Assistant Employee Relations Manager

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

The closing date is 22 December 2024

Job summary

Location: Across sites, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (frequency of visits to each site, to be agreed locally)

The role of Assistant Employee Relations Manager at Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust offers vital HR expertise to managers and staff, particularly in addressing complex and sensitive employment matters.

Main duties of the job

In this capacity, you'll actively oversee employment relations cases, ensuring they align with policies and deadlines. You'll also work closely with managers to review intricate cases, extracting lessons learned and improving management effectiveness. Your guidance will cover a broad spectrum of employment issues, all while supporting the trusts in meeting its strategic and operational goals in accordance with national and medical terms and conditions.

By fostering a culture of learning and improvement, you'll help ensure consistent service delivery across both trusts while contributing to the overarching aims of a Single Corporate Service. As a key player in the Employee Relations function, you will provide essential support and advice to Employee Relations Advisors, particularly in managing employment relations cases and ensuring adherence to Trust policies and regulatory standards.

In your role, you'll collaborate with the Employee Relations Manager to analyse ongoing cases, identify trends, and generate insights that lead to improved processes and management practices. You'll prioritise transparency, fairness, and teamwork, effectively communicating with both employees and management to address their concerns.

Moreover, by facilitating training sessions and sharing best practices, you'll be instrumental in cultivating a just and restorative culture within the team while driving continuous improvement initiatives across both trusts.

About us

Our vision for Single Corporate ServicesIsle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Why are we changing the way we deliver Corporate Services?Working as a partnership, both IWT and PHU have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The creation of a single corporate service is essential for us to support our clinical and operational services, and our wider transformation programme.

Date posted

16 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro rata, per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-24-0046-COR

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

Parkhurst Road

Newport, Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please see enclosedJob Description

Single Corporate Service summary document

Please note, this position has also been advertised on Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust jobs page. If you are interested in this position and wish to apply, there is no requirement for you to submit two separate applications.

Please note your application may be transferred to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details, please see enclosedJob Description

Single Corporate Service summary document

Please note your application may be transferred to Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust Applicant Tracking System (ATS) if you are selected for an interview.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or to be able to demonstrate knowledge to the equivalent level
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Professional Qualification (Post graduate level 7) or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Trained in Job Evaluation

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level or to be able to demonstrate knowledge to the equivalent level
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Professional Qualification (Post graduate level 7) or equivalent

Desirable

Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Trained in Job Evaluation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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