Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Employee Relations Adviser

The closing date is 17 September 2025

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Job summary

We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Adviser to join our team and provide high quality operational ER support across the three Acute Hospitals within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The role will also assist ER site teams to manage and deliver an effective ER service across Care Groups.

The role will involve operating at a senior level providing employee relations case work and operational support to services across the employee relations life cycle. The role will also support with policy review and training, reporting and data requirements.

A key part of the role will be supporting the Employee Relations Service in the design and deployment of ER interventions to enable the Trust meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for formal Employee Relation cases.

So, if this sounds like the role for you apply today.

Main duties of the job

If successful you will be expected:

  • To ensure the provision of advice to all managers within the MSE Trust regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure for all staff, as well as associated employment issues.
  • To interpret, analyse and provide advice on employment matters with particular regard to effective and timely resolution of discipline, grievance, bullying and harassment case work, often involving complex and sensitive issues requiring tact and diplomacy.
  • To deal with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Subject Access Requests (SAR) and other reporting requirements as delegated by Head of Employee Relations, taking into consideration the Data Protection Act and Trust policies.
  • To support Head of Employee Relations with ACAS cases and the preparation of Employment Tribunal (ET) claims, including preparation of bundles, drafting initial responses, preparing witnesses statements and tracking of cases.o To ensure records keeping for ET and ACAS cases are of a high standard and to ensure the Trust can present Employment Tribunal cases in a logical, structured manner.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0540

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this interesting and varied role, please see job description.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of this interesting and varied role, please see job description.

We look forward to receiving your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Studying towards CIPD Level 5 qualification
  • Associate membership of the CIPD Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable previous experience in a HR Advisory role
  • Experience of working collaboratively with Trade Union representatives at a local and regional level

Desirable

  • Project Management experience
  • Prior experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience of dealing with medical ER issues under MHPS, and of medical terms and conditions of employment

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills, demonstrated throughout application
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent
  • Studying towards CIPD Level 5 qualification
  • Associate membership of the CIPD Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable previous experience in a HR Advisory role
  • Experience of working collaboratively with Trade Union representatives at a local and regional level

Desirable

  • Project Management experience
  • Prior experience of working in the NHS
  • Experience of dealing with medical ER issues under MHPS, and of medical terms and conditions of employment

Skills

Essential

  • Excellent written communication skills, demonstrated throughout application

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Employee Relations Manager (Southend)

Anna-Lise Curtis

anna-lise.curtis@nhs.net

01702345555

Details

Date posted

20 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-COR-SO-0540

Job locations

Southend

Prittlewell Chase

Westcliff-on-sea

SS0 0RY


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