At NHS Professionals, we run the largest NHS staff bank in the US, dedicated to providing flexible employment opportunities for healthcare professionals. Our mission is to support NHS workers in achieving a better work-life balance while ensuring high-quality care across our partnered Trusts.
Summary
To provide a comprehensive, high quality and pro-active educational and operational employee relations advisory and support service to managers and staff within the Trust. Ensure that standards and objectives for the service are met and are consistent with Trust policy, best practice and employment law. Promoting 'Just & Restorative' culture across the Trust and embedding this in the approach to employee relations activities.
Responsibilities
Establish strong working relationships with managers in assigned Borough/Service line to support the employee relations and management upskilling requirements within the service. Working with the HR & OD Senior Leadership Team, including the Employee Relations Lead and assigned HR Business Partner as appropriate.
Provide an expert and up to date knowledge to all employees and staff side representatives on HR policies and procedures and employment law processes as applicable and ensuring appropriate signposting and support.
Supporting to resolve issues as informally as possible (in line with 'Just & Restorative' culture) or ensuring that the formal processes are carried out in line with HR Policy and procedure. Supporting line managers and formal hearing panels up to and including dismissal hearing panels.
In conjunction with the Head of Employee Relations, work with the HR Director and HRBPs in performance management and engagement including tactics and initiatives to improve staff attitude survey results and health and wellbeing.
Undertake HR projects assigned by HR Senior Leadership Team as required.
Qualifications
Evidence of continued professional development within an ER environment.
Demonstrable experience of providing a wide range of operational employee relations services to staff at all levels
Demonstrable experience of designing and facilitating management training/briefing sessions on HR policies and procedures and management of staff
Able to review and update HR policies and procedures in line with changes to employment law, Trust values and/or case law as required
Understanding and experience of job evaluation processes
Call-To-Action
If you are passionate about fostering a positive work environment and making a difference in the lives of healthcare professionals, we invite you to apply today and become a vital part of our NHS community!