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Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust People and Culture Advisor

The closing date is 12 November 2026

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Job summary

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.

About us

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.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

246-COR8360164

Job locations

County Hall/Wedgewood House

Norwich

NR1 2DH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job 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!

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• 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)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Job description

Job 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!

Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!

Some of the benefits you can expect:

• NHS pension
• 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)
• staff physio service
• NHS discounts and many more

Please visit our Facebook and Twitter page @NSFTjobs

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Provision of HR advice and support to managers and staff

Knowledge

Essential

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

Desirable

• HR policies and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

• Part CIPD qualified or working towards or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Development with equivalent level knowledge and experience

Person Specification

Experience

Desirable

• Provision of HR advice and support to managers and staff

Knowledge

Essential

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

Desirable

• HR policies and procedures

Qualifications

Essential

• Part CIPD qualified or working towards or equivalent level of knowledge and experience

Desirable

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Development with equivalent level knowledge and experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall/Wedgewood House

Norwich

NR1 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall/Wedgewood House

Norwich

NR1 2DH

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

People and Culture Business Partner

Georgie Huttley

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,073 to £39,043 a year gross per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

246-COR8360164

Job locations

County Hall/Wedgewood House

Norwich

NR1 2DH

United Kingdom

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