Job vacancy: Senior Employee Relations Advisor, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea

Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Provide professional ER advice, support and coaching to staff and managers on a wide range of Employee Relations issues, policies and procedures ensuring that best practice is applied and equal opportunities principles are adhered too.

Ensure advice is balanced and pragmatic and takes into account clinical and operational issues concerning patient safety and cost.

Provide regular reports on all ER activity and ensure the employee relations database is updated on at least a weekly basis.

Provide advice on a range of complex queries escalated from the service desk and HRBP teams on matters including fixed term contracts, probationary periods, flexible working appeals and other Trust terms and conditions and benefits.

Work collaboratively and assist the Human Resources Business Partners in providing support with workforce related incidents in their respective areas.

Analyse and interpret people-related metrics to identify trends and inform the development and improvement of ER policies and processes, management development activities and employee engagement

Experience of advising a range of stakeholders on a broad range of ER issues including sickness, disciplinary, grievance and performance management
Significant experience in supporting disciplinary investigations
Experience supporting and advising managers in presenting cases at hearings
Experience of managing multiple complex ER cases from start to finish
Experience in a development role which includes design, delivery and evaluating development programmes
Experience writing policy and procedures

Knowledge of current employment legislation and best practice in ER policies, principles and procedures
Analytical skills, able to analyse information effectively identifying the causes of problems and proposing practical solutions to address them based on knowledge and application of policy
Excellent written and verbal communication skills engaging effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
Very strong report-writing skills; able to offer critical feedback to managers to improve narrative
Exceptional listening and questioning skills that enable empower and get to the heart of the issue
Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver multiple concurrent activities within agreed deadlines and to agreed standards with consistent attention to detail
Ability to develop strong relationships and coach, challenge and influence to ensure effective ER solutions, balancing risk and commerciality and resolve conflict where necessary

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.