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Employee Relations Advisor
The closing date is 08 April 2026
An opportunity has arisen to join a fast paced, innovative HR Department at one of the largest leading Teaching Hospital Trusts in the country. The department offers excellent opportunities to develop your HR practice working within a Business Partner model and dealing with a highly diversified workforce spanning both primary and secondary care settings. You will see the positive impact of your skills and practice in the frontline care providers you work with and the excellent patient care ultimately delivered.
The successful candidates will support the HR Business Partner and HR Manager to provide a comprehensive HR service to a group of clinical specialties and corporate services. The Employee Relations Advisor will provide HR support and advice to colleagues both face to face and remotely across Sheffield Teaching Hospitals including the various South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Pathology Network sites such as the Northern General Hospital, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Barnsley Hospital, Rotherham Hospital, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Royal Infirmary and Sheffield Children's Hospital.
Main duties of the job
You will develop your HR career through managing a significant and varied caseload along with the provision of support and advice in the application of HR policies and terms and conditions. Within this role you will have the opportunity to provide training, coaching and mentoring to healthcare professionals leading and managing a high performing, high profile workforce.
We are looking for a candidate who can demonstrate transferable experience of effectively supporting the management of employee relations cases and advising on terms and conditions. We will also consider applications from candidates who have experience of advising managers on HR related matters and can demonstrate sound judgment of how to approach sensitive and complex casework. A knowledge and understanding of relevant employment legislation is essential.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualification
* Educated to A-level standard or equivalent qualification
* CIPD qualified or working towards (or equivalent theoretical knowledge)
* Evidence of CPD
Experience
* Transferable experience of working in an advisory capacity in a relevant HR field involving sensitive and complex casework.
* Able to demonstrate a strong understanding and sound judgement when approaching sensitive and complex casework.
* Proven working knowledge of employment legislation.
* Experience of advising managers on HR related matters.
* Experience of supporting organisational change processes.
* Experience of working within unionised environment.
* Dealing with professional groups.
* Working knowledge of NHS terms & conditions of service.
* Understanding of job evaluation.
* Knowledge of NHS employment standards and practice
* Generalist HR experience
* Involvement in formal hearings.
* Ability to critically analyse employee relations cases and identify appropriate solutions through reference to organisational policies, employment legislation and precedent.
* Influencing skills where conflicting opinion or a range of options are available.
* Ability to remain calm in challenging and emotive situations.
* Working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages such as MS Word/MS Outlook.
* Demonstrate an understanding in terms of good practice related to undertaking investigations.
* Recognition of own personal boundaries and when to refer matters to others/senior colleagues.
* Excellent organisational skills to manage a significant number of cases with strict deadlines.
* Well-developed report writing skills.
* Ability to communicate confidently to all levels of staff.
* Effective team member and able to provide cover for and support to other team members.
* Advanced IT skills.
Other Factors
* Car driver (due to the requirement to provide support at our Community sites).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 to £37,796 a yearpa/pro rata for part time staff
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