Employee Relations Advisor

Job summary

Job Title: Employee Relations Advisor

Location: Work from home or Jeanette Wallace House, Croydon, CR0 1FE or Maudsley Hospital, Denmark Hill, SE5 8AZ (flexibility to work hybrid if necessary)

Trust Location: South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Would you like to be a part of a team that works well together, always there to help each other? If you answered yes, then South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust is the place for you.

About the Trust

At South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust we provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK. We also provide substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Our staff serve a local population ofnearly two million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We provide inpatient care forover 5,000 people each year and we treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Lambeth, Southwark, Lewisham, and Croydon. As well as serving the communities of south London, we provide more than 50 specialist services for children and adults across the UK and beyond.

Main duties of the job

Establish strong working relationships with managers in assigned Borough/Service line to support the employee relations and management upskilling requirements within the service

Working with the HR & OD Senior Leadership Team, including the Employee Relations Lead and assigned HR Business Partner as appropriate

Provide an expert and up to date knowledge to all employees and staff side representatives on HR policies and procedures and employment law processes as applicable and ensuring appropriate signposting and support

Provide first point of contact HR advice and support to management to facilitate early resolution of employee relations issues; ensuring that the risk associated with such cases are effectively managed, seeking advice and support from the Employee Relations Lead orDeputy Director as appropriate.

Supporting to resolve issues as informally as possible (in line with Just & Restorative culture) or ensuring that the formal processes are carried out in line with HR Policy and procedure

In conjunction with the Employee Relations Lead, work with the HR Director and HRBPs in performance management and engagement including tactics and initiatives to improve staff attitude survey results and health and wellbeing

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

As a member of NHS Professionals, you have fantastic benefits:

Competitive pay rates- work this week, get paid next week

Essential support when you need it- 24/7 365 days- call us anytime

Multi locational- work across neighbouring Trusts

Manage your shifts and timesheets on the go- access your My Bank shift portal anywhere, anytime online or through your smartphone

Varied working options to suit your lifestyle- access to the Bank gives you options of ad hoc shifts or longer-term placements

Training and development opportunities- Keep up with the essentials and more

Stakeholder pension scheme available- a flexible future for you and yours

Disclaimer

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