People Relations Advisor

Cheswold Park Hospital; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a People Relations professional to advise on employee relations matters, including sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance processes, and performance concerns. The role supports managers across a South West Yorkshire footprint, with a hybrid pattern and on-site presence at Wakefield fields.

You will manage your caseload, work independently, and collaborate within a supportive team.

Qualifications

• ER experience providing advice on sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters, and performance concerns.
• CIPD qualification and membership required for the role.
• Excellent communication, organisational and influencing skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development and review of policies and procedures to reflect values and fair practice.
• Coach and support managers in addressing workforce issues under supervision of Senior People Relations Advisor.
• Provide guidance to managers on employment matters: sickness absence and wellbeing; grievance and disciplinary procedures; organisational change; induction concerns; grading and discrimination issues; diversity and employment terms.
• Advise managers on conducting formal investigations and participate in hearing panels up to issuing final written warnings.
• Continuously develop and apply knowledge of employment legislation and case law to ensure accurate advice.

Skills

ER experience

CIPD membership

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Job Summary

Are you a People Professional with experience in employee relations and a sound understanding of employment law? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

Join our People Directorate at an exciting time and help shape a person-centred culture across the Trust. As part of our People Relations team, you'll work closely with managers and colleagues to provide advice and support on employee relations matters, including sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance, performance concerns, organisational change, and terms & conditions of service.

You will directly contribute to our ambition of being the best place to work and learn.

Working closely with a Senior People Relations Advisor, you will manage your own caseload. You'll be confident working independently, using your initiative to make informed decisions, and collaborating effectively as part of a supportive team.

We're looking for someone with ER experience, a CIPD qualification and membership. You will have excellent communication, organisational and influencing skills.

This is a hybrid role, based at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, (2 days minimum on site per week) and at home with travel across the South West Yorkshire footprint as required.

If you're looking for a role where you can make a genuine impact, develop your skills, while making a real difference to the experience of our staff we'd love to hear from you.

Come and help us create an environment where our people can thrive & do their best work.

Main duties of the job

• Participation in development & review of policies / procedures to ensure they reflect the Trust's values and support fair, inclusive practice.
• Coach and support managers in proactively addressing workforce issues under guidance of Senior People Relations Advisor.
• Provide guidance to managers on a wide range of employment matters: sickness absence & wellbeing; grievance & disciplinary procedures; organisational change processes; induction-related concerns; grading & discrimination issues; diversity, equal opportunities & employment terms.
• Advise managers on conducting formal investigations and participate in hearing panels up to issuing final written warnings.
• Continuously develop and apply knowledge of employment legislation and case law ensuring accurate and sound advice.

At the time of advertising, this role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas and Immigration to sponsor candidates to work in the UK. For this reason, we are unable to sponsor anyone for a skilled worker visa for this role. We are happy to accept applications from candidates who can prove their right to work in the UK or via alternative visa routes. Such applications will be considered alongside all other applications.

About Us

We are a specialist NHS Foundation Trust that provides community, mental health and learning disability services for the people of Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide low and medium secure services and are the lead for the West Yorkshire secure provider collaborative.

Our mission is to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities, we do this by providing high-quality care in the right place at the right time. We employ staff in both clinical and non-clinical services who work hard to make a difference to the lives of service users, families and carers.

We encourage and welcome applications from all protected characteristic groups, we value diversity and want our workforce to be reflective of our communities.

Being a foundation Trust means we are accountable to our members, who can have a say in how we run. Around 14,300 local people (including staff) are members of our Trust.

Join us and you will be one of over 4,500 staff committed to supporting and improving the mental, physical and social needs of the thousands of people we meet and help each year.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment.

Salary & Contract

• Band 5
• £32,073 to £39,043 a year
• Permanent
• Full-time, Flexible working

Working Locations

• Fieldhead Hospital
• Ouchthorpe Lane
• Wakefield
• WF1 3SP
• United Kingdom

All employees of the Trust are strongly encouraged to have their up-to-date flu vaccination to protect staff and patients.

We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. We strongly discourage this and will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.