Employee Relations Advisor

Act as first point of contact for ER advice to managers across the full range of employee relations issues including grievance, discipline, capability, sickness absence, redeployment, in line with best practice, Trust policy and employment legislation

Take a proactive lead in monitoring and analysing sickness absence for designated business areas, ensuring both short-term and long-term sickness is being managed in line with trust policy in a timely and efficient manner

Provide advice to managers regarding flexible working requests, ensuring staff are treated fairly and avoiding risks of discrimination

Providing guidance to managers regarding reasonable adjustments, and facilitating applications for ill-health retirement in a timely manner

Under the guidance of the Senior ER Advisor, manage caseload of employee relations issues and advise managers on ER issues in particular: sickness absence cases performance concerns and probation cases.

Ensure that advice and assistance to managers on staff-related operational issues is of a timely, accurate and professional nature, adhering to KPIs and policy timescales

Contribute to the development and delivery of ER training programmes to develop the capability of line managers in managing ER issues.

Analyse workforce information reports, e.g. sickness reports, to highlight trends and provide practical solutions to facilitate timely resolution, including providing local coaching and training to managers and team leaders in addressing employee relations issues

To be responsible for taking and transcribing minutes at formal hearings to ensure an accurate record of proceedings is kept for use at internal appeals and external Employment Tribunal Hearings

To support managers and provide professional advice in preparing relevant management statements of case for internal formal case hearings

Working proactively with managers to improve sickness absence and other workforce key performance indicators in line with the Trusts performance targets and strategy.