Senior People Advisor | Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior People Advisor in Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to provide support to our services.

At Homerton we believe that diverse teams deliver the highest quality care for our patients. So, to achieve the Trust’s vision for its people - to be the best place to work in the NHS - we know we must seek applications from high quality people whose backgrounds, experiences and identities broaden and enhance the diversity of our existing staff.

We are working to embed aRestorative, Just and Learning Cultureacross Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring that our policies, processes and everyday behaviours reflect these principles.

Our aim is to create a workplace where everyone feels safe, supported, respected and empowered to speak up. By embedding these principles across our culture improvement workstreams, we aim to build trust, strengthen relationships and create a more positive and inclusive working environment where all our people can thrive.

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We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior People Advisor who will be instrumental in supporting the development of just and learning culture. This will include supporting with the review and development of people policies and management training packages.

This offers a great opportunity for an engaging, solution orientated individual to play a vital role in delivering our People advisory service. The role will provide expert advice on a range of complex employee relation cases which include disciplinary processes, grievance, performance management, management of change, TUPE and absence management.

An element of the role will be increasing the management capacity of line managers by coaching and equipping them with the knowledge and skills to handle staff management responsibilities aiming to deliver a just, fair and inclusive culture in line with the Trust's strategic direction.

You should have up to date knowledge of employment law and providing professional advice up to and including at hearing panels.

You should have experiences of working collaboratively with staff, staff side representatives, senior operational managers and people colleagues.

We are looking for a driven Senior People Advisor who will be able to demonstrate relevant experiences of successfully managing a varied and demanding caseload, and meeting strict deadlines as well as an ability to act as a role model and advocate for the People Team and other colleagues.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s on this page

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Monday 2 Nov 2026