Job Description

We are looking for two experienced, pro-active, knowledgeable and committed HR professionals, with experience of working on complex employee relations cases, to join our Employee Relations Team supporting our Corporate and Estates & Facilities Directorates.



Are you looking to be part of a strong team working in an organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people and are you passionate about our NHS service? We are looking to appoint two Senior HR Advisors who are able to join our team and immediately contribute to the development of achieving Outstanding in all areas.



We are looking for two highly motivated Senior HR Advisors able to demonstrate significant experience of successfully self-managing a varied and demanding caseload including; formal conduct and dignity at work investigations, disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings, performance and absence management, management of change, all whilst delivering front line employee advice and guidance to line managers and Senior Leaders within Corporate Services and Estates & Facilities . You will need to be able to keep to clear timeframes, manage your own workload and advise on risk mitigation by applying up-to-date knowledge of best HR practice, latest case law and legislations.



There are two vacancies totalling 1.53 WTE with flexible opportunities for both full time and part time hours.



Interviews will take place week commencing the 19th of May.



This is a highly interactive position that requires a degree of autonomous working. You will work within an experienced Senior HR Advisor team providing cross-cover and developmental support to HR Advisors.



As a Senior HR Advisor, you will build key relationships within the People Directorate and within the Corporate and Estates and Facilities Directorates along with the wider Trust business leaders, stakeholders and trade union colleagues. Actively embracing change, you will take accountability to deliver a complete value added Employee Relations service, applying your senior HR knowledge to business challenges. You will work in a way that is able to identify interventions and solutions which minimise requirements for formal investigations and hearings and that supports practices that are resolution and learning focused. You will ensure ongoing review and development of HR policies, procedures and practices whilst supporting the development of our managers and systems and processes that enable efficient and effective ways of working.



You will ideally be CIPD qualified and have significant experience of providing Employee Relations advice in a unionised environment. You should have a good up to date knowledge of UK employment legislation and be proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office packages. NHS experience is desirable.



The post holder will work as a key senior member of the team, to ensure a comprehensive, quality and timely Employee Relations service is provided to Corporate Services and Estates and Facilities in relation to all aspects of the employment cycle.



We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.



To be successful in this role you will share our passion, desire and empathetic approach to supporting people of all ages with complex mental health needs.



To protect the health and safety of our staff/workers, patients, and those attending our sites, we encourage our workforce to get fully vaccinated against COVID and Flu.



We are committed to delivering the best care for our patients, through strong support for our colleagues in operational services. The successful candidate will share this commitment and demonstrate our Trust values.



To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate significant knowledge and experience of:



Managing a high volume of ER case work with the ability to work autonomously and adapt your style to ensure resolutions and key learnings are optimised



Coaching, partnering and developing management capabilities across the Division, including providing bitesize training for managers.



Guiding managers and the Senior Leadership Team through the Change Management cycle. This includes advising managers on appropriate employment relations strategies for redeployment and redundancy issues, taking account of the sensitiveness related to the management of change



Developing a collaborative relationship with Trade Unions and Staff Reps that promotes and supports a Just Culture approach



Providing day to day ER advice and guidance to managers, across a multi site organisation, on all areas of employee relations including; grievance and discipline, absence management, performance management, termination of employment, equality and diversity, employment legislation and maternity.



Advising managers on terms and conditions of employment.



Providing effective advice and support to managers in formal investigations as well as supporting managers on disciplinary, dignity at work or grievance panels and where necessary giving evidence at an appeal hearing or Employment Tribunal.



Developing Policy and Processes that support ongoing improvement of ER practice ; ensuring learning from regular case and case law feeds into this.



Inputting information onto the HR systems in a timely way; ensuring that this information is accurate and in line with Sussex Partnership Policies and Procedures.



Providing monthly reports on workforce information and trends



Interviews will take place week commencing the 19th of May.