Workplace Adjustments Advisor: Sponsorship Available

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

Join the Organisational Development Team at UHS and help create a workplace where everyone can thrive.

We are pleased to be recruiting a Workplace Adjustments advisor to lead and coordinate adjustment support across the Trust. This newly established role is central to our commitment to inclusion, ensuring colleagues with disabilities can access the support they need to succeed at work.

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a key inclusion priority for the Trust. You will play a vital role in reducing barriers, improving employee experience and helping us create an environment where every individual feels valued, supported and able to reach their full potential.

Person Specification

Qualifications, knowledge and experience

Essential

  • Educated to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas; HR, EDI, occupational health, occupational therapy, employee support, disability advice or a related field.
  • Knowledge of the Equality Act 2010, including the duty to make reasonable adjustments.
  • Understanding of disability, long-term health conditions, neurodivergence and workplace barriers
  • Experience of providing advice and guidance to managers, employees or service users in a professional setting
  • Experience of managing or coordinating a caseload, referrals, queries or support requests.
  • Experience of working with confidential and sensitive information in line with data protection requirements
  • Experience of maintaining accurate records and using systems to track progress, actions and outcomes

Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS employment policies, Agenda for Change terms and conditions and NHS people practices
  • Knowledge of Access to Work processes, funding arrangements and workplace assessment pathways
  • Experience working in an NHS, healthcare, public sector or large complex organisation.
  • Experience engaging with employee networks or inclusion groups.
  • Understanding of procurement or equipment ordering processes linked to workplace adjustments
  • Experience supporting workplace adjustments, absence management, return to work, wellbeing or employee relations cases.
  • Experience contributing to policy, process, guidance or toolkit development.
  • Experience delivering briefings, training or awareness sessions

Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential

  • Patients First
  • Always Improving
  • Working Together

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 15 September 2026

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