Senior Employee Relations Advisor
Welcome to Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and thank you for your interest.
In addition to receiving tertiary referrals from across the South East of England, we have a network of ‘spoke’ sites at district general hospitals enabling our consultants to offer their expertise with routine treatments and consultations as close to patients’ homes as is possible.With the recent addition of video led ‘virtual’ consultations we also enable patients who have some distance to travel to avoid the additional stress and worry of a long journey.
Working at QVH combines the excitement, challenge and career opportunities of many larger organisations with the satisfaction of delivering excellent patient care that really does re-build our patients’ lives.
We also offer attractive benefits such as- tailored personal development to support career aspirations, including accredited clinical and management development programmes
- flexible working arrangements for a work-life balance that suits you and your needs
- a dedicated reward programme, offering a range of national and local discounts, cashback and tax relief schemes
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Sustainability
At Queen Victoria Hospital we want to be the first Net Zero Hospital in England, and to achieve that wants every member of staff to be a green champion. The way in which the Trust works has a significant impact on the organisation’s carbon footprint and that of our patients.From the heat, light and power supplies within the hospital to avoiding unnecessary patient journeys, the Trust is empowering all staff to create a sustainable health and care environment for future generations. The Trust expects all staff to reuse and recycle more, to use energy and water efficiently, to walk or cycle to work if you can, and to have a focus on sustainability in the workplace.
You can view our Green Plan here: Green Plan - Queen Victoria Hospital (qvh.nhs.uk)
Job overview
To work in partnership with the Triumvirate structure to provide a professional service to managers and employees, both agenda for change and medical and dental, on all aspects of employee relations in line with relevant Trust policies, processes, terms and conditions of service, best practice and employment legislation.
Work with directorate managers in a consultative approach to understand the specific challenges and improve workforce retentionContribute to the development of workforce plans in conjunction with the relevant business unit/ directorate managers, Head of Employee Relations and Wellbeing and managers within the Workforce and Organisational Development directorate.
To champion Restorative and Just Learning Culture principles and practice.
Work with colleagues in the Workforce and Organisational Development (OD) functions, Business Units internally, and other NHS Trusts externally across the Sussex Integrated Care Board (ICB), and wider NHS, to maximise opportunities for shared learning and benchmarking best practice.
Main duties of the job
Employee relations caseload management
Change management
Training and development
Analysis and strategic - policy and service development
Managerial/people management
Working for our organisation
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise.Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services.
Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached job description and person specification for full details of the main duties and responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Post-graduate diploma or equivalent in human resources or able to demonstrate specialist knowledge within this field through practical experience
- Coaching qualification or study
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of managing an employee relations caseload across a range of matters
- Experience of giving advice and support on sensitive and confidential employee relations matters including complex and contentious casework
- Experience of leading and supporting organisational change/co-designing and implementing organisational initiatives and change programmes
- Experience of having developed and/or delivered training sessions in HR best practice
- Experience of Maintaining High Professional Standards (MHPS)
- Experience of ESR and analysing reports
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Line management experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria- Knowledge of employment terms and conditions of service
- Knowledge and understanding of employment law and legislation
- Knowledge and application of employment policies
- Knowledge of NHS employment terms and conditions of service for AfC and M&D
- Knowledge of MHPS