Employee Relations Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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'Do you have a proven track record of providing advice on Employee Relations (ER) matters? Are you keen to work in a fast-paced, ER team for a reputable NHS Trust ? If so, this role at Moorfield's could be the role for you


We have an exciting opportunity for an ER Advisor to join our Workforce & OD team and play a key role in shaping how we deliver outstanding ER services.

You will work as part of a wider Workforce & OD team of HR Business Partners, Workforce, and Transactional team.


You will be a good communicator and have a proactive and collaborative approach with enthusiasm to champion the ER service and its delivery to our stakeholders.

You will need to have some resilience and be able to have some ambiguity.


You will have excellent time management and organisational skills and be able to handle a medium to large caseload and juggle conflicting priorities.


To be successful in the role you will be a driven individual with an up-to-date knowledge of employment law and best practice.

You will be a confident influencer, adept at managing multiple priorities and will be CIPD Graduate or equivalent.


If you are looking for a challenging and exciting new role and, can demonstrate the above capabilities, we are keen to hear from you.


You will be reporting to the ER Lead providing a full range of comprehensive, professional ER advice and solutions within a nominated directorate and or service across the trust.


You will also act as a central specialist resource supporting all ER activity, including disciplinaries, performance management, grievances, dignity at work, mediation, sickness absence, appeals, flexible working, and any other associated ER activity.

You will build and maintain credible and productive relationships by working closely with divisional, service and department leads, employees, staff side representatives, and external providers, including occupational health, to deliver relevant and timely services


PROBATIONARY PERIOD


During the probationary period, your suitability for continued employment will be assessed and provided a satisfactory standard is achieved and maintained, your employment will be confirmed.

The probationary period may be extended or your employment terminated either during or at the end of probation, in line with the Trust's Probationary Policy.

For the duration of the probation period, the notice period will be in line with contractual obligations on either side.


Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research and education.

We are true pioneers in the fight to cure blindness.

Every year we treat more than 750,000 patients at City Road in central London and at 30 satellites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally, and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care.

In addition, Moorfields operates two commercial businesses whose profits support our NHS work:
Moorfields Private and Moorfields UAE.


The Moorfields Way is to be caring, organised, excellent and inclusive, and we expect all applicants for our posts to commit to upholding these values.


The ER advisor will provide a full range of comprehensive and professional HR services within a nominated directorate and/or service across the trust.

They will build and maintain credible and productive relationships by working in partnership with divisional, service and department leads, employees, HR business partners, staff side representatives and HR colleagues.


The ER advisor will offer specialist and generalist support and advice on the full range of ER issues including NHS terms and conditions of employment; management of change and TUPE; retirement, maternity/parental leave; disciplinary; grievances; job evaluation etc.


The ER advisor will develop and/or support the development of streamlined, standardised user friendly HR policies, processes, standard templates and toolkits in line with business needs.


The ER advisor will be responsible for identifying gaps in compliance with DBS, right to work and professional registration and will work with line managers and employees to address these, escalating concerns as necessary.

Responsible for ensuring fixed term contract terminations are actioned in a timely fashion by trust managers, providing regular reports ahead of expiry dates and signposting to the ESR support team where systems training or assistance is required.

To be responsible for the operational delivery of a range of ER services


To advise and support managers in the undertaking of investigations including grievance, discipline and formal bullying and harassment cases in line with the trusts bullying and harassment resolution pathway.

To assess options and advise and support managers in the preparation of case inform

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