Job summary
To work as part of the Staff Experience and Health and Wellbeing Team and in partnership with the Trusts Health and Safety Team to deliver high quality advice and guidance to managers and staff in line with our policies, employment legislation, values and best practice.
Will support complex situations involving reasonable adjustments and Display Screen Equipment (DSE), ensuring staff and management are supported in line with Our Culture, in particular through compassionate leadership within a Restorative, Just and Learning Culture.
Interviews for this role will take place on Friday 11th September 2026
Main duties of the job
Main duties:
As a first point of contact, you will be responsible for advising staff and managers on HR
policies, reasonable adjustments and DSE risk management. To have the ability to
communicate complex or sensitive issues to staff and managers, show empathy and
understanding with regard to their circumstance.
To ensure effective communication and direction, cascading information and providing
training coaching and support as required.
To be proactive in identifying potential concerns, take preventative steps, and to be aware
of the legal implementations.
To advise managers and be involved in Employee Relation situations. This role will
primarily support reasonable adjustments and DSE cases within the Trust.
To send out communication to staff and managers as necessary through other channels
including updating the intranet site as and when required, ensuring the information on the
intranet is up to date and accurate.
To continuously build and maintain effective and efficient internal and external working
relationships e.g. IT, Health and Safety, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, DELT, Estates and
Facilities, Procurement and Access to Work
About us
About Devon Partnership Trust
We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.
We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do
Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.
Details
- Date posted: 18 August 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 5
- Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0632
- Job locations: Wonford House, Dryden Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AF, United Kingdom, Devon Partnerships N H S Trust, Dryden Road, EXETER, EX2 5AF, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification which will provide further information on this role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrate a range of generalist HR knowledge and experience
- Experience of supporting colleagues around Reasonable Adjustments
- and/or Display Screen Equipment
- Experience of providing advice and support to managers on HR related
- concerns including absence management..
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and good
- employment practice.
- Experience of using Microsoft Excel or similar to provide reports or to
- interpret data
Desirable
- NHS or public sector experience Experience of using NHS systems including Electronic Staff Record Knowledge of the NHS Terms and Conditions Handbook Experience of employee relations gained within a unionised environment Experience of using and extracting information from HR Databases
Qualifications
Essential
- Associate Diploma in People Management (Level 5) or equivalent
- qualification or equivalent level of experience
- Demonstration of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Affiliate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and
- Development
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