Workplace Adjustments Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time
- Posted
- 18/08/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves leading and coordinating workplace adjustment support across the Trust, ensuring colleagues with disabilities receive the necessary assistance to thrive. You will provide practical advice to managers and employees, helping to remove barriers and improve equity of access and experience. The position is central to fostering an inclusive culture where every individual feels valued and supported. It's an opportunity to shape a key inclusion priority for the Trust.
Essential criteria
- Educated to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas; HR, EDI, occupational health, occupational therapy, employee support, disability advice or a related field.
- Knowledge of the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
- Understanding of disability, long-term health conditions, neurodivergence and workplace barriers
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers, employees or service users in a professional setting
- Experience of managing or coordinating a caseload, referrals, queries or support requests.
- Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information in line with data protection requirements
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and using systems to track progress, actions and outcomes
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of NHS employment policies, Agenda for Change terms and conditions and NHS people practices
- Knowledge of Access to Work processes, funding arrangements and workplace assessment pathways
- Experience working in an NHS, healthcare, public sector or large complex organisation.
- Experience engaging with employee networks or inclusion groups.
- Understanding of procurement or equipment ordering processes linked to workplace adjustments
- Experience supporting workplace adjustments, absence management, return to work, wellbeing or employee relations cases.
- Experience contributing to policy, process, guidance or toolkit development.
- Experience delivering briefings, training or awareness sessions
- Trust Values and Behaviours
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
- Qualifications, knowledge and experience
- Educated to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas; HR, EDI, occupational health, occupational therapy, employee support, disability advice or a related field.
- Knowledge of the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
- Understanding of disability, long-term health conditions, neurodivergence and workplace barriers
- Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers, employees or service users in a professional setting
- Experience of managing or coordinating a caseload, referrals, queries or support requests.
- Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information in line with data protection requirements
- Experience of maintaining accurate records and using systems to track progress, actions and outcomes
- Knowledge of NHS employment policies, Agenda for Change terms and conditions and NHS people practices
- Knowledge of Access to Work processes, funding arrangements and workplace assessment pathways
- Experience working in an NHS, healthcare, public sector or large complex organisation.
- Experience engaging with employee networks or inclusion groups.
- Understanding of procurement or equipment ordering processes linked to workplace adjustments
- Experience supporting workplace adjustments, absence management, return to work, wellbeing or employee relations cases.
- Experience contributing to policy, process, guidance or toolkit development.
- Experience delivering briefings, training or awareness sessions
- Trust Values and Behaviours
- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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.
Posted 20d ago · Closes in 9d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust
Workplace Adjustments Advisor
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Join the Organisational Development Team at UHS and help create a workplace where everyone can thrive.
We are pleased to be recruiting a Workplace Adjustments advisor to lead and coordinate adjustment support across the Trust. This newly established role is central to our commitment to inclusion, ensuring colleagues with disabilities can access the support they need to succeed at work.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape a key inclusion priority for the Trust. You will play a vital role in reducing barriers, improving employee experience and helping us create an environment where every individual feels valued, supported and able to reach their full potential.
About us
As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.
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