Employee Relations Manager
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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 Trusts strategic objectives. It is our ambition is to be recognised as a great place to work and be the local employer of choice. We want our staff to be empowered and at the centre of decision-making; we are developing a culture which generates a sense of ownership. Thus, we are seeking a knowledgeable, committed, and proactive 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 with excellent management, persuasion and negotiation skills, and a flexible approach to work. You will have a current knowledge of Employment Law and a competency in application in terms of policy and practice.
Main duties of the job
Our wider workforce team includes Business Partnering team, Resourcing, Organisational and Learning and Development, Medical Staffing, Payroll and Workforce Information functions. To be successful in this post, you will need to be a team player and be able to work collaboratively, building strong working relationships with colleagues within the Workforce Directorate, across the Trust and with external partners. Also fundamental to this role is the regular review of ER policies for legal compliance and validity.
If successful, you will be supported in your career development and will also have access to the training and development opportunities offered by HPMA London Academy.
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 whilst 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:o Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.o National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.o 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.
Details
Date posted
23 January 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
326-6900271-AW
Job locations
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer details
Employer name
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Address
East Surrey Hospital
Canada Avenue
Redhill
RH1 5RH
Employer's website
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