People Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Hours / week
- 37.5
- Posted
- 11/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves supporting the Trust's strategic aims by promoting effective staff utilisation and supporting organisational change. You will provide comprehensive HR advice to managers and employees, ensuring compliance with employment legislation. The position requires active engagement in projects and policy development to achieve key organisational objectives. You will work in a hybrid model, travelling around the region as needed.
Essential criteria
- CIPD Level 5 (or studying towards/equivalent experience)
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or equivalent
- Experience/Knowledge
- Proven track record of operating in an operational people directorate environment
- Operational People Advisor experience in recruitment, discipline, grievance, absence management, equality and diversity in a complex setting
- Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation related to core employment issues (maternity, partnerity,adoption,WTD, leave)
- Experience of advising managers on complex ER issues
- Experience of working with trade unions/representatives
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience of developing and/or updating policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the wider NHS initiatives
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage and supervise junior members of staff
- Ability to take the lead on particular HR projects
- Work effectively under pressure in a complex and changing environment
- Committed to CPD
- Special requirements
- Car driver/owner with insurance for business use
- Full driving licence
- CIPD Level 5 (or studying towards/equivalent experience)
- Management qualification or equivalent
- Experience/Knowledge
- Proven track record of operating in an operational people directorate environment
- Operational People Advisor experience in recruitment, discipline, grievance, absence management, equality and diversity in a complex setting
- Up-to-date knowledge of employment legislation related to core employment issues (maternity, partnerity,adoption,WTD, leave)
- Experience of advising managers on complex ER issues
- Experience of working with trade unions/representatives
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Experience of developing and/or updating policies and procedures
- Knowledge of the wider NHS initiatives
- Ability to manage and prioritise own workload
- Excellent communication/interpersonal skills
- Ability to manage and supervise junior members of staff
- Ability to take the lead on particular HR projects
- Work effectively under pressure in a complex and changing environment
- Committed to CPD
- Special requirements
- Car driver/owner with insurance for business use
- Full driving licence
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
People Advisor
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
The role of People Team is to enable the Trust to achieve its strategic aims and service objectives by promoting the most effective utilisation of staff, supporting EMAS in implementing organisational change, providing challenge and effective advice in employee relations and all other associated employee related challenges.
Main duties of the job
As the People Advisor, you will be required to be actively engaged to help provide support and understand how this fits into the corporate strategy to meet key performance indicators. The People Team is responsible for delivering a proactive, responsive service which meets the needs and exceeds the expectations of staff and managers.
As part of a passionate team at EMAS, you will be at the forefront of providing a comprehensive and professional people service to the managers and employees of the Trust; therefore an ability to build good working relationships is pivotal.You will be driven and passionate and want to be part of a dynamic People team. Through excellent communication, coaching and influencing skills the successful candidate will support and advise management on a variety of people issues at an operational level, ensuring that decision making is consistent with current employment legislation and good
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