Main area HR Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent funding for a full time post, part time hours welcomed Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Other
37.5 hours per week (Variable) Job ref 174-HRBP-121125
Employer Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site will be required to attend our Head Office in Wakefield, but the base location can be agreed across the Yorkshire region Town Wakefield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 30/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 12/12/2025
HR Business Partner
Band 7
Job overview
The People Strategy Leadership team have a permanent opportunity for an experienced HR professional to join our team as HR Business Partner. This permanent post is available on full time or part time hours and whilst the postholder will be expected to cover the footprint of the Trust across Yorkshire, the post's base could be in North, East, West, or South Yorkshire and applications are welcome from across the patch. We work in a hybrid way, and we will support the postholder to manage their own time and diary although there is in person attendance required occasionally at our Head Office in Wakefield.
Main duties of the job
This post will be responsible for the quality of our employee relations activity and will be responsible for a caseload of disciplinary, grievance, absence and organisational change. Alongside this you will work collaboratively with colleagues in Leadership & OD, Health and Wellbeing, EDI, and others across the People & OD Directorate to get to grips with our people across the life cycle of their employment.
Supported by an experienced team of Senior HR Business Partners and HR Business Partner Peers, the postholder will support the wider People Advisory team and will be exposed to the full matrix of the Trust from the 999 frontline to our Corporate Support Services.
Working for our organisation
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
* Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
* 27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
* Contributory Pension.
* Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes.
* Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
* Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
* Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details and role responsibilities, please see the job description and person specification attached.
Applicants are welcome to reach out to talk flexible working, to understand more about the post and its focus areas, or to get to know the Trust in more detail.
Person specification
Experience and achievements
* Significant experience of advising senior leaders of the organisation on a broad range of people matters, balancing risk, legal compliance with business need
* Experience of managing multiple complex ER cases.
* Experience of working in partnership with Trade union representatives towards shared goals and achieving organisational outcomes
Skills and Abilities
* Ability to assess and recommend appropriate courses of action on complex, specialist HR issues requiring analysis, interpretation, and compare a range of options.
* Ability to plan, prioritise, communicate and deliver against personal and team objectives and work plans.
* Able to work well both independently and as part of a team, ensuring team goals are met
Knowledge and education
* Educated to master's degree level or significant demonstrable equivalent
* CIPD Associate Membership/Level 5 (or working towards)
* Thorough up-to-date knowledge of employment law, ACAS Code of Practice and employee relations processes.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities and patients we serve across the Yorkshire region. Our ambition is to work together to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts candidates from all sections of the community and signals our commitment to embracing diversity and promoting inclusivity.
As an inclusive organisation we welcome applicants irrespective of people’s age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people with lived experienced from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, people from the LGBT+ community, people with caring responsibilities and people with disabilities. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including an invitation to the first stage of the selection process, for applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy, and consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability under the “Disability Confident Scheme”.
Please note that the salary range stated in advertisements is calculated on a pro-rata basis if the vacancy is part-time. For zero-hours/bank worker positions, this is calculated on an hourly basis.
Please note that certain benefits may differ for zero hours (bank) workers, including annual leave entitlement which is calculated in line with Working Time Directive regulations.
Disclosure and Barring Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of children & vulnerable adults. Many of our posts are subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service check (DBS). Should this position be subject to a DBS check the cost will be recovered from your salary as a one-off payment. Currently the charges made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (incl. application fee) are £54.40 for an enhanced check and £26.40 for a standard check.
Any correspondence regarding an application will be sent electronically via the Trac Jobs Website to the email address that was provided at the time of the application. It is important, therefore, that you read your emails on a regular basis and respond as necessary.
Please note, the selection processes at Yorkshire Ambulance Service are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.
Our values underpin everything we do and how we do it; Kindness, Respect, Teamwork, Improvement.
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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Contact
Name Jack Sunderland
Job title Senior HR Business Partner
Email address Jack.Sunderland@nhs.net
For further details or an informal conversation, please contact: Jack Sunderland, Senior HR Business Partner at jack.sunderland@nhs.net
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