Employee Relations Advisor

Job overview

Employee Relations Advisor Division: HR&OD Care Group: Employee Relations Band: NHS AfC Band 5 Salary: £32,073 - £39,043 per annum/ pro rata

We are looking for candidates to recruit for an Employee Relations Advisor, who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.

The role will provide a professional advisory support service to managers on general operational ER issues, such as terms and conditions of service, sickness absence, performance management and resolution of staff concerns.

Main duties of the job

The role will support to provide a fully comprehensive and high quality ER support and advisory service to the Trust.

You will manage an ER caseload, supporting managers with all types of ER casework, with specific focus on the proactive management of sickness absence and performance management, including supporting managers in the preparation of these cases at all stages of the procedure as needed.

The role will also support with the management of the ER forums; coordinating meetings, note taking and diary management.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Act as first point of contact for ER advice to managers across the full range of employee relations issues including grievance, discipline, capability, sickness absence, redeployment, in line with best practice, Trust policy and employment legislation
• Take a proactive lead in monitoring and analysing sickness absence for designated business areas, ensuring both short-term and long-term sickness is being managed in line with trust policy in a timely and efficient manner
• Provide advice to managers regarding flexible working requests, ensuring staff are treated fairly and avoiding risks of discrimination
• Providing guidance to managers regarding reasonable adjustments, and facilitating applications for ill-health retirement in a timely manner
• Under the guidance of the Senior ER Advisor, manage caseload of employee relations issues and advise managers on ER issues in particular: sickness absence cases performance concerns and probation cases.
• Ensure that advice and assistance to managers on staff-related operational issues is of a timely, accurate and professional nature, adhering to KPIs and policy timescales
• Contribute to the development and delivery of ER training programmes to develop the capability of line managers in managing ER issues. ·
• Analyse workforce information reports, e.g. sickness reports, to highlight trends and provide practical solutions to facilitate timely resolution, including providing local coaching and training to managers and team leaders in addressing employee relations issues
• To be responsible for taking and transcribing minutes at formal hearings to ensure an accurate record of proceedings is kept for use at internal appeals and external Employment Tribunal Hearings
• To support managers and provide professional advice in preparing relevant management statements of case for internal formal case hearings
• Working proactively with managers to improve sickness absence and other workforce key performance indicators in line with the Trust’s performance targets and strategy.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.