Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and innovative individual to join our Employee Relations (ER) team. Our Employee Relations service is designed to support the Trust's strategic objectives. It is our ambition to be recognized as a great place to work and be the local employer of choice. We want our staff to be empowered and at the center of decision-making; we are developing a culture that generates a sense of ownership. Thus, we are seeking a knowledgeable, committed, and proactive senior ER specialist to play a pivotal role in the development of our ER service.
You will have demonstrable leadership skills to lead a team of HR Advisors, including a Senior HR Advisor, and ensure a timely solution-focused service to all levels of staff and managers. You will have extensive experience providing both strategic and operational resolutions for complex employee relations issues (including MHPS), with excellent management, persuasion, and negotiation skills, and a flexible approach to work. You will have current knowledge of Employment Law and a competency in application in terms of policy and practice.
Main duties of the job
To increase the chances of being shortlisted, address the essential criteria and provide evidence to address the specific requirements in your application form.
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services while Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
* We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Date posted: 14 February 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 8a
Salary: £43,004 to £48,403 a year per annum plus high cost allowance
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 326-7012600-AW
Job locations: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH
Job description
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them, including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification Criteria Essential
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
* A complete and accurate application
* Suitability for the role evidenced in supporting statement
* Evidence of essential experience for the role
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address: East Surrey Hospital, Canada Avenue, Redhill, RH1 5RH
Employer's website: https://surreyandsussex.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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