Employee Relations Advisor

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Employee Relations Team at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, helping to deliver high quality ER support across the Trust. This is a fantastic development opportunity for a HR professional who is seeking to increase their Employee Relations knowledge and skills.
The Employee Relations Advisor will be responsible for supporting with the management of an Employee Relations case load with guidance and support provided by senior colleagues.
You will support managers and employees to reduce sickness absence through active management of both short and long-term sickness absence.
As part of your development, you will be expected and supported to manage a small, low-level, general case load including disciplinary, grievance and performance improvement cases and supporting the development of a Just Culture to improve staff experience. In addition, you will be supporting the People & OD Business partners in their management of employee relations case work., + As the ER Advisor you will be a point of contact for queries in the team, providing a timely and comprehensive service through either face-to-face contact, or email based system.
+ You will support with the administration of cases such as notetaking, arranging hearings, as well as supporting with the Trust's response to Subject Access Requests (SARs) and Freedom of Information requests (FOIs).
+ You will be responsible for advising managers and ensuring that consistent and comprehensive advice is given across the Trust on agreed policies and procedures and terms and conditions.
+ You will deliver timely and specialist advice, guidance, and interpretation to managers, and employees, on procedure, terms and conditions of service and best practice regarding both short and long terms sickness absence, having particular knowledge of the Trust's responsibilities around the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty.
+ You will Interpret NHS / Trust policies, practice, terms and conditions, and employment law in supporting a resolution that mitigates risk., + Provide timely and high-quality advice on all terms and conditions of employment across the Trust, seeking support from senior Employee Relations colleagues for more complex queries
+ Be responsible for coaching managers in the management of both short term and long term sickness absence management
+ Work proactively with other colleagues across the People & OD Directorate and attend meetings as necessary to advise and be part of the wider team.
+ Contribute and support the development of a 'Just and Learning Culture' across the Trust, with a focus on early and informal resolution of issues.
The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics. We provide reasonable adjustments for candidates with a disability and are committed to treating people fairly with compassion, respect and dignity and in promoting equality and human rights. We aim to put this commitment into practice by:
+ Embedding our commitment to tackling inequality, eliminating discrimination and harassment; promoting equality of opportunity and fostering good relations in our everyday practice
+ Ensuring that all our services and all staff understand and support our commitment
+ We believe that people who use our services, their carers and our staff, should be treated with compassion, respect and dignity
Please note:
+ That all applications for this post will need to be made online
+ That you read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria
+ That the closing date listed is a guide only and that the vacancy may close earlier should sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible
+ That once you have submitted your application you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs
+ That should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date your application has not successful
+ That priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees
+ That should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process
+ That we are a smoke-free Trust
SLaM is a Stonewall Diversity Champion , Stonewall is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Trans (LGBT) rights charity in Europe'

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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond.
We are committed to provide a high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for our care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good'.
We launched our five-year strategy, Aiming High; Changing Lives in 2021 together with Our Care Improvement System as our quality management system methodology to make a positive impact on patient care, outcomes and staff experience. By joining SLaM, all staff will get the opportunity to be part of this exciting improvement journey supported with learning and development to harness everyone's potential as change makers.
The trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I'm going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you'll be part of something special.
As a Trust we are happy to talk flexible working., Working for our organisation
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provide the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol.
SLaM employ around 5000 staff and serve a local population of 1.1 million people. We have more than 230 services including inpatient wards, outpatient and community services. Currently, provide inpatient care for approximately 5,300 people each year and treat more than 45,000 patients in the community in Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark; as well as substance misuse services for residents of Bexley, Bromley and Greenwich. By coming to work at SLaM, you will gain experience of being part of an organisation with a rich history and international reputation in mental health care. You will have access to professional development and learning opportunities, and have the chance to work alongside people who are world leaders in their field.