Divisional Employee Relations SpecialistNHS
Job summary
An exciting six-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity has arisen within our Women, Cardiac, Clinical Support and Sexual Health Services People and Organisational Development team, following internal movement within the team. This is an excellent time to join one of the Trust's largest and most dynamic clinical divisions.
We are offering this role with flexibility in mind. Whether you are an experienced Band 6 Senior HR Advisor ready to progress into a Band 7 Employee Relations Specialist role, or an HR professional looking to broaden your generalist experience through a Senior HR Advisor opportunity, we would love to hear from you.
Why join us? This six-month fixed-term or secondment role offers a focused opportunity to make an immediate contribution within a large, fast-paced clinical division. You will gain valuable exposure and work closely with experienced colleagues.
You will benefit from:
Joining a close-knit, collaborative team where you can build relationships quickly and contribute from the outset
Gaining broad exposure to complex HR issues and strengthening your confidence and expertise within a concentrated period
Broadening your experience in employee relations case work - with a focus on sickness, but also misconduct, grievances and appeals
Main duties of the job
You will deliver a compassionate, high-quality HR service focused on employee relations, reducing sickness absence and strengthening managers 'capability.
This is a hands-on, operational role with a strong focus on:
- Leading and managing a varied employee relations caseload, primarily focused on sickness absence, alongside misconduct, grievances and appeals, including complex and sensitive cases
- Driving reductions in sickness absence through proactive case management, with a particular focus on long-term absence, frequent short-term absence and areas with persistently high absence levels
Job description
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.