An exciting opportunity has arisen for highly motivated and experienced HR professional to join our dedicated Employee Relations (ER) team. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your HR career, and offers both flexible and hybrid working in a supportive environment within a friendly team. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is growing, with more than 13,000 members of staff working within our team you will be responsible for advising and supporting managers to ensure appropriate responses to any related employment issues that arise.

Working in a busy and challenging environment, you will provide expert HR advice and work closely with managers on a wide range of employee relations issues. With direction and guidance by an Employee Relations Manager, you will be responsible for a large portfolio of ER casework, providing a high quality service whilst coaching managers to provide safe and consistent advice, including sickness absence management, disciplinary, informal grievances and capability processes. The Employee Relations team is instrumental in embedding the NHS People Plan, and the Trust's own values - Together Safe, Kind, Excellent, and your role will contribute towards our Just and Learning Culture.

Main duties of the job

To provide support and assistance on a range of employment related issues such as capability, disciplinary and grievance.

To robustly support case management of routine employee relations issues in collaboration with Employee Relations Managers and line managers across the Trust.

Ideally, you will have an understanding of employment law, be CIPD qualified or have substantial proven experience of working within HR managing a caseload. The Employee Relation Advisor role will suit someone with excellent communication skills, who is agile in their approach and able to translate service issues into proactive solutions whilst supporting and educating managers through our HR processes. You will need to be methodical, organised and demonstrate a strong ability to prioritise.

We would love you to join us and be part of our team based at the Addenbrookes Hospital site, therefore if you want to know more about the role, please contact us, as we would be happy to have a conversation with you before you submit your application.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:- applied for a Graduate visa- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment- or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment

This vacancy will close at midnight on 13th October 20204

Interviews are due to be held on 23rd October 2024

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
• Level 5 CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant experience
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development

Desirable

• Additional relevant qualification at level 5 or above

Experience

Essential

• Substantial proven experience of working within HR advising on a wide range of policies and procedures in a large organisation
• In delivering a range of training on HR issues
• Working in partnership with trade union representatives
• Working in an advisory capacity
• Working with different levels in the organisation including senior managers
• Working as part of a team

Desirable

• Experience of working in an Employee Relations role
• Experience of working within HR in the NHS.
• Experience of using NHS Electronic Staff Records System
• Experience of managing conflict in the workplace

Knowledge

Essential

• Good working knowledge of current legislation
• Familiarity with the Equality Act 2010 and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Desirable

• Good working knowledge of NHS terms and conditions

Skills

Essential

• Strong ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
• Approachability
• Ability to act on own initiative
• Ability to manage conflict
• Ability to prioritise and respond to changing demands
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage multiple demands
• Ability to establish credibility and rapport
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to handle confidential issues and distressed people with sensitivity, tact and discretion
• Ability to research, analyse, summarise and interpret data
• Competency using Microsoft Office

Desirable

• Trained in Agenda for Change Job Evaluation

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly to meet the service requirements.

Desirable

• Ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust Values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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