Provide expert advice and support to all members of the Trust, including Executive Team members, on employment law and the application of Trust wide policies and procedures. Project manage and closely monitor the delivery of many investigations, engaging all relevant staff and ensuring the timescales are set and deadlines are achieved. Ensure consistency of approach to ER matters across the team and that ER best practice is always maintained and within Trust policy, while providing pragmatic solutions that are responsive to the needs of the service. Leading the development of Trust wide policies to reflect up to date case law and practice, liaising with the Trusts solicitors when needed.
To ensure that advice given, and case handling is delivered in a timely manner and within agreed SLAs/KPIs. Ensure appropriate ER support is provided to managers when dealing with informal/formal matters under the relevant procedures. This will include general policy, procedure and best practice advice, support with investigations, and advice on the preparation of management cases, supporting chairs at hearings and confirming written outcomes. Oversee the management of Employment Tribunal cases, and preparing cases for, settling such claims where appropriate and representing the Trust at Tribunal where this becomes necessary and supporting staff in preparation.
Proving advice and support to all staff on highly complex and. highly sensitive organisational changes including leadership of all TUPE related cases. Ensure appropriate research is undertaken, within the NHS and wider HROD community so that a range of SWLSTG people management policies, procedures, guidance and toolkits are developed which are aligned and responsive to business needs, and are customer focused. To ensure they incorporate best practice and where necessary conform to legislative requirements.
To benchmark ER practice against other organisations so that best practice and modernisation can be applied to SWLSTG. Collate qualitative and quantitative information and produce meaningful analysis of information to support decision making. Ensure people management policies, procedures and guidance are regularly reviewed and updated. To ensure a suite of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place for all ER processes and that these are regularly updated.
A full set of the responsibilities can be viewed in the job description and person specification.