Employee Relations HR Advisor - #189092

Salary

plus benefits

Contractual hours

37.5

Basis

Full Time

Region

East Midlands

Job category/type

Human Resources

Date posted

02/06/2026

Job reference

REQ000149

This is an opportunity to use your HR skills to make a difference and contribute to the Charity’s future direction.
Employee Relations HR Advisor
Location: Northampton, with flexible working
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 pro rata
6 month fixed term contract with immediate start
Full Time 37.5 hours a week
About St Andrew’s Healthcare
St Andrew’s is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives
With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrew’s today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come
Purpose of Role:
To provide employee relations (ER) support and guidance across the Northampton Hospital whilst ensuring managers are coached through ER issues. To advise on a best practice approach to resolve ER matter, whilst maintaining a pragmatic focus in line with the Charity’s values
Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support to managers on ER activities across the Northampton Hospital ensuring cases are dealt with in an effective and timely manner.
• Work with managers to coach and support with regards to a broad range of ER issues to develop their skills and knowledge
• Understand and monitor absence levels in the designated area looking at both long and short term sick absence and work with managers to reduce absence levels.
• To assist the HR Business Partner in development and implementation of the Charity’s Human Resources Policies and Procedures.
• To work collaboratively as part of a wider HR team, to share knowledge and support development within the team

Reward
We offer an excellent benefits package including Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking. On-site facilities such as cafes, all set within beautiful grounds
Interested?
If this sounds like you then we’d love you to apply here. We do have other roles in HR available such as HR Advisor, Human Resource Coordinator too so please feel free to send your CV to jcfarrelly @stah.org and we can call to discuss if any opportunities we have could fit
Interviews will be held as soon as we have suitable people identified as role has an immediate start