Senior People Advisor, Band 6

Job summary

You will be able to provide expert support and guidance to employee relations processes within the Trust, supporting managers, staff and colleagues to deliver timely, just and compliant resolutions of cases. We are in the process of introducing a restorative, just and learning culture, across all are HR practices and processes. We capture and analyse employee relations data in order to identify to the Business Partners trends within their areas of responsibility for intervention.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of professional knowledge and practice across the People Advisory Team, supporting colleagues to develop their skills and professional capability. Promote and embed a Restorative, Just and Learning Culture (RJLC) approach across people casework, ensuring practice is consistent, reflective and focused on learning and improvement.

About us

The People Advisory Team is part of the People & OD Department which includes People Operational Services, Leadership and OD, Recruitment, and Professional Education. Our team provides a People Advisory service focusing on employee relation casework, and production of key employee relation statistics, but also encompassing reward and retention initiatives, delivery of training and other related HR interventions to support over 12000 colleagues working across both Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS).

With a team of over 9,000 employees, we are proud to be the largest employer in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from an excellent package that includes exclusive benefits, flexible working opportunities and the chance to gain valuable experience in one of our innovative hospitals. As well as generous annual leave allowance, access to the excellent NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, discounts at local shops and restaurants, access to two on-site nurseries, discounted public transport, reward and recognition and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Details

Date posted

14 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

318-26-T0559

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire (Gloucester / Cheltenham)

GL1 3NN

United Kingdom

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