Senior Employee Relations Advisor | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced HR professional to join our people relations team. The successful candidate will be based at the Trust Head Quarter in Euston Road with the expectation of visiting assigned service sites.

We are seeking applications from experienced HR professionals who are passionate about patient care; strive for excellence whilst continuously seeking opportunities for improvement. As a key member of the People Relations team, you will work in partnership with the Division, Associate People Partner and People Partners to deliver service/divisional workforce plan.

The Senior Employee Relations Advisor will be part of the People Relations team and will be responsible for providing a high quality, comprehensive, customer focused service to managers and staff within the Trust. The postholder will work with the Associate People Partner, managers and the broader People and Culture team in supporting the implementation of the Trust’s Workforce Strategy working with the wider HR team to address development issues for the workforce.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the employee relations lead to co-ordinate, manage and ensure delivery on specific agreed areas of work.
• Providing advice and support to managers on dealing with people management issues through the various stages of the employee’s life cycle informal/formal stages.
• Supporting managers with complex and sensitive employee relations cases, developing and monitoring recruitment and retention strategies and change management processes within a strategic HR Business Partner model.
• Managing a complex employee relations case load including probation, sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, bullying and harassment and capability cases.
• Providing specialist advice to staff and managers in relation to a range of complex employment-related issues and making recommendations for the development of policy, flow-charts, templates and best practice guidelines.
• Ensuring that advice and support to managers complies with HR best practice and employment legislation and fosters good employee relations.

In return, we will offer a supportive environment to develop your knowledge, skills and experience supported by a great People Partnering team, committed to making CNWL the best place to work. We offer a generous relocation package (subject to eligibility assessment) and flexible working options, including bank assignments for most roles.

CNWL (Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust) has almost 7,000 staff providing integrated healthcare to a third of London's population, Milton Keynes and areas beyond. We involve service users, carers, the public, staff and partner organisations in the way that we are run. Our catchment area spans diverse communities, with over 100 first languages spoken. It contains areas of great affluence as well as areas of much deprivation. We are committed to providing services that meet the needs of the people who use them, and we actively encourage involvement from local people who can help make a difference.

We’re proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME and people with disabilities to promote good relations and understanding between our staff. We are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We aim to employ only the best people, and our experts are frequently called upon to contribute to national health strategy and policy, and many models of our care have been adapted for use in other countries.

Become part of our team. We care for you as much as you care for others.