Employee Relations Manager 

Job Type: Temporary

Sector: Healthcare 

Duration: This is the temporary role with no end date  

Location: Cambridge 

Band: 7

Pay Rates: 

£19.50-£22.50 paye per hour

£22.00-£25.50 paye inclusive of holiday pay per hour

£25.00-£29.00 umbrella per hour

All of the rates are depending on skill and experience. 

Working Days and Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm

Job Summary 

To work in partnership with senior managers to provide specialist, comprehensive, high quality advice and guidance on operational HR issues in line with the latest employment law, Trust policy and good practice. To undertake project work and deliver bespoke and corporate training programmes.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage HR case work, advising managers on the interpretation of terms and conditions of employment ensuring compliance with the Trust’s policies and employment legislation to ensure processes are fair, equitable, promote good practice and are free from risk of litigation.
• Manage the ER Advisor to support operational managers across a range of HR matters for example: leave and pay arrangements, absence and performance management, discipline and grievance matters ensuring that they are implementing and adhering to the appropriate Trust policy.
• To accompany operational managers at formal meetings in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.
• To support managers in complex and/or sensitive investigations and disciplinary cases.
• Present management cases to Appeals panels as required.
• Develop and maintain effective communication processes with senior managers which actively inform and involve staff in the plans and operational activities of the Trust. 
• Develop and maintain effective consultation and negotiation arrangements with staff side.
• In partnership with senior managers and Divisional Workforce Leads, improve individual team and organisational performance in the areas of workforce utilisation through the identification and promotion of news ways of working.
• To undertake job evaluation and job matching as and when required.
• Draft and review HR policies and procedures relating to the employment of staff and act as a lead on specific projects.
• Ensure that the Trust is compliant with employment legislation and proactively advise management of the implications of new legislation.
• Support the ER Advisors and Workforce administrative staff to ensure that professional excellence is achieved in HR service delivery.
• Actively contribute to successful team working of the Workforce Directorate through effective communication, shared professional development and dissemination of best practice.
• Design and deliver corporate and bespoke training programmes.
• To research and provide data, statistics and analysis to Senior ER Manager and Divisional Workforce Leads, as required.

Person Specification 

• CIPD qualified or equivalent proven HR skills and experience
• Evidence of further professional/personal development
• Specialist experience of dealing with complex employee relations cases (e.g. change management/ grievance/ disciplinary etc)
• Experience of staff management, performance management and development
• Experience of training design and delivery
• Experience of workforce information systems  
• Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
• A thorough understanding of employee relations issues
• A strong working knowledge of employment legislation

Questions

Do you have previous experience working as Band 7 Employee Relations Manager within the NHS or Healthcare environment?

Do you have experience working as Employee Relations Manager?

Are you CIPD qualified?  Do you have experience of dealing with complex employee relations cases? 

Do you meet the criteria above and available to start immediately?