Job summary
Up to 37.5 hours per week.
Join a team where people truly matter.
Are you passionate
about helping leaders bring out the best in their teams? Do you thrive in a
role where every day is different, and your advice really makes an impact? If
so, this could be the perfect next step in your HR career.
Livewell Southwest is
looking for a proactive, people centred People Advisor to join our supportive HR People Team. This is an exciting opportunity to influence
positive change, collaborate with dedicated colleagues, and help shape the
experience of our workforce across a wide range of services.
This role may not be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
All Livewell staff are expected to be able and willing to work across a 7-day service.
Job share(s) considered.
If you are excited to be part of our HR People Team and you believe you meet the requirements, we would love to hear from you.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 30 April 2026, in person.
Why Livewell Southwest?
In return, we will offer you:
A role where your work has a tangible, positive impact on colleagues and the services we provide
Excellent terms and conditions, including ongoing professional development
Hybrid working - work from home as well as on-site, as required by the role
A warm, collaborative team that cares about supporting each others success
Main duties of the job
What you will be doing
As a People Advisor,
you will be a trusted partner to managers and teams providing high quality HR
advice, coaching and operational support. Your work will span a variety of
areas including:
- Employment legislation, terms and conditions, and people policies
- Supporting managers through complex people matters with clarity and confidence
- Helping to strengthen people management capability across the organisation
- Contributing to wider HR projects, policy development and ongoing improvements
This is a role where you will be valued for your expertise, your judgement, and your ability to bring people-focused solutions to challenging situations.
About you
We are looking for
someone who is:
- An Associate Member of the CIPD with HR experience
in a large or complex organisation
- Ideally working towards Chartered Member CIPD status
- Highly organised, solutions-focused, and able to
balance competing priorities
- Skilled at building strong, trusting relationships
at every level
- Emotionally intelligent, resilient, and comfortable
working autonomously
- Confident in current employment law and good HR Practice
If you love problem solving,
empowering managers, and making a meaningful difference at work, this is the
role for you.
About us
Livewell Southwest is an independent, award-winning social enterprise delivering integrated health and social care services across Plymouth, South Hams, and West Devon, with specialist services in parts of Devon and Cornwall. Our teams work in community hospitals, GP practices, sports centres, and health hubs.
As an organisation with a strong social conscience we are guided by our values, kindness, respect, inclusivity, ambition, responsibility, and collaboration. We focus on transforming services to ensure sustainability, while empowering staff and those we serve.
We involve the people we care for, along with their families and carers, in shaping the care they receive, striving to deliver the right care at the right time and place. Centering our work on individual needs helps people lead healthy, independent lives.
We prioritise employees' development, offering protected CPD time, training pathways, leadership programs, and funding for qualifications like the Care Certificate and Nurse Training Scholarships. Our induction and preceptorship programs ensure a smooth transition into our organisation.
Livewell Southwest values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community, including those with armed forces experience, lived experience of mental health, neuro-diverse conditions and learning disabilities. If you need assistance or reasonable adjustments during the application process, contact the Recruiting Manager listed in the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Employee Relations/People Management
Advise and support managers in managing absence, discipline and grievance, capability issues and management of change. This may include participation in meetings and on occasions advising managers at hearings where complex and sensitive information is communicated.
Work in partnership with managers to develop effective solutions to HR management issues through the effective use of questioning, listening, persuasion and negotiating skills.
Support the development of managers people management skills through advice, coaching and training.
Line management responsibilities may be required for junior members of the team.
Policies and Procedures
Interprets and reviews changes to employment legislation and uses this knowledge to contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies.
Training and Development
Preparing and delivering training and development activities including identifying appropriate training solutions to a variety of audiences e.g. conduct, capability, induction, maternity.
Equality and Diversity
To promote and provide advice and guidance on Equality and Diversity issues as they relate to people management and in the context of the services supported.
Other Responsibilities
Use HR data to proactively provide HR advice and guidance to support improvements within service areas e.g. tackling areas of high absence, recruitment and retention, workforce planning.
Undertake project work as required which may include carrying out research and producing reports and statistical information and working with colleagues to implement the project e.g. reward and benefits.
Participate in continuous professional development.
Undertake other duties commensurate to the role and banding of the post.
Communications and Relationships
Maintain effective working relationships with managers, employees, team members, trade unions, professional associations and external organisations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Employee Relations/People Management
Advise and support managers in managing absence, discipline and grievance, capability issues and management of change. This may include participation in meetings and on occasions advising managers at hearings where complex and sensitive information is communicated.
