People Relations Advisor

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a People Relations Advisor to provide expert employee relations guidance across sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters. You will work closely with managers, balancing policy and practical support to maintain fair, inclusive practice.

Based at Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield, this hybrid role requires on-site presence minimum two days per week with travel across the South West Yorkshire footprint.

Qualifications

• ER experience and employment law knowledge.
• CIPD qualified and member.
• Excellent communication, organisational and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support on sickness absence, disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Coach managers on workforce issues and ensure policy consistency.
• Offer specialist HR guidance on organisational change and diversity, equal opportunities and terms of service.
• Participate in investigations and hearings up to final written warnings.
• Continuously develop and apply knowledge of employment legislation and case law.

Skills

Employee relations

Employment law

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

CIPD qualification

CIPD membership

Job description

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.

Employment Policies

Participate in development & review of policies / procedures to ensure they reflect the Trusts values and support fair, inclusive practice.

Manager Coaching & Support

Guided by the Senior People Relations Advisor, coach and support managers in proactively addressing workforce issues. Ensure consistent application of policies to maintain safe, effective, and compassionate services.

Specialist HR Advice

• Sickness absence & wellbeing
• Grievance & disciplinary procedures
• Organisational change processes
• Induction-related concerns
• Grading & discrimination issues
• Diversity, equal opportunities & employment terms

Investigation & Hearing Participation

Advise managers on conducting formal investigations. Participate in hearing panels up to issuing final written warnings.

Employment Law Expertise

Continuously develop and apply knowledge of employment legislation and case law ensuring accurate and sound advice.

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.

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 were accountable to our members, who can have a say in how were 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.