Employee Relations Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

To support managers with investigations including grievance, disciplinary, capability, attendance and bullying & harassment, following trust policy and escalating as appropriate, taking statements and assisting with the formulation of the management case, formal hearing invite and outcomeletters.

To support change management processes including assisting in the preparation of consultation documentation, attendance at formal consultation meetings, taking notes and collating the Q&A(questions and answers) sheet, supporting with consultation closure documentation and outcome letters to staff.

To support managers in the preparation of case information for presentation at formal employee relations meetings, including grievance, disciplinary, capability, attendance and bullying & harassment.

To attend formal employee relations hearings/meetings to provide procedural advice, up to first written warning level, taking and transcribing minutes as necessary.

To develop good relationships and partnership working with local staff side and full-time trade union officers to ensure constructive resolution to staffing issues.

To advise and support managers with managing absence, attending relevant meetings as required, following trust policy and escalating as appropriate

To give first line advice to staff on maternity and paternity entitlements as required.

To act as first point of contact for employee relations queries from managers and staff across the trust.

Provide administrative support to job evaluation panels, including setting up a regular schedule of panels; collating relevant paperwork and disseminating to panel members; and communicatingpanel outcomes to managers.

Maintain the employee relations case tracking database.

Support the HR Advisor with managing the compliance checking process across the trust.

Draft standard operating procedures and process documents to ensure that there is a consistent approach to managing issues.

Produce a suite of standard letters to support all employee relations activities.

Support the HR Advisor with the drafting and updating of HR policies.

Support the administration of ill health retirement applications.

Draft or assist in the drafting of toolkits and fact sheets for managers in a language which is user friendly and supportive of proactive management of issues using kinder ER practice in line with the Dido Harding recommendations.

Support the administration of JSCC meetings

Provide weekly ER case numbers for the leadership team meeting and a monthly reporting detailing progress on all cases for the HRBPs and leadership team.

Support data cleansing of ESR and other workforce data systems.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

• Certificate in Personnel Practice or equivalent qualification or experience

Desirable

• Working towards CIPD Chartered Membership

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Experience of working in an administrative role

Desirable

• Experience of working in a HR setting

Abilities

Essential

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and standard keyboard skills.
• Knowledge and experience of using ESR or willing to undertake training to become proficient
• Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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.

Employer details

Employer name

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road

162 City Road

London

EC1V 2PD

Employer's website

https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us (Opens in a new tab)