Senior Employee Relations Advisor

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Advisor to enhance their People & OD function. The role involves managing employee relations matters, ensuring compliance, and providing expert advice to stakeholders. Flexibility in working hours is supported, aiming for a compassionate and effective workplace culture.

Qualifications

• Highly motivated with a drive for shaping the ER agenda.
• Person-centred and solution-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex caseload covering employee relations matters.
• Provide high-quality advice for workplace issue resolution.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Judgment

Job description

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Are you looking for your next exciting role within the field of People & OD, one that challenges the norm and brings creative solutions to employee relations? If so, this might be the role for you!

We are embarking on an exciting journey to transform our People & OD function to deliver a proactive, customer-focused service to meet future challenges. As the Senior Employee Relations Advisor, you will work with a team to provide high-quality educational and operational employee relations activities aligned with a ‘Just & Restorative Learning’ culture, underpinned by our values and behaviours framework.

You will manage a complex caseload covering a broad spectrum of employee relations matters, ensuring compliance with legislation, case law, and local policies. As a subject matter expert, you will offer high-quality advice and support to facilitate early resolution of workplace issues, understanding organizational challenges and risks, and providing mitigation solutions.

Leading with compassion and striving for excellence, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders to positively influence and shape the future of employee relations through your role.

This is a full-time position, 37.5 hours per week. The Trust supports flexible working arrangements, and we are open to discussing your preferred working hours.

We seek a highly motivated Senior Employee Relations Advisor with a drive for shaping the ER agenda. You should be person-centred, solution-oriented, possess sound judgment, and be capable of professional challenge. Effective, timely communication and high interpersonal skills are essential. If you are committed to excellence and making a difference in frontline care, we would love to hear from you.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust encourages applications from individuals with lived experience of mental health challenges, recognizing the positive impact this can have on our work.

We look forward to your application.

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) offers the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK, including substance misuse services. We collaborate with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre. Our scope is unique, built on care & treatment, science & research, and training.

Employing around 5,000 staff, we serve a local population of 1.1 million, with over 230 services, including inpatient wards, outpatient, and community services. We provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people annually and treat over 45,000 patients in the community across Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark. Our substance misuse services support residents in Bexley, Bromley, and Greenwich. Working at SLaM offers rich experience, professional development, and the opportunity to collaborate with world leaders in mental health.

For further details or informal visits, contact:

Name: Kwesi Moodie
Job title: Employee Relations Manager
Email: [e-mail]