People Business Partner - 9 months fixed-term

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

People Business Partner - 9 months fixed-term

The closing date is 11 February 2026

East Midlands Ambulance Service is looking for a People Partner within the People Services Directorate. The base for the role is Trust Headquarters; however this is a hybrid role with a combination of home/office working, with an expectation of a balance of approximately 2/3 days on site in Nottingham on a weekly basis.

Flexibility is also a key to provide you with a work life balance. The position is available for 37.5 hours per week.

Leading a small people team, the post holder will be expected to make a significant contribution across the HR function and People Directorate and lead on some specific areas of work and projects as part of our People Strategy aligned to the national NHS People Plan.

This could involve all parts of our people journey at EMAS, regarding staff experience, culture, staff engagement, transformational change, employment matters as well as supporting the wider leadership and people agenda.

Main duties of the job

The role of the People Partner is a key member of the senior team within the People Directorate and operational divisions to provide strategic advice and guidance to the local leadership team. This role will support the achievement of business objectives and organisational KPIs ensuring that the advice and guidance given reflects the wider strategy of the Trust including the consistent application of HR policy and best practice and providing proactive support to develop and sustain an evolving culture.

The main duties of the role will be to:

Provide high level professional people services support to designated Divisions to support the delivery of business plans.

Support and coach key senior leaders working together in partnership regarding employee relations matters and investigations.

Support key business areas in developing culture and driving forward improvement to service quality and patient experience.

Manage and lead the provision of a high quality, responsive and comprehensive people service for the Divisions, ensuring all HR practices are embedded to support the delivery of Divisional and Trust objectives in line with annual plans and strategic objectives.

About us

The successful applicant will be reporting to the Head of People. The base for the role is Nottingham and there is a combination of a home/office working pattern, with an expectation of a balance of approximately 2/3 days on site on a weekly basis. You will be expected to travel around the East Midlands region when required and will also be expected to be flexible (and we will offer you flexibility also to carry out your role) as you will be operating in a fast paced environment.

To give an indication to the candidate, as above this will be on a regular basis to maintain a presence and could be around 2 or 3 days per week in proportion to the need as it arises and your contracted hours.

Job responsibilities

If you are applying for this role, you will:

• Have significant HR Business Partner experience with employee relations experience being essential
• Be committed to the driving and delivery of organisational change
• Be able to evidence that you are someone who maintains positive working relationships with staff directly and Trade Union colleagues
• Be someone who naturally looks to make improvements to working practices
• Have the ability to generate innovative ideas and meet challenging deadlines
• Be committed to your own personal development as part of a strategic people function.
• Currently be an HR practitioner who has a demonstrable record of excellence.

To succeed in this role you will need to be able to evidence;

• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and negotiation skills
• A proven track record of success in a senior HR role
• A successful track record of working collaboratively with Trade Union colleagues
• A proven track record of working effectively through operational managers to achieve success in wider organisational goals

Person Specification Experience and Knowledge

• Educated to masters level or equivalent experience or qualification
• Member of CIPD, qualified or equivalent experience
• Experience of managing complex people and employee relations matters
• Working truly in partnership with Trade Union colleagues
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills at all levels
• Proven experience of working at a senior level in a large complex Organisation
• Previous leadership experience or supervision of people

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust