Main area Division Corporate - Employee Relations Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Full time
* Part time
* Flexible working
37.5 hours per week (Full Time or Part Time / Flexible working hours may be considered) Job ref 180-F-CVA724
Employer Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Addenbrookes Hospital Division Corporate Town Cambridge Salary £32,073 - £39,043 p.a. pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 06/04/2026 23:59 Interview date 17/04/2026
Job overview
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced HR professional to join our dedicated Employee Relations team, in the role of Employee Relations Advisor. Working in a small and supportive embedded workforce team, and supported by the Senior Employee Relations Manager, the ER Advisor plays a crucial role in providing advice and support to managers and employees across the Trust on a wide range of operational employee relations matters.
The ER Advisor will use their knowledge and experience to manage a caseload of routine employee relations issues including sickness absence management, disciplinary, informal grievances and capability processes. The successful post holder will have access to the Trust’s new HR case management system, to accurately document and track progress on their cases to ensure casework is progressed in line with key performance indicators.
The Employee Relations team is instrumental in embedding the Trust’s priority of supporting our staff, and the Trust's own Values – Together Safe, Kind, Excellent. This role offers an excellent opportunity to further develop your HR career in a fast‑paced environment of an acute Trust, working in partnership with stakeholders and trade union representatives and influencing workforce outcomes.
Main duties of the job
To provide support and assistance on a range of employment related issues such as capability, disciplinary and grievance.
To robustly support case management of routine employee relations issues in collaboration with Employee Relations Managers and line managers across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
* applied for a Graduate visa
* or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
* or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on 6th April 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 17th April 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience
* Level 5 CIPD qualification or equivalent relevant experience
* Evidence of relevant continued professional development
* Additional relevant qualification at level 5 or above
Experience
* Substantial proven experience of working within HR advising on a wide range of policies and procedures in a large organisation without day‑to‑day supervision or direction
* Experience of coordinating multiple workplace activities (such as Employee Relations case work for example)
* Interpreting and applying employment law for use in employment cases
* Delivering a range of training on HR issues
* Working in an advisory capacity
* Experience of working in an Employee Relations role
* Experience of working within HR in the NHS
* Working in partnership with trade union representatives
* Experience of using NHS Electronic Staff Records System
* Experience of using an HR case management system
* Experience of managing conflict in the workplace
* Previous NHS experience
Knowledge
* Familiarity with the Equality Act 2010 and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
* Good working knowledge of current legislation
* Good working knowledge of NHS terms and conditions
Skills
* Strong ability to communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing
* Approachability
* Ability to act on own initiative, and also work as part of a team
* Ability to manage conflict
* Ability to prioritise, organise own workload and respond to changing demands
* Ability to work to deadlines and manage multiple demands
* Ability to establish credibility and rapport
* Ability to convey ideas and advice clearly and concisely
* Ability to explain and persuade others through written and oral argument, and gain acceptance for issues that may be unwelcome or new.
* Ability to work well under pressure
* Competency using Microsoft Office
* Ability to handle confidential issues and distressed people with sensitivity, tact and discretion
* Good analytical skills. Ability to research, analyse, summarise and interpret data and act on these appropriately
* Trained in Agenda for Change Job Evaluation
Additional Requirements
* Ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust Values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent.
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the service requirements.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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