Freedom to Speak up Guardian
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Making voices heard in a Trust that will listen and learn.
This isn't just another Freedom to Speak Up Guardian role -- it's a chance to shape the speaking up culture at one of the country's largest NHS Foundation Trusts.
With 25,000 colleagues across our Hospitals, Community Services and corporate teams, you'll be joining an organisation where your role as Guardian genuinely matters to amplify the voice of our people to the highest level.
Our new operating model is creating fresh opportunities to embed psychological safety deep into our everyday culture, and we need someone who can turn that vision into lived reality for every single colleague.
Our Board are absolutely committed to this work -- it is more than a requirement for us, it is fundamental to the safety of patients and staff. We know that when people feel safe to speak up, patient care improves, innovation flourishes, and our colleagues thrive.
You'll have direct access to the Chief People Officer as your Executive lead, and you will inform and influence the senior leadership. You will have ring-fenced time to do the role well, and the resources to build something courageously transformative. It's a journey we're on.
You'll be the independent voice that helps our 25,000 colleagues speak up safely and effectively. Working across our multiple sites, you'll build and lead our Champion network, ensuring every corner of our Trust has someone who understands the barriers people face and knows how to address them.
You'll present directly to our Board, challenge senior leaders when needed, and use data to drive real change in how we respond to and learn from concerns.
This role requires someone who can hold difficult conversations with compassion, analyse complex patterns of speaking up data, and turn individual concerns into organisational learning. You'll support colleagues through challenging situations, develop training programmes, and work closely with leaders across the Trust to embed preventions and share good practice.
Our values of being Kind, Connected and Bold aren't just words on a wall -- they'll guide how you approach every conversation, every challenge, and every opportunity to make UHB a place where speaking up strengthens rather than threatens relationships.
Closing date 16th July 2025.
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