Human Resources Employee Relations Advisor - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

DHU Health Care; Oldbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a proactive Employee Relations Advisor for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves providing expert advice, maintaining employee records, and supporting consultation processes. Ideal candidates will have relevant HR qualifications and experience in employee relations, particularly within healthcare. The position offers generous leave, a pension scheme, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous Leave

NHS Pension Scheme

Professional Development & CIPD Sponsorship

Qualifications

• Strong ER generalist experience, ideally a minimum of 1 year.
• Experience in reviewing & creating policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert employee relations advice and guidance.
• Maintain accurate and compliant employee records.
• Support consultation processes and resolve queries.

Skills

Employee Relations

Communication

Policy Review

Education

CIPD Level 5

CIPD Level 3

Job description

Human Resources Employee Relations Advisor - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Employee Relations Project Advisor - 6 Month FTC

We’re looking for a proactive and professional individual to support the successful delivery of Management of Change(MOC) projects.

In this role, you’ll provide expert employee relations advice and guidance that aligns with best practice, company policy, and employment legislation. You’ll also be responsible for maintaining accurate and compliant employee records, supporting consultation processes, and ensuring timely resolution of queries.

What DHU Can Offer You:

• Generous Leave: Standard 25 days + 8 bank holidays, increasing with service up to 33 days +8 band holidays.
• NHS Pension Scheme: Already an NHS employee? We acknowledge your continuous service and commitment to healthcare excellence, allowing you to bring your existing pension pot and holiday allowance with you!
• Professional Development & CIPD Sponsorship:
  We are committed to supporting the professional growth of our team. For the right candidate, we offer full or partial sponsorship toward CIPD qualification. We are also committed to providing development opportunities and support in your role through peers, internal learning and development and where necessary external courses and or qualifications can be explored to meet specific development needs.

Location: Oldbury

What your typical day looks like:

• Building and maintaining good working relationships with all customers; internal and external with the confidence and ability to challenge professionally, if required.
• Providing People & Culture support, guidance and high standard correspondence to managers and staff regarding consultations and all employee relations matters, in line with DHU policies and procedures, and best practice.
• Supporting the wider People & Culture team effectively and efficiently to deliver People & Culture projects with a flexible approach, as and when the need arises.
• Generating consistent and professional correspondence in line with policies, procedures, and best practice.
• Responsible for maintaining project Mailbox’s and taking employee relations calls, resolving day to day queries in line with policy, procedure, contractual terms and best practice; ensuring all queries are responded to expediently and escalated at the earliest opportunity where required.
• Supporting facilitation in the development of line managers, to increase their people and management skills in line with policy, procedure, and best practice.
• Maintaining employee files in line with best practice, GDPR, CQC and local compliance requirements.
• Maintenance of HRIS, ensuring accurate capture and analysis of data
• Maintenance of the project employee relations tracker, demonstrating high attention to detail and accuracy at the forefront.
• Supporting with any other People & Culture activities when the need arises.

To be a successful Employee Relations Advisor, you will need:

• A relevant professional HR qualification (CIPD level 5, or at least level 3, but already working towards level 5)
• Strong ER generalist experience (Ideally a min of 1 year)
• Experience of reviewing & creating policies and procedures
• Previous HR experience within the healthcare sector is desirable
• Right to work in the UK.

We understand that digital applications may not be suitable for everyone. If you need to apply in a different way that better meets your needs, please reach out to us. For more details about our recruitment process, click here, or contact our team of talent acquisition professionals by emailing: [e-mail] .

At DHU Healthcare, we take pride in our diversity and foster an environment where every person feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work, free from discrimination or bias. We warmly welcome applications from all individuals, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve. To read more about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion pledge and see the progress we have made, please click here .

We are proud to be a forces-friendly organisation and are dedicated to supporting Veterans, Service Leavers, Reservists, Cader Force Adult Volunteers, and military spouses/partners. We value the unique skills and contributions you bring and strive to create a workplace where you can thrive.

Human Resources Employee Relations Advisor - 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

• Salary 29970 - 36483
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference dhuhealthcare/TP/140/643
• Contract Type Fixed Term
• Closing Date 26 May, 2025
• Job Category Leadership & Administrative Support
• Business Unit Corporate
• Location Birch House, Joseph Street, Oldbury, United Kingdom