Head of Employee Relations

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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

Person specification

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable ability to draft clear and concise reports
• Ability to take the lead within a team context and drive forward improved ways of working.

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Master's Degree, Level 7 CIPD qualification (or working towards) or equivalent relevant experience
• MCIPD membership

Experience

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable experience in team management, leadership and staff development
• Significant experience in dealing with employee relations cases in a unionised environment

Your recruitment team
The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process. If you have a query, please contact us:
E: krft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

Your application
Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence
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References
Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date
To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting
If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback
If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

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