Apprentice HR Employee Relations Administrator

Apprentice HR Employee Relations Administrator

Closing date: 24 June 2026

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust offers this apprenticeship opportunity to join our supportive Human Resources team.

We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences to join us in building a healthcare community where everyone can belong, thrive, and contribute.

• Provide administrative support to the Employee Relations service for over 14,000 Trust employees.
• Arrange complex meetings and coordinate hearing packs.
• Handle first‑line queries by phone and manage a generic email inbox.
• Maintain and update employee records using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) system.
• Use Microsoft Office tools, including Excel and touch‑typing, to prepare documentation.
• Assist in administering key employee relations processes using the ER tracking system.

• Good standard of general education (e.g., 5 GCSEs including English and Maths or equivalent).
• NVQ3, A Level, or equivalent qualification in a business‑related subject, or equivalent experience.
• Recent experience in a complex administrative environment.
• Previous customer‑facing role.
• Track record of meeting objectives.
• Ability and willingness to study for a minimum of Level 3 CIPD;
  Level 3 CIPD optional.
• Previous experience administering HR issues and in a human resources environment.
• Experience using an ER tracking system and the NHS ESR HR and Payroll system.
• Familiarity with NHS conditions of service and Trust policies and procedures.

These roles are funded by the Government Apprenticeship Scheme and do not attract visa sponsorship.

Suitable candidates must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the previous three years and have permission to live in the UK, or hold pre‑settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

• Patients First
• Always Improving
• Working Together

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A submission for Disclosure will be required to the Disclosure and Barring Service.