People and Culture Advisor

NSFT; Norwich; À distance; GBP 32 000 - 39 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

In-house & external training programs

Career progression

27 days annual leave increasing to 33

Résumé du poste

NSFT is offering a fixed-term 9-month opportunity in the People and Culture team in Norwich. The role provides HR advice to managers and staff, with a focus on absence and performance as part of a proactive HR service.

It supports flexible, hybrid working and requires commitment to patient-centred service delivery within NHS policies. Based in Norfolk/Suffolk region, the post involves working across Trust locations with a strong emphasis on professional HR practice and staff development.

Qualifications

• Providing HR advice and support to managers and staff
• Comprehensive knowledge of Employment law, HR developments and best practice
• HR policies and procedures

Responsabilités

• Provide visible, accurate HR advice to managers and staff across the Trust
• Support absence and performance management activities and contribute to HR projects
• Coach leaders in supporting staff while maintaining professional relationships

Formation

Part CIPD qualified or working towards

Post-Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Development

Description du poste

Main area People and Culture (Human Resources) Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (Commencing January 2027 - ending September 2027) Hours

• Full time
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working

37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00) Job ref 246-COR8360164

Site County Hall/Wedgewood House Town Norwich Salary £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.

Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to undertake physical intervention training and remain trained, as required by your role.

Job overview

Help us care for the people who care.

We are happy to be offering a Fixed Term Contract opportunity to join our supportive People and Culture Team. This is an ideal opportunity for someone keen to develop their HR career and who is interested in providing excellent HR advice to managers and staff.

Working as an People and Culture Advisor, supported by our experienced team, we are looking for energised individuals who will be excited to join us.

This role will play a key part in supporting managers and staff across the Trust by providing visible, accessible and proactive HR advice. Through a balanced hybrid working approach, the postholder will maintain a strong presence within local teams whilst delivering flexible and responsive support to meet service needs.

These roles can be based at our locations in either Norfolk or Suffolk.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for someone with good overall Employee Relations and HR knowledge, with proven experience of focusing on putting people before process.

We want someone who can gather and understand intelligence, specifically focusing on absence and performance management, as well as get involved in wider People and Culture related project work to increase your HR Generalist knowledge, and to help coach our leaders in supporting our staff. Communication is key. We are looking for someone who can communicate professionally with a wide spectrum of people to achieve the best outcome.

However, most importantly and in keeping with our trust values, we are looking for someone who has exceptional people and influencing skills as this role requires you to convey difficult decisions whilst having to maintain professional relationships.

Working for our organisation

If you want to make a difference in people’s experience at work by putting people before process, we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

What can we offer in return?

This is an exciting time to join NSFT as we commit to developing our Trust.

NSFT is a large mental health trust employing staff in multiple locations across Norfolk and Suffolk. We provide mental health and learning disability services in the community and inpatient settings.

We believe that staff, who feel valued by their employers and are truly engaged, and able to provide better outcomes for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Interested?

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing their experiences and learning from each other and are looking forward to welcoming you!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• a comprehensive in house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more

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Person specification

Experience

• Provision of HR advice and support to managers and staff

Knowledge

• A comprehensive knowledge of Employment law, professional HR developments and best practice
• HR policies and procedures

Qualifications

• Part CIPD qualified or working towards or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Development with equivalent level knowledge and experience

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIESApart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.