Band 6 Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Job summaryTo work in the ER Service to provide specialist employee relations advice within agreed HR policies and procedures, including managing attendance, disciplinary, grievance and bully & harassment;To deliver world class HR service by providing responsive and effective employee relations advice and guidance to managers, which supports the operational and strategic service plans of the Trust;To provide practical advice and guidance to managers to enable the casemanagement and resolution of complex employee relation issues across the Trust; Take an active role in coaching and mentoring the junior members of the ER service team.Main duties of the jobWe have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Employee Relations Advisor on a permanent basis.Your role will be to support, give advice and guide a range of all people management matters and mentor junior staff.The current role you shall be working with the Associate Employee Relations Partner providing expert advice and support as a Senior Employee Relations Advisor specifically to employees.The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality people management advice and guidance to employees ensuring they are in keeping with RFL Trust policies and procedures. The post holder shall provide guidance on sensitive matters, as well as coaching/responding to staff face to face, by e-mails, MS Teams and telephone queries.As part of the pro-active management process, you will be expected to develop strategies for managing staff sickness/absence and other people management policies and processes.A degree of flexibility will be given to the role but as the role is to support all hospital sites there is an expectation of regular on site presence and cross site travelling.About usThe Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topFor more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/DetailsDate posted06 November 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary 45,953 to 54,254 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS ContractPermanentWorking pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number391-RFL-8338784Job locationsEnfield Civic CentreSilver StreetEnfieldEN1 3XAUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Job description Job responsibilitiesPlease see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.Person Specification Royal Free Shared Commitments EssentialDemonstrable ability to meet the Shared Commitments Education & Qualifications EssentialEducated to degree level or equivalent (normally gained through extensive professional work experience within a Qualifications HR environment)Graduate CIPD Experience EssentialEmployee relations experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse organisationExperience of operating effectively in a customer facing environmentUp to date knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-complianceExperience of advising managers on complex and serious individual and/or collective conflict situations including disciplinary, capability and grievance issuesKnowledge and experience of using HR systems, example oracleDesirableExperience and knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service including Agenda for ChangeExperience of preparing Employment Tribunal informationExperience of working in a multi -unionised environment Skills & Aptitudes EssentialAble to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomesAble to provide direct support to managers on complex case management issues.Well developed written and oral communication skillsAble to analyse complex information and identify appropriate recommendationsAble to advise managers on case management issues related to terms and conditions, discipline, capability, grievance or change managementWell developed influencing and negotiating skills Personal Attributes EssentialA strong customer focusResilience in challenging situationsHigh levels of personal influence Person Specification Royal Free Shared Commitments EssentialDemonstrable ability to meet the Shared Commitments Education & Qualifications EssentialEducated to degree level or equivalent (normally gained through extensive professional work experience within a Qualifications HR environment)Graduate CIPD Experience EssentialEmployee relations experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary and culturally diverse organisationExperience of operating effectively in a customer facing environmentUp to date knowledge of employment legislation and understanding of the risks of non-complianceExperience of advising managers on complex and serious individual and/or collective conflict situations including disciplinary, capability and grievance issuesKnowledge and experience of using HR systems, example oracleDesirableExperience and knowledge of NHS Terms and Conditions of Service including Agenda for ChangeExperience of preparing Employment Tribunal informationExperience of working in a multi -unionised environment Skills & Aptitudes EssentialAble to plan and organise the work of themselves and others to ensure the achievement of targets and outcomesAble to provide direct support to managers on complex case management issues.Well developed written and oral communication skillsAble to analyse complex information and identify appropriate recommendationsAble to advise managers on case management issues related to terms and conditions, discipline, capability, grievance or change managementWell developed influencing and negotiating skills Personal Attributes EssentialA strong customer focusResilience in challenging situationsHigh levels of personal influenceDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAddressEnfield Civic CentreSilver StreetEnfieldEN1 3XAUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameRoyal Free London NHS Foundation TrustAddressEnfield Civic CentreSilver StreetEnfieldEN1 3XAUnited KingdomEmployer's website