Band 6 Senior Employee Relations Advisor | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield (CT); On-site; USD 61,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 6 Senior Employee Relations Advisor to provide specialist ER advice to managers in line with HR policies. The role includes managing attendance, disciplinary, grievance and bullying/harassment matters, and delivering responsive HR services to support operational and strategic plans.

You will work with the Associate Employee Relations Partner to advise on complex issues, coach junior staff, and ensure guidance aligns with Trust policies.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing specialist employee relations advice within HR policies and procedures.
• Ability to support attendance, disciplinary, grievance matters and bully & harassment issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist employee relations advice to managers across the Trust.
• Deliver practical guidance to enable case management and resolution of complex ER issues.
• Coach and mentor junior ER staff and contribute to service development.
• Support on-site staff across hospital sites with cross-site travel as required.

Skills

Employee relations

Attendance management

Disciplinary handling

Grievance handling

Bullying & harassment guidance

Coaching & mentoring

Job description

Band 6 Senior Employee Relations Advisor | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Company:

Company: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS

To work in the ER Service to provide specialist employee relations advice within agreed HR policies and procedures, including managing attendance, disciplinary, grievance and bully & harassment;

To deliver world class HR service by providing responsive and effective employee relations advice and guidance to managers, which supports the operational and strategic service plans of the Trust;

To provide practical advice and guidance to managers to enable the case

management and resolution of complex employee relation issues across the Trust; Take an active role in coaching and mentoring the junior members of the ER service team.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Employee Relations Advisor on a permanent basis.

Your role will be to support, give advice and guide a range of all people management matters and mentor junior staff.

The current role you shall be working with the Associate Employee Relations Partner providing expert advice and support as a Senior Employee Relations Advisor specifically to employees.

The post holder will be responsible for providing high quality people management advice and guidance to employees ensuring they are in keeping with RFL Trust policies and procedures. The post holder shall provide guidance on sensitive matters, as well as coaching/responding to staff face to face, by e-mails, MS Teams and telephone queries.

As part of the pro-active management process, you will be expected to develop strategies for managing staff sickness/absence and other people management policies and processes.

A degree of flexibility will be given to the role but as the role is to support all hospital sites there is an expectation of regular on site presence and cross site travelling.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Thursday 19 Nov 2026

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