People Leader, Remote Patient Care
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 14/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a dynamic People Leader to head the Recruitment and Health & Wellbeing functions within Remote Patient Care (RPC) at Yorkshire Ambulance Service. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting, engaging, and equipping the workforce to deliver outstanding patient care. Key aspects include shaping workforce experience, promoting staff wellbeing, strengthening recruitment and retention, and fostering a positive, inclusive culture across EOC and IUC services. The role involves working closely with operational leaders and corporate colleagues to ensure people remain central to the organisation's mission.
Essential criteria
- Experience managing sensitive and complex staff issues, including attendance management, well being concerns, performance matters and escalation handling
- Experience working in a high-pressure, fast-paced and reactive operational environment, requiring regular reprioritisation and rapid decision-making
- Advanced knowledge of HR practice, staff wellbeing, and workforce management frameworks, including the NHS People Plan, and the ability to translate national and organisational people priorities into effective operational delivery
- Significant experience of leading people and teams, including supervision, appraisals, setting objectives, coaching, and supporting staff development
- Experience managing sensitive and complex staff issues, including attendance management, well being concerns, performance matters and escalation handling
- Experience working in a high-pressure, fast-paced and reactive operational environment, requiring regular reprioritisation and rapid decision-making
- Advanced knowledge of HR practice, staff wellbeing, and workforce management frameworks, including the NHS People Plan, and the ability to translate national and organisational people priorities into effective operational delivery
- Significant experience of leading people and teams, including supervision, appraisals, setting objectives, coaching, and supporting staff development
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
People Leader, Remote Patient Care
The closing date is 27 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for a dynamic People Leader to lead our Recruitment and Health & Wellbeing functions across Remote Patient Care (RPC).
This is an exciting opportunity to lead our Recruitment and Health & Wellbeing functions, ensuring our workforce feels supported, engaged and equipped to deliver outstanding patient care.
You will play a key role in shaping workforce experience, promoting staff wellbeing, strengthening recruitment and retention, and fostering a positive, inclusive culture across EOC and IUC services. Working closely with operational leaders and corporate colleagues, you will help ensure our people remain at the heart of everything we do
Main duties of the job
- Lead and support the Recruitment and Health & Wellbeing teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, people-focused services across RPC.
- Develop and implement initiatives that improve staff wellbeing, engagement, retention and workforce experience.
- Provide leadership and expert support in managing complex people issues, including wellbeing concerns, attendance management and workforce challenges.
- Work closely with operational, HR and corporate colleagues to develop workforce solutions that support service delivery and organisational priorities.
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