Location
Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata)
Profession
Advisor
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
12 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 9 months (Commencing January 2027 - ending September 2027)
Posted Date
30 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

2 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Knowledge

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

  • Qualifications

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

Desirable

3 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Knowledge

    HR policies and procedures

  • Experience

    Provision of HR advice and support to managers and staff

  • Qualifications

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

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main 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

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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This advert is for People and Culture Advisor with Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust in Norwich, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Advisor role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 gross per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Fixed term: 9 months (Commencing January 2027 - ending September 2027). The application deadline is 12 Nov 2026.

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