HR Advisor
HR Advisor - CIPD level or working towards
The HR Advisor will provide a comprehensive, professional, and legally compliant HR advisory service across a portfolio of nursing homes. The role has a specific focus on UKVI sponsor licence compliance, oversight of Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), and the accuracy, integrity, and audit-readiness of personnel records, alongside core employee relations responsibilities.
Employee Relations
· Provide expert HR advice to Home Managers and senior leaders on disciplinary, grievance, absence management, performance, capability, probation, and conduct matters.
· Support and, where required, lead investigations, disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings, and appeals in line with organisational policy and Northern Ireland employment law.
· Prepare investigation reports, outcome letters, and formal correspondence, ensuring consistency, proportionality, and legal robustness.
· Advise on complex and high-risk matters including safeguarding concerns, allegations of abuse or neglect, misconduct, gross misconduct, bullying and harassment, and whistleblowing in a regulated care setting.
About the role
· UKVI Sponsor Licence Compliance & Overseas Workers
· Support the organisation’s UKVI sponsor licence compliance by coordinating and administering required processes in line with Home Office sponsor duties.
· Oversee and manage the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) lifecycle, including:
- Assigning and monitoring Defined and Undefined CoS
- Ensuring roles, salaries, hours, and locations meet Skilled Worker eligibility criteria
- Maintaining clear justification and audit trails for each sponsored role
· Conduct regular compliance checks to ensure sponsored workers:
- Are working in the role stated on their CoS
- Are working contracted hours and at approved locations
- Hold valid leave to remain and appropriate right to work
· Monitor visa expiry dates and immigration status, proactively managing extensions, variations, and follow-up actions.
· Ensure mandatory Home Office reporting is completed within required timescales, including:
- Non-attendance, absence without permission, or contract changes
- Changes to job role, salary, work location, or employment status
- Early termination of employment
· Support and prepare the organisation for UKVI audits and compliance visits, including:
- Internal compliance reviews and mock audits
- Ensuring documentation is complete, accessible, and inspection-ready
· Provide guidance to managers on sponsorship restrictions, working conditions, supplementary employment rules, and compliance risks.
· Act as a point of contact for overseas workers on HR-related matters, escalating complex immigration issues appropriately.
Personnel Records, Data Integrity & Audit Readiness
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What you will need
Required criteria
- HR Advisor
- Understanding of UKVI
Desired criteria
- Experience of COS compliance
- Northern Ireland HR legislation
Professional skills you’ll need for this job opportunity
Employment Law
Regulatory Compliance
Beaumont Care Homes
Beaumont Care Homes have residential and nursing homes across Northern Ireland; in Belfast, Bangor, Ballymena, Comber, Donaghadee, Dunmurray, Jordanstown, Hillsborough, Holywood, Lisburn, and Newtownabbey – So there’s always a Beaumont Care Home nearby. We aim to provide a safe, clean, relaxed and homely environment for all our residents, where care, well-being and comfort are of prime importance and where our staff feel is the best place to work in the care sector. The atmosphere in all our homes is welcoming and inviting whilst our healthcare staff are professional and ready to care, delivering a home-from-home feeling that helps the transition from home or hospital easier and less stressful. Beaumont Care Home’s staff undergo regular training to guarantee they provide the best one-to-one and person-centred care possible. All our staff are encouraged to develop their skills and continue on a career pathway. As a company, we believe in healthy, homemade food, and our trained chefs prepare tasty, exciting, and appealing meals to various tastes, regardless of appetite or culture.
Beaumont Care Homes offer varied activities, from trips out and summer fetes to indoor activities including arts and crafts, pamper sessions and visiting entertainment. As well as visiting dog therapists and other animals, intergenerational activities are encouraged involving local nurseries and schools. Our team of healthcare professionals and the safe, comfortable accommodation at Beaumont Care Homes Support people living with dementia, whilst also providing nursing care along with other specialist care services. We can also offer respite care in our homes. We want people to join Beaumont Care who wish to work with older and vulnerable people. Ideally, we are looking for someone who is caring and has a can-do attitude. Is that person you? Our senior managers have often begun their working life as carers, which we recognise are essential to our service, and then climbed the career ladder to become Home and Regional Managers.
Our benefits
We provide professional training, personal development and promotion paths to support and progress you. Working at our residents’ home will be stimulating and rewarding, as we maintain high care standards.