About this role
Job summary
Culture and Leadership Partner
Band 7 - 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM
This is an exciting time to join South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust as we continue our cultural transformation through our Building Trust Together culture programme.
We are seeking a passionate, skilled CIPD qualified Level 7, Culture and Leadership Partner to play a key role in helping our people feel safe, well led and valued. This is a visible, practical, and people-focused role, working closely with leaders, managers and teams across the Trust to support meaningful and sustainable culture change.
We are looking for someone with strong facilitation, coaching and engagement skills, who is confident working with a large, diverse, and geographically dispersed workforce. The successful candidate will be able to engage with difference, create psychologically safe spaces, support honest conversations and help translate culture, values, and leadership expectations into everyday practice.
The postholder will be expected to work onsite at one of our SCAS centres three days per week, working flexibly across the SCAS geographical area to support local engagement, leadership development, and culture improvement activity.
Main duties of the job
The Culture and Leadership Partner will:
Support the delivery of key elements of the Building Trust Together culture programme. Work across the core workstreams: People Feel Safe, People Feel Well Led and People Feel Valued. Partner with leaders, managers and teams to strengthen inclusive, compassionate and effective leadership. Design and facilitate workshops, team interventions and development conversations. Create safe and inclusive spaces where staff can share experiences, explore difference and build trust. Use insight, feedback and evaluation to support continuous improvement. Support the embedding of values, behaviours and leadership standards across the organisation. The full job description and person specification are attached and set out the main duties, responsibilities and requirements for the role. We are seeking a confident, values-driven Culture and Leadership Partner to support our culture programme and work with diverse teams to create an environment where staff feel safe, supported and valued.
You will understand NHS values, including equality, diversity, inclusion and psychological safety, alongside experience of supporting large scale change. You will be resilient, collaborative, and confident handling sensitive situations.
We are excited to be on this culture journey and look forward to extending the team with someone who shares our commitment to building trust, strengthening leadership and improving staff experience across SCAS.
About us
Benefits we offer:
Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally. Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years' service and 33 days after 10 years' service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time). Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme. Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS. Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team. NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more. Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest). Corporate Induction
It's really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).
All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once you start date has been confirmed.
*Please note - depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.
Job description Job responsibilities
Culture and Leadership Partner Role Summary
As a senior leader within South Central Ambulance Service, you will champion a positive, inclusive organisational culture and drive impactful leadership initiatives aligned to the People and Wellbeing strategy. You will lead and deliver key culture and leadership programmesfrom design and consultation through to implementation and evaluationensuring they are evidence-based, inclusive and deliver measurable outcomes.
Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will engage and influence stakeholders, facilitate leadership development, and support teams through coaching and consultancy. Youll play a key role in embedding equality, diversity and inclusion across all workstreams, while using data insights to continuously improve and demonstrate impact.
This role requires strong project management, communication and facilitation skills, alongside the ability to motivate others, challenge constructively and lead change. Acting as an ambassador for the Culture and Leadership function, you will contribute to building a high-performing, values-driven workforce that delivers excellent outcomes for patients, staff and the wider community.
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Person Specification
Essential Essential
Degree in healthcare or personnel-related subject or workplace knowledge, skills and experience of Organisational development Experience of and passion for training/facilitating at all levels of the organisation in both face to face and virtual environments Experience of leadership training and development of leaders - e.g. leadership programmes, career coaching or talent management initiatives Able to formulate and drive delivery of complex, multiple stakeholder initiatives Able to plan, organise and deliver a broad range of complex OD activities and interventions across team and departmental boundaries CIPD Level 7 Qualifications Certificate
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.
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Employer details Employer name South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address SCAS Wide
Bicester
OX26 6HR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://scasjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)