Senior Employee Relations Advisor
Job overview
Senior Employee Relations Advisor
Band 6, Full Time, Permanent, Hybrid working arrangement with one day from home
*******Previous applicants need not apply********
Are you an experienced Employee Relations (ER) professional looking for your next challenge? We’re looking for a Senior Employee Relations Advisor to join our supportive ER team at Croydon Health Services. If you’re passionate about fair and effective people management, this could be the perfect role for you!
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has strong knowledge of employment law and HR policies
- Brings proven experience in handling complex ER cases
- Is an excellent communicator, able to provide clear, practical, and persuasive advice
- Can build strong relationships and work collaboratively with managers and HR colleague
Proposed Interview Date - TBC
Main duties of the job
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Senior ER Advisor, you’ll work closely with the ER Manager, ER Advisor, and HR Business Partnering team to provide a proactive and people-centred ER service. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Supporting managers in resolving complex ER cases using Just Culture principles, ensuring fairness and compassion remain at the heart of the process
- Managing a varied and complex caseload, including disciplinary, grievance, bullying & harassment, and capability cases
- Advising managers on best practice, employment law, and Trust policies, helping them feel confident in handling ER issues
- Building strong, positive relationships across the organisation and providing clear, persuasive advice to managers
Working for our organisation
Why Join Croydon Health Services?
At Croydon Health Services NHS Trust, we’re committed to providing outstanding care to a diverse population of over 360,000 people. Our team of 4,100 dedicated staff work across hospitals, specialist clinics, and within the community—delivering healthcare where it’s needed most.
We know that working in the NHS is demanding, but with the right team, we’re making a real impact. We empower our people to drive change, embrace innovation, and develop their careers with access to training, education, and professional development opportunities.
If you’re looking for a supportive team and a role where you can make a real difference, we’d love to hear from you!
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria- Level 5 CIPD
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
Experience/Knowledge
Essential criteria- Proven experience in a HR advisory role with minimal supervision
- Experience providing advice and recommendations to managers on complex employee relations issues including disciplinary, grievance and capability matters
- Experience of supporting management with timely and robust completion of investigations
- Able to review and update HR policies and procedures
- Up to date knowledge of employment law and good employment practice
- NHS experience
- Trained AFC Job matcher
SKILLS/ABILITIES
Essential criteria- Able to convey ideas and advise clearly, concisely with conviction and in a persuasive manner
- Ability to analyse and problem solve from complex information and communicate with managers and staff to assist in determining informed decisions
- High standard of verbal and written communication skills/able to generate own correspondence and reports, and draft policy revisions, all with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to coach managers on how to apply HRM practices appropriately.
- Familiar with electronic HR reporting and recording systems and producing reports as required