Employment Adviser
Employer: British Medical Association (BMA)
Location: All Employment Advisers are home-based, and IT equipment will provided. While the location is flexible, and travel is not extensive, we require the successful applicant to be able to attend meetings on a regular, and ad-hoc, basis at various locations across the UK, including our head office in London.
Temporary: This is a fixed term contract role for up to 12 months.
Working hours: Full time, 40 hours per week
Salary: £44,760.00 per annum
Closing date: 22 October, 2025
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Job Overview
About the BMA
The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. We represent, support and negotiate on behalf of all UK doctors and medical students.
Join the BMA at a crucial time for doctors and the NHS and be part of a team working for better pay and conditions for the profession.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a candidate with strong HR and employee relations experience to join the Employer Advisory Service. This team provides employment law and HR advice to our GP practice and Primary Care Network members regarding the management of their staff.
The successful candidate will provide employment law and HR advice to our members who are GP partners via telephone and email. Daily casework will vary between day-to-day people management issues, formal process advice, the issuing and drafting of settlement agreements. Experience in giving initial advice around GP partnership agreements would be desirable, though not essential.
If you have experience gained as an Employee Relations Advisor, Case Manager or HR manager with a strong Employee Relations focus then this could be the next role for you.
This is a fixed term contract role for up to 12 months.
All Employment Advisers are home-based, and IT equipment will provided. While the location is flexible, and travel is not extensive, we require the successful applicant to be able to attend meetings on a regular, and ad-hoc, basis at various locations across the UK, including our head office in London.
To be successful as an Employment Adviser you'll have:
- An excellent knowledge of HR practices and an up-to-date knowledge of employment law
- Experience working within an Employment Advisory or Employee Relations role
- Minimum level 5 CIPD or relevant qualification (desirable)
- Proven experience of managing high volume complex cases
- Demonstrable experience of advising employers and managers on staff/employment issues
- Demonstrable experience advising employers on best practice and the commercial risks of poor people decisions
- Excellent IT skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook)
- Strong relationship building skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Knowledge of the NHS structure and major NHS issues would be an advantage
- Knowledge and understanding about partnership issues is advantageous
- A team player who can work well autonomously and as part of a team
Why work for us?
We offer a wide range of benefits including:
30 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a BMA company day
Double matching pension contributions up to 12% of salary
Additional leave entitlement for volunteering or moving house (after completion of probationary period)
Onsite gym and subsidised café at BMA House
Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) with free confidential counselling, a helpline and specialist support available
BMA Law - discounted rates for employees requiring legal services such as will writing/conveyancing
Multiple flexible benefits and discounts through our employee benefits platform
Lots of Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub
Season ticket loan (up to £10,000) after completion of probationary period
Anonymous recruitment
The BMA endeavours to be an inclusive employer, ensuring fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for roles. To support our aims, we use specific software to remove all personal identifying information from CVs and applications. Personal information such as name, date of birth, age and gender are anonymised and will only become visible to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.
To apply please upload an up to date version of your CV and supporting information setting out your suitability for the role.
Whether the role needs you to work at home, in an office or in a hybrid way, we`ll provide all the support you need.
If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, please apply through our website. However, if you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support at any point during the application process, please email recruitment@bma.org.uk.
Diversity & Inclusion Monitoring:
Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts everybody signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.
BMA is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge as we recognise that diversity makes us stronger.
Please note, we are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK points-based immigration system and we do not hold a sponsorship licence.
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