People Relations Advisor

Supply Chain Coordination Limited; Nottingham, Sheffield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

In-house training

Wellbeing leave

Generous pension

Flexible benefits

Volunteering leave

Discounts

Job summary

NHS Supply Chain is seeking a People Relations Advisor to support managers with employee relations and champion an early resolution approach, helping shape a modern, proactive and values-led people relations service.

Based in a hybrid setup with two days per week at our Nottingham or Sheffield office, you will influence outcomes, coach leaders, and collaborate across specialist People teams to deliver solutions that support colleague wellbeing and organisational objectives.

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong employee relations knowledge with practical, commercially focused advice.
• Excellent stakeholder management and coaching skills with the confidence to influence.
• Experience in development and performance coaching.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted People Advisor, providing expert employee relations guidance and coaching to managers to navigate complex people matters and achieve fair outcomes.
• Partner with leaders and stakeholders to support organisational change initiatives while maintaining positive colleague experience.
• Collaborate with Talent, Reward, Learning and Organisational Development to deliver integrated people solutions that support objectives and wellbeing.
• Design and deliver training and development initiatives to build manager capability and compliant leadership.
• Build influential relationships with stakeholders using data and professional insights to drive positive outcomes and high-performing teams.
• Identify opportunities to improve people practices, policies and processes and contribute to continuous improvement.
• Use people data to inform recommendations, identify risks and opportunities, and support evidence-based decision making.

Skills

Employment Law Knowledge

Employee Relations

Stakeholder Management

Coaching & Development

Job description

Job Posted: 2 September 2026
Job Updated: 2 September 2026

Location: Hybrid Work – Expectation is two days per week at either our Nottingham or Sheffield office

Contract type: FTC – 12 months

Required start date: Due to the immediate business need to support the delivery of key priorities and objectives within the current financial year, we are seeking candidates who are available to start immediately or who have a notice period of no more than four weeks.

NHS Supply Chain currently has an exciting opportunity for a People Relations Advisor to join our team at a pivotal time of transformation, helping us make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Employee Relations professional to join our People Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting managers to navigate complex people matters, championing early resolution, and contributing to the development of a modern, proactive and values-led people relations service.

Drawing on your employee relations expertise, you will influence positive outcomes for colleagues and the organisation, build organisation capability through coaching and guidance, and play a key role in shaping how people relations is delivered across NHS Supply Chain. Through trusted partnerships and a pragmatic approach, you will help foster a positive workplace culture that enables colleagues and teams to thrive.

Every day you will …

• Act as a trusted People Advisor, providing expert employee relations guidance, coaching and constructive challenge to managers, helping them navigate complex people matters and achieve positive, fair and consistent outcomes for colleagues.
• Partner with leaders and stakeholders across the organisation to support organisational change initiatives, ensuring people impacts are effectively managed while maintaining a positive colleague experience.
• Collaborate closely with specialist People teams, including Talent, Reward, Learning and Organisational Development, to deliver integrated people solutions that support organisational objectives and colleague wellbeing.
• Design and deliver training, coaching and development initiatives that build manager capability, increase confidence and equip leaders with the skills needed to manage people effectively and compliantly.
• Build credible and influential relationships with stakeholders at all levels, using data, insight and professional expertise to drive positive people outcomes and support high-performing teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve people practices, policies and processes, contributing to continuous improvement and helping to create an inclusive, engaging and high-performing workplace culture.
• Use people data, trends and insights to inform recommendations, identify risks and opportunities, and support evidence-based decision making across the business.

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

• Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
• We recognise our employees’ hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
• We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
• A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
• Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
• 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
• Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health.We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations.Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Able to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong employee relations knowledge and the ability to provide practical and commercially focused people advice.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building and coaching skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Experience of development and performance coaching.

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team [e-mail] who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.