Assistant ER Advisor

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity based at Frimley Park Hospital for an Assistant ER Advisor. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who would like to get involved in employee relation HR matters.
Although primarily based at Frimley, the role requires the ability to work/travel cross site to attend meetings. These locations include sites we have out in the community so a car driver is preferred.
You will work closely with the HR Business Partners and the Senior ER Advisors on all sites to support provision of the following to managers and staff:
Consistent HR advice on a range of employee relations matters
Sickness absence – advice to managers to support them in the management of sickness within their departments in line with Trust policy
Probation support to managers and staff who experience issues within the probation period
Arranging employee relations meetings and providing admin support e.g. preparing paperwork for hearings and tribunals
To be responsible for taking and transcribing formal minutes from meetings:
o Disciplinary investigatory meetings and hearings
o Grievance investigatory meetings and hearings
To support the HR Business Partner team to ensure accurate reporting of data
Project work as required
Full training will be given with ongoing support and development
Please note that if you are selected for an interview, these will be held in person not via teams.
To assist the Business Partners and Advisors in providing accurate and consistent advice to line managers within the Trust on its HR Policies, Procedures, Legislation etc., including sickness absence, special leave, work life balance, maternity /paternity, annual leave etc. This will require individuals to have appropriate detailed knowledge of the whole range of HR topics
To direct staff and managers to the appropriate policies, procedures and standard letters which are held on the intranet.
To support managers undertaking probation reviews and to attend as appropriate probation hearings to support line managers in line with Trust policy
Attend and to take notes at HR meetings including disciplinary, grievance, sickness, probation, and staff council.
Prepare the paperwork for case management hearings in collaboration with Business Partners/ Advisors, and line managers. This will include providing support for the collation of Employment Tribunal Bundles, Disciplinary and Grievance hearings, sickness and probation meetings etc
To have knowledge of employment legislation and to provide advice on compliance with employment law issues as required
Assist with the provision of training by the HR Business Partners/Advisors.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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