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Senior Employee Relation Advisor

Employer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Location
Chelsea
Salary
£44,806 to £53,134 per annum
Closing date
19 Oct 2024
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Profession
Other Health Profession
Grade
Band 6
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our ER Team. If you have previous experience as an ER Professional, this role is for you! If you see yourself as part of a highly motivated team and enjoy supporting an internationally recognised NHS Trust in achieving the best quality of care for patients by providing the right staff with the right advice at the right time, then apply immediately!

Main duties of the job

The Senior ER Adviser is accountable for providing a high quality and comprehensive range of Employee Relations support to managers. Cases will be assigned by Head of ER or ER Specialist, and will include cases up to and including dismissal, ER aspects of organisational change and TUPE. The post holder will contribute to policy revision and formalisation.

The post holder will proactively oversee, manage and support multiple ER cases, including investigations and hearings, in a wide range of complex employment matters.

The post holder will be expected to understand issues concerning equality and diversity, how this relates to their role and across the Trust and work in accordance with the Trust's Equality objectives and policies.

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification

To play a lead role in providing professional advice and support to managers on the interpretation and application of Trust People Management policies and procedures, terms and conditions and contractual issues ensuring timeliness, fairness, and consistency.

To actively advise, coach and assist managers when dealing with issues under the Trusts People Management policies and procedures e.g. Disciplinary, Grievance, Sickness,Performance, Dignity at Work, Flexible Working, Maternity/Paternity/Adoption andOrganisational Change. This will include providing support with investigations, coaching managers through the process and development of reports of findings, attending formal ER meetings/hearings and appeals where necessary to advise on policy, good HR practice and employment law.

To ensure all ER casework is logged and tracked on the ER Tracker system, and thatcasework is progressed in line with relevant HROD KPIs/SLAs.

To support managers to proactively manage sickness absence by reviewing monthly absence reports and identifying cases that have triggered and require appropriate action and interventions.

To provide professional guidance on employment related equality matters and to facilitate theimplementation of the Trusts Equality objectives and policies.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Associate CIPD membership and CIPD level 5 Intermediate qualification, or CIPD level 3 Foundation qualification plus degree or equivalent level of experience and training.
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development


Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience of Employee Relations covering a diverse range of ER casework including investigation of complex cases, hearings and appeals.
  • Experience of interpreting and applying HR policies and procedures across the breadth of ER work, and reviewing and making recommendations for changes to policy and procedures to be legally compliant and to support business needs.
  • Experience of supporting change management
  • Experience of using an electronic system to track, manage and report on case management.


Desirable

  • Knowledge and experience of dealing with medical ER issues under 'Maintaining High Professional Standards' (MHPS), and of medical terms and conditions of employment.
  • Experience of working in a unionised environment and dealing with representatives at a local and regional level
  • Experience of Employment Tribunal cases.


Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

Essential

  • Excellent level of specialist knowledge of current employment law and ER practice.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex information verbally and in writing to staff and managers at all levels in a clear, accurate and concise way. This will include giving evidence at hearings, preparation of papers/reports, presentations, training etc
  • Ability to analyse and assess data for causes, patterns and trends
  • Ability to use analysis and judgement to advise service users about risks, options and solutions to a wide range of ER cases so that effective decisions can be made to resolve problems and minimise risk to the organisation.
  • Ability to multi-task, plan and organise management of own caseload to meet deadlines and to prioritise work to meet changing demands and business needs.
  • Ability to make group presentations and to deliver training on ER matters.
  • Ability to make group presentations and to deliver training on ER matters.
  • Able to use interpersonal skills to influence and motivate others.


Desirable

  • Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions.
  • Trained in NHS Agenda for Change job evaluation


Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea

Chelsea

SW3 6JJ

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