People Relations Advisor

Job Title: People Relations Advisor

Function: People Team

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

Contract type: FTC – 12 months

Salary: £40,767

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 exciting opportunity for a People Relations Advisor to join our team at a pivotal time of transformation, helping us make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

We are seeking a passionate and experienced Employee Relations professional to join our People Team. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful impact by supporting managers to navigate complex people matters, championing early resolution, and contributing to the development of a modern, proactive and values-led people relations service.

Drawing on your employee relations expertise, you will influence positive outcomes for colleagues and the organisation, build organisation capability through coaching and guidance, and play a key role in shaping how people relations is delivered across NHS Supply Chain. Through trusted partnerships and a pragmatic approach, you will help foster a positive workplace culture that enables colleagues and teams to thrive.

Every day you will …

• Act as a trusted People Advisor, providing expert employee relations guidance, coaching and constructive challenge to managers, helping them navigate complex people matters and achieve positive, fair and consistent outcomes for colleagues.
• Partner with leaders and stakeholders across the organisation to support organisational change initiatives, ensuring people impacts are effectively managed while maintaining a positive colleague experience.
• Collaborate closely with specialist People teams, including Talent, Reward, Learning and Organisational Development, to deliver integrated people solutions that support organisational objectives and colleague wellbeing.
• Design and deliver training, coaching and development initiatives that build manager capability, increase confidence and equip leaders with the skills needed to manage people effectively and compliantly.
• Build credible and influential relationships with stakeholders at all levels, using data, insight and professional expertise to drive positive people outcomes and support high-performing teams.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve people practices, policies and processes, contributing to continuous improvement and helping to create an inclusive, engaging and high-performing workplace culture.
• Use people data, trends and insights to inform recommendations, identify risks and opportunities, and support evidence-based decision making across the business.

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.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

• Able to demonstrate a strong working knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strong employee relations knowledge and the ability to provide practical and commercially focused people advice.
• Excellent stakeholder management, relationship-building and coaching skills, with the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Experience of development and performance coaching.

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.