People Co-ordinator (Fixed Term Maternity Cover)
Department: People Team
Reporting to: Senior People Advisor
Location: Healthcare Management Trust (HMT) Sites
Contract: Full-time Fixed Term (12 months)
Salary: £28216
Join a People Team That Makes Every Contact Count
At the Healthcare Management Trust (HMT), our people are at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is to be the most innovative and highest-quality provider of niche health and social care services, delivering exceptional experiences for our residents, patients, colleagues, and communities.
We're looking for an organised, proactive, and people-focused People Co-ordinator to join our busy People Team on a fixed term basis to cover maternity cover for 12 months. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with HR administration experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to make a meaningful impact by supporting colleagues throughout their employment journey.
About the Role
As our People Co-ordinator, you'll play a key role in delivering efficient, accurate, and compliant HR administration across the full employee lifecycle. From recruitment and onboarding through to employment changes and leavers, you'll help ensure our people receive a seamless and professional experience.
Working closely with the Senior People Advisor and the wider People Team, you'll support operational HR activity across our sites, maintain accurate employee records on our HR system, assist with employee relations processes, and contribute to key people projects and organisational initiatives.
What You'll Be Doing
You'll be responsible for:
- Supporting end-to-end recruitment, ensuring an inclusive and compliant recruitment process.
- Preparing offer letters, contracts, and employment documentation with a high level of accuracy.
- Coordinating pre-employment checks, ensuring all compliance requirements are met before employment begins.
- Maintaining accurate employee records and updating our HR Information System (HRIS).
- Monitoring professional registrations, DBS renewals, and other mandatory compliance requirements.
- Supporting HR processes throughout the employee lifecycle, including starters, contractual changes, and leavers.
- Assisting with employee relations administration, including preparing documentation, taking minutes, and following up on agreed actions.
- Producing HR reports and supporting the monitoring of key people metrics such as sickness absence, turnover, induction, training, and appraisal compliance.
- Supporting People Team projects, organisational changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Acting as a positive ambassador for the People Team and Healthcare Management Trust.
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, approachable, and enjoys working collaboratively. You'll be confident managing multiple priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail and confidentiality.
Essential
- 2–3 years' administration experience within a generalist HR environment.
- Experience coordinating recruitment and onboarding activities.
- Experience maintaining employee records and HR files.
- Experience updating and maintaining a HR Information System (HRIS).
- Excellent organisational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Strong IT skills with the ability to produce and interpret HR data.
- A good standard of education or relevant professional qualification.
Desirable
- Experience using the iTrent HR system.
- Previous HR experience within healthcare or hospital services.
- CIPD Level 3 qualification, or currently working towards it.
Why Join HMT?
At HMT, we're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive. Guided by our values of being Caring, Enterprising, Resourceful, Authentic, and Accountable, we work together to improve lives through high-quality, compassionate care.
In return, you'll join a supportive team where your contribution is valued, you'll have opportunities to develop your HR career, and you'll play an important role in delivering outstanding people services that directly support exceptional care.
If you're ready to develop your HR career with an organisation that puts people first, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us make every contact count.
Pay: £28,216.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
Experience:
- HR generalist administration : 2 years (required)
Work Location: Remote
