Senior Employee Relations Advisor — NHS

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust; Coventry; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced HR professional to join the People Operations Team as a People Advisor. You will manage complex employee relations casework, coach managers, and deliver practical HR solutions in a busy NHS setting.

You will provide expert advice across a broad range of workforce matters, including sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, investigations, and organisational change, while building trusted relationships across the

Qualifications

• Strong employee relations and case management experience.
• Confidence leading investigations and difficult conversations.
• Experience providing sickness absence case management guidance and wellbeing interventions.
• Excellent coaching, influencing and relationship-building skills.
• Proactive, solution-focused approach.
• Passion and commitment to the People profession.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice across workforce matters, including complex ER casework and long-term absence cases.
• Coach and develop managers to build confidence and capability.
• Lead on formal investigations with nominated officers for disciplinary and tribunal hearings.

Skills

Employee relations

Case management

Investigations

Coaching managers

Employment law guidance

Policy advice

Job description

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust is seeking an experienced HR professional to join the People Operations Team as a People Advisor. You will manage complex employee relations casework, coach managers, and deliver practical HR solutions in a busy NHS setting.

You will provide expert advice across a broad range of workforce matters, including sickness absence, disciplinary, grievance, investigations, and organisational change, while building trusted relationships across the