HR Advisor at Routes Healthcare – New England, England

HR Advisor

Location: Rochdale (Head Office)

Salary: Up to 30,000 per annum

Ready to take the next step in your HR career with an organisation that genuinely puts people first?

Routes Healthcare is a trusted provider of complex care, enhanced homecare, and supported living services across the North of England. Our people are at the heart of everything we do and that starts with how we look after our own team. We're growing, and we're looking for an experienced HR Advisor to join us at our Rochdale head office.

This is a varied, hands-on role with real scope for development. You'll work closely with the Head of HR and the wider HR team, providing day-to-day advisory support, managing HR administration, and contributing to projects across the business. If you're someone with solid HR experience who's looking to broaden their skills in a fast-paced healthcare environment, this could be exactly what you're looking for.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing first-line HR advice and support to managers and employees on employee relations matters including grievances and disciplinaries

• Preparing employment contracts, offer letters, and onboarding documentation

• Supporting the full onboarding journey from induction coordination to delivering HR sessions via Microsoft Teams or face to face

• Maintaining accurate employee records and HR databases, including absence management data

• Delivering HR training across the business

• Supporting TUPE processes for both incoming and outgoing transfers

• Preparing and analysing employee data reports

• Deputising for the HR Manager when required

• Contributing to HR projects and continuous improvement initiatives

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in an HR Advisor or HR Administrator role

• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

• CIPD Level 3 qualification

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities

• Confident working independently as well as part of a team

• Previous experience in the healthcare sector is desirable

• A genuine commitment to people and getting it right

What we offer:

• Five weeks holiday plus bank holidays and an extra day off for your birthday

• Holiday purchase scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Pension scheme

• Free parking at our Rochdale head office

• Ongoing professional development and training

• A supportive, friendly team that will back you from day one

This is more than a tick-box HR role it's a real opportunity to make a difference in a growing organisation that genuinely values its people.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today.