HR Assistant (Fixed Term Contract)

About The Role

Do you have a passion to develop a career in HR?

Do you place high value on teamwork and collaboration?

If so, then we want to hear from you!

NHS Professionals is looking for a HR Assistant to join their busy bank member human resources team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to build and progress their career in HR within a busy team environment.

We offer a balanced approach to office and home working. During the first few weeks, you will be required to come into the office every day / most days whilst you are being trained, but then you would move into a hybrid model to ensure you get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and a chance for a coffee (or tea) and a catch-up!

Please note - This role is a Fixed Term Contract until February 2026 and a Hybrid model, working from home and in our Hemel Hempstead offices.

Role summary:

As a member of the Bank Member Employee Services (ES) Team, you will support internal and external customers and the HR Team in providing advice and guidance on standard HR policies and procedures, terms and conditions of employment, plus other ad hoc, general HR queries. A lot of the queries relate to maternity, paternity, and adoption policies, along with general employment-related questions and information requests from our bank members.

We are looking for someone who has the ability to give informed advice and negotiate with key stakeholders using tact and discretion, leaving customers satisfied with the outcome while maintaining NHSP’s HR policies.

About The Candidate

We are looking to employ a HR Assistant who has experience within HR or a similar environment. You will have outstanding administrative and communication skills and:

• Excellent accuracy/attention to detail
• A positive approach; proactive and innovative; with a vision of continuously adding value
• A "can do- will do" attitude
• Self-motivated, highly resilient, and tenacious
• As HR Assistant, you will be expected to have superb organisational and time management skills. You must be reliable and should accurately follow guidance with the ability to multitask within a fast-paced environment.

About Us

In return for your commitment, we will offer you some fantastic benefits:

• Generous annual leave allowance - 27 days per year, plus bank holidays
• A commitment to talent management & development
• Star of the Month! - Our star of the month award enables you to recognise colleagues or teams that have gone the extra mile and they could win £100 worth of shopping vouchers
• Pension – We’ll contribute up to 10% towards your pension if you join our stakeholder pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Group Income Protection
• Wellbeing Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Engagement & discounts platform

About Us:

NHS Professionals (NHSP) run the largest NHS flexible staff bank, placing highly skilled temporary workers in NHS Trusts to meet their short, medium, and long-term needs. Uniquely we are owned by the Department of Health and Social Care and we therefore reinvest any surplus we make directly back into the NHS.

We are particularly proud of being the first NHS organisation to gain the accreditation of Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute. This is a huge testament to our ongoing commitment to making NHSP a great place to work for all our corporate employees.