Employee Relations Advisor

Job overview

We’re looking to appoint an Employee Relations Advisor to join our team. This post offers a unique opportunity for an HR professional wishing to develop and increase their Employee Relations knowledge and skills.

We will strive to give you the best possible experience for the next stage of your career.

As the Employee Relations Advisor, you will be responsible for supporting the management of an ER case load, focusing on sickness absence, working proactively with managers to agree plans and propose recommendations within designated areas for the management and reduction of sickness absence.

You will work closely with Senior Employee Relations colleagues who will ensure that they are fully supported and developed to gain valuable experience, knowledge and skills to deliver within this role. The Employee Relations Advisor will also be provided with opportunities to challenge and stretch their abilities.

Flexible Working:

The team operates under a hybrid working agreement, with onsite working 3 days per week, working from home 2 days per week. However, the needs of the service will come first and more onsite working may be required

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for managing employee relations case load including sickness absence, disciplinary, early resolution and capability cases working proactively with managers to agree outcomes and propose recommendations, ensuring that risks are dealt with efficiently.

The Employee Relations Advisor will be responsible for ensuring that advice and assistance to managers complies with HR best practice and employment legislation and fosters good employee relations.

The Employee Relations Advisor will work collaboratively with the HR Business Partners to support the organisation’s business objectives.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We value the unique perspectives and experiences that diverse teams bring and are committed to creating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and empowered to succeed."

If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide timely, consistent and proactive professional ER advice in relation to sickness absence ensuring that best practice is applied.

Support managers at formal sickness absence review meetings and presenting managers at hearing under the Trust Sickness Absence Policy.

Advise and support managers on ill-health retirement and the management of staff whose long-term conditions are likely to be covered by the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010.

Assist with HR projects that support the delivery of the strategy as directed by the Head of ER.

Design, develop and deliver training to managers, employees and colleagues on ER related topics to enhance manager’s knowledge and skills. To design and deliver ad-hoc training as required.

Work with the ER Managers/ER Specialists and Head of ER in driving the Equality, Diversity, Inclusion agenda to improve Workforce Race Equality Standards (WRES) and Workforce Disability Equality Standard (WDES) data to support staff and become a more inclusive organisation.

Please review the job description for further details.

Person specification

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree level or equivalent experience in an HR Advisory role

• CPP or part CIPD qualified

EXPERIENCE

• Experience advising managers in relation to complex people management issues

• CPP or other HR qualification or working towards CIPD
• Experience in supporting with disciplinary and grievance investigations

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.