HR Advisor

HR Adviser

• Epsom & Barbican, London | Hybrid Working | People Team | Permanent | Full-Time
• Competitive salary available, depending on experience
• 37.5 hours per week

Nuffield Health is the charity that’s building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes, we’ll do whatever it takes to support the UK’s wellbeing. It starts with passion, commitment to quality — and it starts with you.

We’re looking for an experienced HR Adviser with a strong employee relations focus to join our People Team. In this role, you’ll partner closely with leaders to manage a broad range of complex people matters, providing expert, pragmatic advice and ensuring fair and consistent application of policies.

This is a key role where you’ll take ownership of ER casework, support organisational change initiatives, and play an active role in consultation processes. You’ll bring confidence in handling sensitive issues, strong employment law knowledge, and the ability to influence and coach managers through challenging situations.

Key Responsibilities

Take the lead on a wide range of employee relations casework, including disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance and wellbeing matters

Provide expert, risk-based advice to managers, ensuring outcomes are fair, consistent, and legally compliant

Coach, support and challenge leaders to build capability and confidence in managing complex people issues

Prepare high-quality case documentation, including outcome letters, investigation reports, and management guidance

Manage cases end-to-end through the HR case management system, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timely resolution

Identify trends in ER activity and proactively recommend improvements to reduce risk and enhance employee experience

Work collaboratively with HRBPs, legal advisors, occupational health, and other stakeholders on complex or high-risk cases

Change Management & Consultations

Support organisational change programmes, including restructures, service redesigns, and TUPE activity

Provide guidance to managers on change processes and consultation requirements, ensuring compliance with employment law and organisational standards

Actively support and participate in collective and individual consultation processes, including preparing documentation and attending consultation meetings

Produce clear and professional consultation materials (e.g., letters, FAQs, briefing packs)

Support managers to effectively communicate change and manage employee engagement throughout the process

Policy & Best Practice

Ensure consistent and compliant application of HR policies and procedures, with a particular focus on employee relations and change

Contribute to continuous improvement of HR policies, processes, and ways of working

Promote best practice in people management and support a positive employee experience

To be successful in this role, you’ll demonstrate:

Significant experience in an HR Advisory role with a strong focus on employee relations

Proven ability to manage complex ER cases end-to-end

Is highly driven, resilient and comfortable working in a fast ‑ paced environment

Experience supporting organisational change and consultation processes

Sound knowledge of UK employment law, particularly in relation to ER and change

Strong influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills

Confidence in handling sensitive situations and challenging conversations

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong attention to detail

A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to manage competing priorities

CIPD Level 5 (or working towards) is desirable.

Helping you feel good.

We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.

Apply today… It starts with you.