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Are you a passionate and committed people professional who can adapt and be proactive in a fast-paced environment? We are seeking a People Advisor to join our team in the Emergency Operations Centres, located in Exeter and Bristol, where you will be provided with support to develop your skills and knowledge to advise leaders on employee relations matters and policy.

The EOCs are critical to our ambulance operations. They are the central coordinating function for all our emergency and urgent care ambulance services. This is a fantastic opportunity to work collaboratively with and support the People Partner and Senior People Partner for the EOC, where you can expect to be involved with organisation design, policy improvements and employee relations investigations.

• Shadowing the People Partner and supporting with investigations and hearings to gain exposure of employee relations case management.
• Participate in job evaluation and flexible working panels.
• Support Serious Misconduct Hearings and Grievance Hearings.
• Deal with queries from employees and managers on employment matters via the central People Partner inbox.
• Support the development of projects, policies and initiatives in line with the People strategy and as guided by the People Partner and Senior People Partner.
• Become familiar with the mechanisms of trade union interaction and ensure your approach continue to support the implementation of a partnership approach and develop and maintain good working relationships with representatives of Trade Unions and staff organisation.
• Participate in recruitment assessment centres trustwide.

Our People team are working on a hybrid basis due to the nature of the role and requirements to travel. In order to forge the best relationships with the management teams and People Partner, we would require you to be present within either the Exeter or Bristol EOC 1-2 times per week.

At South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) we have a culture where everyone is valued for being themselves. Our aim is to work together to promote the most inclusive environment possible, which attracts people from the widest range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work that we do together, for the benefit of all of our employees, our patients and the communities we serve. We offer flexible working opportunities, inclusive policies and a range of feedback mechanisms to support individuals and to enable a positive, welcoming environment where our people and their careers can thrive in.

We employ over 5,000 employees mainly clinical, operational and emergency response staff as well as supporting roles. We also employ Doctors and volunteers which include community first responders and fire co-responders.

We take all the steps needed to provide the most compassionate patient care possible whilst also providing an enjoyable and safe place to work. We actively promote a positive set of behaviours as being key to our performance both individually and collectively. Our recruitment, selection and screening processes are designed to uphold these standards and we invite all our candidates to actively share with us through these processes how they will bring these behaviours to life.

To view the Trust's Mission, Vision, Values and Goals click here

For further information about this role please see attached the job description and person specification attached.

PLEASE NOTE: Internal candidates are asked to seek approval from their current SWASFT line manager prior to applying for this secondment opportunity.