Employee Relations Consultant

Job summary

Help us care for the people who care.

We have an amazing opportunity for the right person to join our Employee Relations team within NSFT. This role is ideal for someone who is interested in providing excellent person-centered HR advice and support in the Norfolk or Suffolk area - flexible on location for the right candidate.

Our team of Employee Relations Consultants provide a specialist employee relations and resolution service to managers and staff across the Trust, and follow the whole life cycle of formal ER case work from initial fact finding through to conclusion. With a strong focus on undertaking learning reviews, this role is critical in leading and coaching managers in order to embed a more compassionate approach and organisational culture in the way we care for staff who experience difficulties at work.

The role will require working autonomously, managing a complex caseload and supporting and coaching managers and teams to improve the standard of ER practice, ensuring that best practice is developed and any associated risks are managed appropriately.

Main duties of the job

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an, energised individual who is a subject expert in employee relations and who can take ownership of the positive impacts good case management can have. We are looking for someone with strong evidence of formal HR case management experience, at all levels. Whilst working within the NHS would be an desirable, this is not essential, more important is the experience of working with high volume cases in a people focused manner, as we are looking for someone to hit the ground running.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication skills, who is able to work with individuals at all levels to influence thinking and challenge managers to follow the correct process, not just the easiest. Most importantly we are looking for someone who has exceptional people skills, as this role requires you to convey difficult decisions whilst having to maintain professional relationships.

If you want to make a difference in people's experience at work by putting people before process, we want you to be part of our fantastic team!

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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