Work in partnership with managers to develop effective solutions to HR management issues through the effective use of questioning, listening, persuasion and negotiating skills.
Support the development of managers people management skills through advice, coaching and training.
Line management responsibilities may be required for junior members of the team.
Policies and Procedures
Interprets and reviews changes to employment legislation and uses this knowledge to contribute to the development and implementation of HR policies.
Training and Development
Preparing and delivering training and development activities including identifying appropriate training solutions to a variety of audiences e.g. conduct, capability, induction, maternity.
Equality and Diversity
To promote and provide advice and guidance on Equality and Diversity issues as they relate to people management and in the context of the services supported.
Other Responsibilities
Use HR data to proactively provide HR advice and guidance to support improvements within service areas e.g. tackling areas of high absence, recruitment and retention, workforce planning.
Undertake project work as required which may include carrying out research and producing reports and statistical information and working with colleagues to implement the project e.g. reward and benefits.
Participate in continuous professional development.
Undertake other duties commensurate to the role and banding of the post.
Communications and Relationships
Maintain effective working relationships with managers, employees, team members, trade unions, professional associations and external organisations.
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret policies, terms and conditions and analyse situations.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to use other systems as required.
- Research and analytical skills to interpret complex information.
- Developed interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills required to exchange sensitive / complex information to a variety of audiences.
- Persuasion and negotiating skills.
- Ability to present information using a variety of methods to different audiences.
- Ability to plan, prioritise, manage and organise own workload to meet conflicting and competing service needs.
- Judgement and problem-solving skills to be able to provide options/solutions on people management issues.
- Ability to access a variety of Livewell Southwest sites.
Desirable
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence management, change management, employment law and performance and case management issues.
- Experience of providing HR advice and support in an HR environment on terms and conditions e.g. policies & procedures, maternity, paternity, adoption.
- Experience of preparing and delivering training and development activities on a range of HR topics.
- Experience of using an employee records database.
Desirable
- Experience of reward & benefits
- Experience of advising on TUPE transfers either into or out of the organisation
- Broad experience of supporting on organisational change processes
- Experience of working in a Trade Union environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in HRM or related field or equivalent level of experience.
- Associate member of the CIPD.
Desirable
- Chartered Member status with the CIPD.
Knowledge
Essential
- Proven knowledge of current people management practice.
- Understanding of the principles of job evaluation.
- Proven knowledge of Equality and Diversity including associated legislation.
- Broad knowledge and experience of interpreting employment legislation e.g. TUPE legislation.
- Recent and relevant continuing professional development (e.g. Employment Law courses and regular employment up-dates).
Desirable
- Knowledge of public sector terms and conditions.
Person Specification
Specific skills
Essential
- Ability to interpret policies, terms and conditions and analyse situations.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and ability to use other systems as required.
- Research and analytical skills to interpret complex information.
- Developed interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills required to exchange sensitive / complex information to a variety of audiences.
- Persuasion and negotiating skills.
- Ability to present information using a variety of methods to different audiences.
- Ability to plan, prioritise, manage and organise own workload to meet conflicting and competing service needs.
- Judgement and problem-solving skills to be able to provide options/solutions on people management issues.
- Ability to access a variety of Livewell Southwest sites.
Desirable
- Ability to frequently travel independently and in a timely manner between Livewell Southwest sites and community locations including areas not served by public transport.
Experience
Essential
- Significant demonstrable experience of Human Resources issues in a large complex organisation including sickness absence management, change management, employment law and performance and case management issues.
- Experience of providing HR advice and support in an HR environment on terms and conditions e.g. policies & procedures, maternity, paternity, adoption.
- Experience of preparing and delivering training and development activities on a range of HR topics.
- Experience of using an employee records database.
Desirable
- Experience of reward & benefits
- Experience of advising on TUPE transfers either into or out of the organisation
- Broad experience of supporting on organisational change processes
- Experience of working in a Trade Union environment
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in HRM or related field or equivalent level of experience.
- Associate member of the CIPD.
Desirable
- Chartered Member status with the CIPD.
Knowledge
Essential
- Proven knowledge of current people management practice.
- Understanding of the principles of job evaluation.
- Proven knowledge of Equality and Diversity including associated legislation.
- Broad knowledge and experience of interpreting employment legislation e.g. TUPE legislation.
- Recent and relevant continuing professional development (e.g. Employment Law courses and regular employment up-dates).
Desirable
- Knowledge of public sector terms and conditions.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
