[ref. z21064001] Senior Employee Relations Advisor
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone’s potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
Are you looking for your next exciting role within the field of People & OD; one which challenges the norm and brings creative solutions to the practice of employee relations?
If so, then this might be the role for you!
We are at the beginning of an exciting journey to transform our People & OD function to deliver a proactive and effective customer-focused service to meet the challenges of the future. As the Senior Employee Relations Advisor, you will work alongside a team of likeminded colleagues to collectively play a pivotal role in providing high quality educational and operational employee relations activities in line with a ‘Just & Restorative Learning’ culture, underpinned by our values and behaviours framework.
You will comprehensively manage a complex case-load across a broad range of employee relations matters, which aligns with legislation, best practice, case law, and local policies. Operating as the subject matter expert for employee relations, you will provide a high-quality advisory and support service to facilitate early resolution of workplace matters - understanding organisational challenges and risk and providing solutions to mitigate against this.
Leading with compassion and striving for excellence, you will work in close partnership with our stakeholders to positively influence and shape the future direction of employee relations activities through the successful execution of your role.
Main duties of the job
We have a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. The Trust is fully supportive of flexible working and we are happy to discuss how you might want to work the hours within the role.
We are seeking a highly motivated Senior Employee Relations Advisor with the drive and commitment for shaping the ER agenda. You should be person-centred, solution-orientated with sound judgement and the ability to professionally challenge. Effective and timely communication is critical to the success of this role and, as such, you should possess high quality interpersonal skills.If you are committed to excellence and really making a difference to the front line care services, we’d love to hear from you.
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust encourages and welcomes applications from people with lived experience of mental health challenges. We see this as valuable and recognise the positive impact this experience can have on the work we do.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Working for our organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.There are very few organisations in the world that have such wide-ranging capabilities working with mental illness. Our scope is unique because it is built on three major foundations: care and treatment, science and research, and training.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich.By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information regarding the key duties and main responsibilities of this role.
Person specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria- Graduate CIPD or equivalent demonstrable career path, skills and experience
- Evidence of continued professional development within an ER environment
Experienc
Essential criteria- Demonstrable experience of providing a wide range of operational employee relations services to staff at all levels
- Demonstrable experience of designing and facilitating management training/briefing sessions on HR policies and procedures and management of staff
- Able to review and update HR policies and procedures in line with changes to employment law, Trust values and/or case law as required
- Understanding and experience of job evaluation processes
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Demonstrable knowledge of working at a senior HR/ER level within a complex unionised environment
- Up to date knowledge of employment law, ACAS Codes of Good Practice and their practical application in a unionised environment
- Ability to analyse and problem solve from complex information and communicate with managers and staff to assist in determining informed decisions
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
- Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
- Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
- We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
- That all applications for this post will need to be made online
- That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
- That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
- That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
- That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
- That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
- That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
- That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe’