HR Advisor - Band 5
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lincoln, LN2 5QYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 October 2026
6 days leftJob description
At Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG), our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a HR Advisor, you'll be much more than a...
You'll provide professional HR advice and support across a range of workforce matters including employee relations, attendance management, organisational change and workforce planning. Working in partnership with managers, staff and Trade Union representatives, you'll help deliver people-focused solutions that support staff wellbeing, organisational performance and excellent patient care.
Having recently launched our Work Well Plan, our aim is to support, develop and keep brilliant people. From someone's first day with us, right through their career, we want people to have the support, opportunities and working environment they need to feel well, grow and thrive.
As part of our HR team, you'll help deliver the Work Well Plan by supporting managers and staff to build healthy, inclusive and high-performing workplaces where everyone can flourish.
As a HR Advisor, you will provide a professional, responsive and solutions-focused HR service to managers and staff across the organisation.
- Advising managers on employee relations matters including attendance management, disciplinary cases, grievances, performance concerns, bullying and harassment.
- Supporting the delivery of the Trust's People Plan and wider organisational objectives.
- Coaching managers to develop confidence and capability in people management.
- Interpreting employment legislation, HR policies and NHS terms and conditions to provide consistent advice.
- Working collaboratively with Trade Union representatives and key stakeholders to promote positive employment relations and a Just Culture approach.
- Assisting in the delivery of HR training, workshops and development activities.
- Participating in job evaluation and matching panels.
- Contributing to policy reviews and the development of people practices across the Group.
- Supporting colleagues with complex casework and strategic workforce initiatives.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working within an HR function including advising on employee relations, terms and conditions and recruitment issues
- Experience of advising managers and employees across a diverse range of HR issues
- Experience of Employee Relations Issues
- Evidence of manipulating, analysing workforce data to identify workforce trends and develop action plans to support business units
- Experience of working to deadlines and in a busy and demanding office environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in HR related field, or equivalent experience.
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent experience
- Evidence of continuing personal and professional development
Desirable: - Coaching qualification
Skills
Essential
- Ability to deliver messages effectively at all levels.
- Ability to make an impact within the organisation to motivate and enthuse others of the need for change
- A high degree of customer service focus understanding the wider trust context
- Ability to demonstrate pragmatic decision-making when evaluating workforce data and trends and/or advising of HR matters
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft office, in particular MS Word and Excel, with accurate keyboard skills
Knowledge
Essential: - Broad and comprehensive generalist HR knowledge base.; - Knowledge of current employment legislation; - Sound knowledge of HR policies, systems and processes
Desirable: - Understanding of NHS Terms and Conditions of Employment
Special Attributes
Essential
- Ability to motivate others to achieve and act as a role model and champion for modern People practices
- Ability to travel to attend meetings
- Demonstrates accountability and ownership of work duties and activities and carries them out with accuracy, integrity and customer focus
- Ability to manage office duties and conflicting pressures to ensure workloads are effectively managed and a personal dedication to deliver timely standards
- Ability to work autonomously and self-direct
Personal Qualities
Essential: - Role models Group values.
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
16 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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