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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

Salary, closing date and description are taken from the employer's advert. The original advert always takes precedence.

About the employer

ESA
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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