Employee Relations Manager - 12 month Fixed Term Maternity Cover

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements.

If you can demonstrate the skills and experience to succeed in this role then the post could be yours. Tell us in your application how you meet the essential criteria in the attached person specification

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• A degree plus CIPD qualification or masters-level qualification or significant commensurate experience in a senior HR role

Desirable criteria

• Formal training in a relevant topic such as coaching, mediation or employment law • Project management training
• Training/ supervisory/Management experience • Experience of advising on NHS - agenda for change terms and conditions and HR policies.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant demonstrable experience of advising a range of stakeholders on a broad range of ER issues balancing legal compliance with business need and developing practical value-adding solutions
• Experience of managing multiple complex ER cases
• Experience of reviewing and implementing processes to improve the service
• Experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of training programmes

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Strong analytical skills, able to analyse information effectively identifying the causes of problems and proposing realistic and practical solutions to address them based on knowledge and understanding of an organisation and its operating environment
• Ability to plan, prioritise, communicate and deliver against personal and team objectives and work plans
• Excellent demonstrable knowledge of current employment legislation and best practice in ER policies, principles and procedures, terms and conditions of employment

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Documents to download

• ER Manager JD (PDF, 992.2KB)
• DBS Policy (PDF, 101.1KB)
• We're here to care (DOC, 39.0KB)