6 Months Fixed Term Contract

Croydon - 3 days in the office, 2 days WFH

£40,000 To £45,000 Depending On Experience

Candidates to be based in Croydon/ South London

Are you looking to take the next step in your HR career within a supportive, values‑driven organisation? This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award‑winning, family‑run pharmacy group that places the wellbeing of its colleagues and local communities at the heart of everything we do.

We are seeking a proactive and people‑focused HR Advisor/Junior HRBP to join our People Team on a 6 month fixed term contract. Working alongside the HR Business Partner, you will deliver a high‑quality generalist HR service to managers and colleagues across our 240+ pharmacies, ensuring support is aligned with our company values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the management of the HR&Payroll shared inbox by ensuring a timely response is provided to HR queries from managers and colleagues.
• Take ownership of day‑to‑day employee relations matters such as maternity; sickness absence; flexible working requests & probation extensions including writing confirmation and follow up letters where appropriate.
• Ensure full compliance of sponsored‑worker documentation in line with Home Office regulations and carry out routine right‑to‑work compliance checks.
• Employment relations - Provide advice and support on the disciplinary and grievance process; coordinate and support investigations and formal hearings as part of the grievance and disciplinary process and ensure managers adhere to the defined timelines.
• Deliver HR Inductions for new starters in the Support Office.
• Deliver the HR Induction for Trainee Pharmacists and proactively oversee the coordination and timely completion of associated HR & Payroll processes.
• Long term sickness absence - manage welfare and long-term sick cases by advising managers on the process; follow up on long term sick cases; maintain the necessary documentation relevant to each case and coordinate OH referrals.
• Design and deliver HR‑related training programmes for operational teams.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to lead and deliver HR projects, ensuring effective planning and proactive execution.