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NHS Supply Chain

People Experience Partner

Wakefield
£47.9k/yr
Posted about 15 hours ago
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Job Title: People Experience Partner

Function: People Team

Location: Hybrid Work - Expectation is two days per week at either our Nottingham or Wakefield office

Contract type: FTC - 12 months

Number of roles - 2 x Nottingham, 1 x Wakefield

Salary: £47,874

Required start date: Due to the immediate business need to support the delivery of key priorities and objectives within the current financial year, we are seeking candidates who are available to start immediately or who have a notice period of no more than four weeks.

Closing Date: Wednesday 16th September 2026.

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a People Experience Partner to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

The People Experience Partner plays a key role in delivering our People Strategy through strong partnerships with leaders and managers across assigned directorates.

Combining a people-centred approach with data-led decision making, the role supports the delivery of directorate people plans that drive colleague engagement, capability, performance and organisational effectiveness.

Working closely with People Experience Leads, specialist People teams and business leaders, the People Experience Partner provides pragmatic advice, coaching and challenge to ensure people priorities align with business objectives and organisational values. The role focuses on translating People Strategy into practical actions that improve colleague experiences and support business performance.

Every day you will…

  • Partner with leaders and managers to understand business priorities and deliver people-focused solutions.
  • Providing expert advice, coaching and challenge on employee relations, performance and people management matters.
  • Using people data and insights to identify trends, manage risks and support informed decision-making.
  • Driving talent, succession and workforce planning activities to build capability for the future.
  • Supporting organisational change and collaborating with specialist People teams to enhance the colleague experience.

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What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

  • Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.
  • We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and colleague recognition awards.
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.
  • A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
  • Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)
  • Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.
  • 2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community.
  • Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

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What skills will help you thrive in this role?

  • Experience in a People Partner, HR Business Partner, HR Manager or similar role within a complex organisation.
  • Strong employee relations knowledge and the ability to provide pragmatic, commercially focused people advice.
  • Excellent stakeholder management, coaching and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively.
  • Ability to analyse people data and translate insights into practical solutions and actions.
  • Strong communication, problem-solving and relationship-building skills, with a passion for delivering a great colleague experience.

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

Struggling to complete our application form, and require additional support? Reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at careers@supplychain.nhs.uk who will be happy to help you with alternative ways to apply.

We reserve the right to close any vacancy from further submissions when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

SCCL is a company Registered in England and Wales, with company number 10881715, to act as the management function of the NHS Supply Chain.

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Skills

Employee relations
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Influencing
Data analysis
Workforce planning
Performance management
Change management
Problem-solving
Relationship-building
Strategic planning
Communication
HR business partnering
Talent management
Commercial awareness

Location

Wakefield, England, United Kingdom

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