Culture and Leadership Partner - SCAS Wide

Job overview

Culture and Leadership Partner

Band 7 – 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM

This is an exciting time to join South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust as we continue our cultural transformation through our Building Trust Together culture programme.

We are seeking a passionate, skilled CIPD qualified Level 7, Culture and Leadership Partner to play a key role in helping our people feel safe, well led and valued. This is a visible, practical, and people-focused role, working closely with leaders, managers and teams across the Trust to support meaningful and sustainable culture change.

We are looking for someone with strong facilitation, coaching and engagement skills, who is confident working with a large, diverse, and geographically dispersed workforce. The successful candidate will be able to engage with difference, create psychologically safe spaces, support honest conversations and help translate culture, values, and leadership expectations into everyday practice.

The postholder will be expected to work onsite at one of our SCAS centres three days per week, working flexibly across the SCAS geographical area to support local engagement, leadership development, and culture improvement activity.

Main duties of the job

The Culture and Leadership Partner will:

• Support the delivery of key elements of the Building Trust Together culture programme.
• Work across the core workstreams: People Feel Safe, People Feel Well Led and People Feel Valued.
• Partner with leaders, managers and teams to strengthen inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership.
• Design and facilitate workshops, team interventions and development conversations.
• Create safe and inclusive spaces where staff can share experiences, explore difference and build trust.
• Use insight, feedback and evaluation to support continuous improvement.
• Support the embedding of values, behaviours and leadership standards across the organisation.
• The full job description and person specification are attached and set out the main duties, responsibilities and requirements for the role.

We are seeking a confident, values-driven Culture and Leadership Partner to support our culture programme and work with diverse teams to create an environment where staff feel safe, supported and valued.

You will understand NHS values, including equality, diversity, inclusion and psychological safety, alongside experience of supporting large scale change. You will be resilient, collaborative, and confident handling sensitive situations.

We are excited to be on this culture journey and look forward to extending the team with someone who shares our commitment to building trust, strengthening leadership and improving staff experience across SCAS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Culture and Leadership Partner – Role Summary

As a senior leader within South Central Ambulance Service, you will champion a positive, inclusive organisational culture and drive impactful leadership initiatives aligned to the People and Wellbeing strategy. You will lead and deliver key culture and leadership programmes—from design and consultation through to implementation and evaluation—ensuring they are evidence-based, inclusive and deliver measurable outcomes.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will engage and influence stakeholders, facilitate leadership development, and support teams through coaching and consultancy. You’ll play a key role in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across all workstreams, while using data insights to continuously improve and demonstrate impact.

This role requires strong project management, communication and facilitation skills, alongside the ability to motivate others, challenge constructively and lead change. Acting as an ambassador for the Culture and Leadership function, you will contribute to building a high-performing, values-driven workforce that delivers excellent outcomes for patients, staff and the wider community.

Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.