Job summary
- Main area
- Administration
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 354-CO-21708(EC)
- Employer
- Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Portland House
- Town
- Worthing
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa / pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

People Advisor (Employee Relations)
NHS AfC: Band 5
Come and join us
We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.
So what can we offer you in return?
We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.
You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.
As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.
If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.
Job overview
As we look ahead to our new Trust Strategy (2025–2030), our ambition is to become a recognised employer of choice. Our working environment embraces diversity, supports professional development and offers people the opportunity to work in effective teams.
SPFT's People Function plays a crucial role across the organisation in supporting and empowering both the clinical and non-clinical workforce in the delivery of our Strategy.
- To provide day to day advice and support to employees and line managers on employment terms and conditions and routine employee relation issues, within existing policies and procedures.
- To provide day to day advice and support to line managers on Absence Management.
- To support the employee relations team and function.
- To maintain an effective, competent and professional level of service to the trust.
- To continually review and refresh employee relation, processes, procedures and guidance to ensure it is legally compliant and reflects best practice.
Interviews are planned for week commencing 4th August
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of a professional, fair and consistent people advisory function across the Trust - please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the key duties for this role.
Working for our organisation
We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.
Working in Sussex:
· Travel easily between coast and countryside, with a blend of picturesque villages and seaside towns there’s always new experiences to be enjoyed.
· Embrace the city life with great access to visit Brighton and London
· With easy access to Gatwick and Heathrow and excellent railway links across the UK there is plenty of opportunity for adventure
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the roles and responsibilities for this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Level 5 CIPD or equivalent level of experience
- Evidence of recent CPD
Experience
Essential criteria
- Generalist HR experience working within a complex organisation with exposure to a range of general HR issues
- Experience of interpreting and advising on complex terms and conditions, policies and pro cedures
- Experience of using and extracting information from HR/Payroll Database
- Experience of working cooperatively with trade unions
- Experience of advising managers on sickness, disciplinary and grievance matters
- Experienced and understanding of the scope and practical application of current and impending employment legislation
- Experience of introducing changes to working practices, policies and Knowledge and understanding of key issues within the NHS and/or other public sector organisations.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Green
- Job title
- Head of Employee Relations & Business Partnering
- Email address
- [email protected]
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