HR & Resourcing Lead

Description

Priory Hospital Bristol

Salary 31495.0

Full-time role of 37.5 hours a week

Priory Hospital Bristol has an opportunity for an HR & Resourcing Lead to join our team. Working towards CIPD would be ideal but not essential.

Priory Hospital Bristol, Stapleton, Bristol is a specialist mental health and addiction treatment service for individuals, families and couples. It provides fast access to treatment for a range of psychiatric conditions and addictions. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes serving Stapleton and Bristol Parkway railway station approximately 2–3 miles from the hospital.

What you'll be doing

You’ll be part of a dedicated and compassionate team, all working together to ensure the smooth running of the hospital and to support the wellbeing of our patients. While your role doesn’t involve providing direct care, your contribution is vital in helping to maintain a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for everyone. Whether you're assisting with day-to-day operations, keeping things organised, or ensuring our spaces are well looked after, your support plays an important part in creating a positive experience for those who live and work here.

Managed the full recruitment lifecycle, partnering with hiring managers and the Central Talent Acquisition team to attract, screen, and onboard high-quality candidates in line with recruitment best practices.

Coordinated end-to-end onboarding and compliance, ensuring all pre-employment checks, documentation, DBS renewals, professional accreditations, and mandatory training were completed within required timeframes.

Supported employee engagement and retention initiatives, including colleague engagement surveys, exit interviews, action planning, and Young Service Forum (YSF) meetings to improve employee experience.

Provided HR operational support and employee relations guidance, managing absence processes, occupational health referrals, return-to-work interviews, investigations, grievances, and policy compliance in collaboration with Regional HR.

Maintained accurate HR records and led administrative processes, overseeing personnel files, payroll support, HR documentation, meeting minutes, and the day-to-day management of the onsite Resourcing and HR team.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role

Essential for the role

The post-holder will have strong communication skills, relationship-building skills and excellent attention to detail. Working towards CIPD would be ideal but not essential.

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Free on-site parking

Birthday Holiday - your birthday as an extra days annual leave

Enhanced maternity pay

Contributory pension scheme

Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and Healthcare Cash Plan (Simply Health Scheme)

Access to development opportunities

Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel

Leadership & management development

Long service award

Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

About Priory

Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.

For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.