People and Workforce AssistantNHS

Job summary

**PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for current or future visa sponsorship**

People and Workforce Assistant

37.5 hours per week (Hybrid working)

Fixed term for 12 months (Maternity Cover)

Salary: £25,760 - £27,476 per annum

Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Interview Date: Monday 19th October 2026

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced administrator to join the People and Workforce Team at George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust on a 12-month fixed-term basis to provide maternity leave cover.

We are looking for a motivated and highly organised individual with previous experience working within a Human Resources related function, such as HR, recruitment or medical staffing. This is a fast-paced role supporting a busy People and Workforce service and would suit someone who is confident managing multiple priorities, dealing with confidential information and providing excellent customer service.

Main duties of the job

As a People and Workforce Assistant, you will play a key role in supporting managers and employees across the Trust by providing high-quality administrative and first-line advisory support across a range of People and Workforce activities.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide an efficient first-line People and Workforce support service, responding to enquiries received by telephone, email and face-to-face.
• Support a range of People and Workforce processes, ensuring accurate and timely administration.
• Assist with employee relations processes, including arranging meetings, preparing documentation and taking notes during investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Support recruitment and workforce administration processes using electronic systems including ESR and Trac.
• Produce reports and provide administrative support for People and Workforce projects and initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records and electronic filing systems, ensuring confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Support managers and People and Workforce colleagues by providing information, reports and administrative assistance as required.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of People and Workforce systems, processes and procedures.

Job description

The People and Workforce Assistant provides comprehensive administrative support to People and Workforce and contributes to the delivery of a professional, efficient and customer-focused People service across the Trust. The post holder will act as a first point of contact for People and Workforce enquiries and support managers and employees by providing timely advice, guidance and administrative assistance.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate previous administrative experience within a Human Resources related function and have experience of providing first-line advice in response to queries. Excellent organisational skills, strong communication skills and the ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with professionalism are essential. Experience of ESR and workforce information would be advantageous.

Key duties and responsibilities include:

• Providing first-line support using People and Workforce systems, Trust documents and Agenda for Change guidance.
• Acting as the first point of contact for People and Workforce queries received through a variety of channels.
• Supporting employee relations activities, including arranging meetings, preparing documents and taking formal notes at investigation meetings, hearings and appeals.
• Managing People and Workforce inboxes and ensuring enquiries are responded to or escalated appropriately.
• Supporting recruitment and workforce administration processes, including data input, data quality and maintaining staff records.
• Producing reports and management information from People and Workforce systems.
• Assisting with People and Workforce projects, training events and departmental initiatives.
• Maintaining accurate electronic and manual filing systems and ensuring all correspondence and documentation is produced to a high standard.
• Supporting responses to Subject Access and Freedom of Information requests as required.
• Providing administrative support to colleagues across the wider People and Workforce function and undertaking other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

About us

Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

If you are applying for a Domestic Assistant or Health Care Assistant role you may be eligible for the refer a friend scheme - find out more here: https://www.geh.nhs.uk/about-us/people-and-workforce/vacancies/refer-friend-scheme