HR partner

VerseOne Group; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Adviser to provide expert guidance across the Trust, handling disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and wellbeing matters while supporting managers.

You will influence policy, deliver training, analyse workforce data, and manage a varied caseload of complex cases, including FOI/SAR requests, ensuring compliant, fair and compassionate people practices.

Qualifications

• Experience providing expert employee relations guidance.
• Ability to handle disciplinary, grievance and capability matters.
• Experience supporting managers with complex people challenges.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of employee relations cases with sensitivity.
• Provide professional advice on disciplinary, grievance, attendance and wellbeing issues.
• Support policy development, training delivery and workforce data analysis.
• Coordinate FOI requests, SARs and other reporting requirements.
• Prepare documentation for ACAS conciliation and Employment Tribunal cases.

Skills

Employee relations

ACAS conciliation

Employment Tribunal

Job description

Are you passionate about helping people thrive at work and ready to make a meaningful difference within one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country? We are looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Employee Relations Adviser to join our dynamic team at Broomfield Hospital.

This is a rewarding opportunity to influence positive workforce outcomes by providing expert employee relations support across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. You will manage a varied caseload, offering professional advice and guidance on disciplinary, grievance, capability, attendance and wellbeing matters, while supporting managers to confidently navigate complex people challenges.

As a trusted HR partner, you will play a key role in promoting fair, consistent and compassionate people practices. You will contribute to policy development, deliver training, analyse workforce data and support initiatives that strengthen employee engagement and organisational performance.

This role offers the chance to work at the heart of workforce transformation, helping to create a positive, inclusive and high-performing workplace culture. If you are an excellent communicator with strong employee relations expertise, sound judgement and a proactive approach to problem-solving, we would love to hear from you.

Join us and be part of a team that is shaping the future of employee relations, supporting our people to deliver outstanding care to our communities.

If successful, you will provide expert employee relations advice and guidance to managers across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, ensuring the consistent application of employment policies, procedures and best practice. You will manage a varied caseload of complex and sensitive employee relations matters, including disciplinary, grievance, bullying and harassment cases, providing practical solutions that support both managers and employees while balancing organisational and legal requirements.

Working closely with senior stakeholders, you will interpret employment legislation and Trust policy, helping to resolve issues promptly and effectively while promoting positive employee relations. You will also manage Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Subject Access Requests (SARs) and other reporting requirements, ensuring compliance with data protection legislation and governance standards.

The role will involve supporting the Head of Employee Relations with ACAS conciliation and Employment Tribunal cases, including preparing documentation, drafting responses, coordinating witness statements and maintaining comprehensive case records. You will ensure all records are accurate, well organised and maintained to a high standard, enabling the Trust to present robust and structured cases when required.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well-being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.