achieved the L5 Diploma in Human Resources Management and have demonstrable experience working in Human Resources, then our People Advisor role is for you.

  This key role in the People Directorate provides comprehensive, compassionate and professional HR support to clinical and non-clinical areas. You will be part of a great team improving the working lives of the people who deliver care to our patients.

  Divisionally based within Planned Care or Clinical and Scientific Care Groups.

  Main duties of the job

  You will deliver advice and guidance in line with legislation, UHNM policies, and NHS terms and conditions on a wide range of issues, including sickness absence management, disciplinary, performance and resolution.

  Divisionally based People Advisors will coach managers through formal sickness, resolution, conduct and capability processes. You will help clinical teams understand the people issues in their Divisions by producing reports using information from the Trust systems. You will work closely with the People Business Partner to have an understanding of people trends in the Division.

  The successful candidate will be people focussed, analytical in mindset and proactive in problem solving. You will be able to manage your own workload, apply compassion, tact and diplomacy to difficult situations and know when to escalate issues outside your scope of practice . With good ICT skills, you will be able to use Microsoft Office and bespoke systems.

  People Advisors are autonomous operators with the ability to lead their own caseload.

  About us

  University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

  All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

  UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

  At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

  Details

  Date posted

  03 February 2026

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 5

  Salary

  £31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum, pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

  Reference number

  205-7562033-B

  Job locations

  Royal Stoke University Hospital

  Newcastle Road

  Stoke-on-Trent

  ST4 6QG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • CIPD Level 5 Diploma in HR Management or equivalent CIPD accredited qualification
  • Associate Membership of the CIPD

  Desirable

  • Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Demonstrated experience of dealing with a range of people issues within a unionised environment
  • Experience of conducting investigations, grievance and sickness management casework
  • Experience of effective case management
  • Experience of contributing to the development of policies and procedures
  • Experience of analysing HR data (quantitative and qualitative), producing HR reports based on management information

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within the Healthcare sector

  Knowledge, abilities and skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge of Employment Law and its application in the workplace
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to develop strong positive working relationships
  • Ability to collect, collate and analyse information to enable informed decisions to be made
  • Competent user of Microsoft Office applications

  Desirable

  • Working knowledge of ESR or similar electronic records system

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • CIPD Level 5 Diploma in HR Management or equivalent CIPD accredited qualification
  • Associate Membership of the CIPD

  Desirable

  • Agenda for Change Job Evaluation Training

  Experience

  Essential

  • Demonstrated experience of dealing with a range of people issues within a unionised environment
  • Experience of conducting investigations, grievance and sickness management casework
  • Experience of effective case management
  • Experience of contributing to the development of policies and procedures
  • Experience of analysing HR data (quantitative and qualitative), producing HR reports based on management information

  Desirable

  • Experience of working within the Healthcare sector

  Knowledge, abilities and skills

  Essential

  • Knowledge of Employment Law and its application in the workplace
  • Ability to deal with difficult situations with tact and diplomacy
  • Effective communication skills (written and verbal) and the ability to develop strong positive working relationships
  • Ability to collect, collate and analyse information to enable informed decisions to be made
  • Competent user of Microsoft Office applications

  Desirable

  • Working knowledge of ESR or similar electronic records system

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

  Address

  Royal Stoke University Hospital

  Newcastle Road

  Stoke-on-Trent

  ST4 6QG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

  Address

  Royal Stoke University Hospital

  Newcastle Road

  Stoke-on-Trent

  ST4 6QG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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