HR Helpdesk Agent
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Ipswich, IP2 8SD
Salary
£25,272
Contract
Fixed-Term
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
2 September 2026
2 days left
Job description
We are continuing to improve our service and are seeking to recruit highly motivated and enthusiastic HR Helpdesk Agents. This is a varied and enjoyab...
You will respond to calls providing accurate and timely advice to staff and managers on all types of absences and HR queries in accordance with internal processes and standard operating procedures.
You will be required to provide HR project and admin support, answer comprehensive queries, provide advice, guidance and support to staff and managers and where appropriate, direct both staff and manager to the correct function or resource in order to resolve their query. Ensuring KPIs are achieved effectively.
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
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Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE grade 5/C or equivalent in English and Maths
Desirable
- NVQ level 2 in administration/secretarial or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Previous administrative role
- Use of Microsoft Office
- Experience in a customer support role
Desirable
- Experience within relevant work area
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Confidentiality and Data Protection
- Customer Service
- Excellent communication skills
- Standard Keyboard skills
Desirable
- NHS Knowledge of relevant work area
- Advanced keyboard skills
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
28 August 2026
Last checked
31 August 2026
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