Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

People Consultant

The closing date is 24 November 2025

Job summary

We are pleased to be recruiting a People Consultant to provide focused, professional employee relations support across the Trust, in delivering Mental Health and Community Nursing within Adult and Children Healthcare services across Northamptonshire. This role will provide a wide range of opportunities to independently manage change and service transformation through delivering a customer focused employee relations service and some complex employee relations cases. Working as a People Consultant you will deliver timely and professional advice and expertise to enhance and develop the workforce, as our people are at the core of being a leading provider of outstanding, compassionate care.

In return you will benefit from working for an organisation who values you for your individuality, who supports your health and wellbeing and blend a generous reward package with a supportive work life balance.

As a valued member of our friendly, supportive and professional team you will utilise your existing people and employee relations skills and knowledge to fulfil a varied role where every day is different, interesting and rewarding.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the People Team. The successful candidate will need to quickly build relationships with managers through the Trust. The People Consultant will be encouraged to develop a comprehensive understanding of employee relations case work (including sickness absence) ensuring pragmatic solutions are reached for employee relations issues. They will also advise on terms and conditions and support projects within the care delivery pathways.

We are looking for candidates who ideally have experience of working in the NHS or a similar setting, have a CIPD qualification or are working towards this, and some experience of delivering a people service and supporting cases. Candidates will need to be great communicators, have a passion for people management and engagement and have the ability to balance priorities and workload to meet the needs of a busy service.

The People team are based at St Mary's Hospital, Kettering and work in a hybrid flexible way working from home as well as in the office, delivering timely advice utilising video conferencing and appropriate technology in order to fulfil the role requirements.

About us

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

270-TG498-CORP

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Kettering

NN157PW


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.

NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Degree in HRM or related field or equivalent level of experience
  • Associate member of the CIPD

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and practical experience of current people management practice.
  • Experience of providing HR advice and support in a unionised or Public Sector workplace
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Degree in HRM or related field or equivalent level of experience
  • Associate member of the CIPD

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge and practical experience of current people management practice.
  • Experience of providing HR advice and support in a unionised or Public Sector workplace

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

Kettering

NN157PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

Kettering

NN157PW


Employer's website

https://www.nhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Director of Workforce

Liz O'leary

Liz.O'Leary@nhft.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

10 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

24 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working

Reference number

270-TG498-CORP

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Kettering

NN157PW


Supporting documents

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