Employee Relations Manager

Job summary

The Employee Relations Manager role at the Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust is responsible for managing and co-ordinating the Trust's employee relations casework. A key responsibility is to ensure that employee relations case work is carried out in line with the Trust processes, in accordance with current legislation and best practice whilst ensuring that our people are at the forefront of all we do with minimal impact.

The post holder will manage a team of 4 HR Advisors and provide specialist HR support for employee relations casework, interpretation of employment legislation, development of employment policy and procedures, change management/service and configuration. A CQI approach to this area of work is essential to enable innovative solutions, progress of casework and the management of staff.

Main duties of the job

To manage and co-ordinate all employee relations casework for the Trust within the employee relations KPIs ensuring consistency in approach and outcomes as well as ensuring that processes are followed. This will involve the sharing of knowledge and best practice with managers within the organisation by developing and implementing specific HR training across the organisation. Assisting in the development and updating of policies and procedures, ensuring that they reflect current legislation and respond to the organisational needs. Teamwork is essential in this role and providing professional support to the HR Advisors is key to the teams success. Working in partnership with our accredited trade union colleagues is important to assisting in the development and maintenance of a culture of positive employee relations. Experience of developing strategies and practices to constructively resolve complex HR issues is a requirement of the role. Providing specialist expert HR advice to Trust managers on issues such as discipline, grievance, sickness management and employment law. This may involve advice and support on issues for which there are no clear guidelines and may set precedents.

About us

At HPFT, we have recently launched our new strategy,Great Togetherco-produced and developed with service users, carers, staff, partners and local communities. It guides our journey over the next five years, as we continue to work together to improve care and outcomes for the people and communities we serve

Hertfordshire Partnerships University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) are a leading and progressive provider of mental health and learning disability services. We provide services to a population of 1.2million people in Hertfordshire, with additional services provided to the populations of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Norfolk. With 60,000 referrals per year, we have over 450,000 contacts with service users and patients we support in community settings. In May 2019 the Trust was assessed as 'Outstanding' by its regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

We are a values driven organisation and our aim is to ensure that we deliver an experience that is consistently welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional. Our people are highly motivated, as evidenced by some of the best staff survey results in the NHS and their response during the pandemic period has been nothing short of exceptional. There is no complacency and we are continually striving to improve and deliver great care and great outcomes to everyone we support.

Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Colonnades

Beaconsfield Road

Hatfield

AL10 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Colonnades

Beaconsfield Road

Hatfield

AL10 8YE

Employer's website

https://www.hpft.nhs.uk/careers/ (Opens in a new tab)

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