HR Assistant

Main area HR Grade Band 4 Contract 10 months (Fixed term appointment initially) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
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Employer Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Littlemore Mental Health Centre - The White Building Town Oxford Salary £27,485 - £30,162 Per annum | pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/02/2026 23:59

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as Good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a responsive and innovative Foundation Trust that places our values of Caring, Safe and Excellent at the heart of everything we do. We take great pride in our staff and believe that investing in you is key to us achieving our vision of outstanding care delivered by outstanding people.

We work with a wide range of partner organisations to deliver care and support to people in their own homes and from a number of hospitals and community bases. We focus on delivering care as close to home as possible for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.

We actively support anti‑racism, equality, diversity, and inclusion so, if you’re excited about this job opportunity and you meet our Trust values, but feel unsure about applying, then please get in touch and we will be happy to have a conversation with you.

We also encourage applications from those groups of people who are currently under‑represented, including people with disabilities, men from all socio‑economic backgrounds, people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community.

Good luck and we hope to hear from you.

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated HR Assistant to join our team of HR Advisors at Oxford Health Trust on a fixed‑term basis.

This is a fantastic chance to gain high‑volume, hands‑on experience within a busy HR environment. As the first point of contact for all HR queries, you will be the "face" of the department, providing essential support to our staff and helping the Advisor team deliver a seamless service across the Trust.

In this fixed‑term role, you will hit the ground running by:

• Managing inquiries:
  Acting as the primary contact for telephone and email queries, providing consistent and accurate advice on HR policies.
• Supporting the employee lifecycle:
  Assisting Advisors with the administration of recruitment, onboarding, and contract changes.
• Systems management:
  Ensuring employee data is handled with care and precision within our HRIS (Human Resources Information System).
• Ad‑hoc projects:
  Contributing to specific HR initiatives or audits occurring during your tenure.

We seek an excellent communicator with first‑hand customer‑facing experience. This would suit an individual who has some experience of HR and/or CIPD student willing to learn. The role will appeal equally to an individual at the outset of their HR career or a more experienced specialist adviser, wanting to gain a broad knowledge and experience of all HR disciplines; you will triage queries that come into the HR Advisors’ inbox providing initial advice and support and escalating to the right area as necessary.

The ideal candidate will have a good level of general education, competent written skills to respond to helpdesk queries, effective telephone query handling. The candidate will be well organised and able to manage and prioritise their own work effectively. You will need strong teamwork and collaborative working style to provide a joint level of service to this HR Advisory service.

Personal development opportunities within the HR career path/field will be supported.

Oxford Health is a great place to work. Please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and tailor your supporting statement to the role and essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision…