Employee Relations Specialist

Senior Employee Relations Advisor - Croydon

Salary: £19.71 p/h PAYE

This crucial position involves supporting managers and staff from case initiation to resolution, ensuring all processes align with Trust policies, best practices, and employment law.

A Senior Employee Relations Advisor's Responsibilities:

• Build Strong Relationships: Establish and maintain strong working relationships with managers across the Trust to support employee relations and management upskilling requirements.
• Provide Expert Advice: Offer expert advice on HR policies, procedures, and employment law, ensuring early resolution of issues and effective risk management.
• Manage Complex Cases: Handle complex cases including sickness absence, disciplinary actions, grievances, harassment, bullying, and performance management.
• Support Staff Wellbeing: Collaborate with the Health & Wellbeing Team and Occupational Health to develop support packages for staff in distress.
• Assist in Formal Hearings: Support managers in formal hearings, ensuring they are well-prepared to present their cases effectively.
• Lead Consultation Processes: Oversee consultation and restructuring processes, including advice on redundancy and support in handling redeployment.
• Contribute to HR Policies: Participate in job evaluation panels and contribute to the authoring and revision of HR policies and document templates.
• Promote Inclusion: Advocate for equal opportunities, fairness, equity, and inclusion through all People processes.

• Proven Experience: Demonstrated experience in Employee Relations within a healthcare setting or similar environment.
• HR Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of HR policies, employment law, and best practices.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of handling sensitive and complex situations.
• Case Management: Ability to lead and manage cases from initiation to resolution, including high-stakes and complex scenarios.
• Training Experience: Experience in training and upskilling managers in HR processes.

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This is an ongoing temporary position.