About the Role
This role supports the People team by providing HR advice to leaders and colleagues, focusing on commercial viability, legal compliance, and fostering a positive workplace culture. It involves coaching managers, leading HR lifecycle processes, and acting as the Sage People system expert to ensure a great colleague experience.
Responsibilities
- Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day HR queries, providing accurate, timely, and commercially balanced advice across the full employee lifecycle.
- Coach, guide, and support leaders on Employee Relations matters, ensuring advice is legally sound, commercially balanced, and supportive of the DCA culture.
- Provide general HR advice and guidance on policy interpretation, terms and conditions, and best practice.
- Identify trends in Employee Relations issues and make recommendations to address the root cause.
- Lead on the colleague change and leavers process, including related administration and system updates.
- Identify and drive continuous improvement through people process development and automation.
- Support the maintenance of template documents for leaders.
- Support the development of a colleague self-serve model through Sage and the creation of FAQs and 'How to guides'.
- Support the design and delivery of local and organization-wide engagement and culture projects.
- Undertake any other tasks as required by the business or line manager.
Requirements
- Experience providing Employee Relations advice to leaders in a HR/People Advisor role.
- Experience working with Sage People (HR/Payroll system).
- Broad knowledge of HR employee life cycle activities.
- Good working knowledge of employment law.
- Ability to build strong, trusting working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
- Ability to coach and influence others to reach a desired outcome.
- Ability to work on several projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Confident using digital tools and HR systems, with a willingness to learn new software.
- Desire to learn and grow within HR.
- CIPD qualified or working towards (Level 5 or equivalent professional experience) is desirable.
- Experience of payroll processes and administration is desirable.
- This post is subject to satisfactory DBS and reference checks.
Skills
- Sage People system expertise
- Employee Relations advice
- HR policy interpretation
- HR system administration
- Process development
- Automation
- Digital tools
- Communication skills
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid Working
- 12 month maternity cover
Experience Level
- Mid-level
Education Level
- CIPD Level 5 or equivalent professional experience (desirable)
Salary/Compensations
- £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Benefits
- Doctor Care Anywhere subscription for employee and 5 loved ones
- Company Bonus
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
- Birthday Day Off
- Option to buy up to 5 additional annual leave days
- Charity Days
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Cross-Team Collaboration Opportunities
- Development Opportunities
- 30-Day Work Abroad Allowance
About the Company
- Doctor Care Anywhere (DCA) is the UK's largest private provider of telehealth services, working with insurers, healthcare providers, and corporate customers.
- DCA is committed to delivering the best patient experience and clinical care through digitally enabled, joined-up, evidence-based pathways.
- DCA's strategic ambition is to be the UK market leader in digitally enabled primary care.
- DCA is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its patients.
Equal Opportunity
- Doctor Care Anywhere is an equal opportunity employer.
- We're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
