Senior Employee Relations Adviser
Posted 2 hours 54 minutes ago by NHS
The closing date is 19 March 2026
We are looking for an experienced Employee Relations Adviser to join our team and provide high quality operational ER support across the three Acute Hospitals within the Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. The role will also assist ER site teams to manage and deliver an effective ER service across Care Groups.
The role will involve operating at a senior level providing employee relations case work and operational support to services across the employee relations life cycle. The role will also support with policy review and training, reporting and data requirements.
A key part of the role will be supporting the Employee Relations Service in the design and deployment of ER interventions to enable the Trust meet Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) for formal Employee Relation cases.
So, if this sounds like the role for you apply today.
Main duties of the job- To ensure the provision of advice to all managers within the MSE Trust regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure for all staff, as well as associated employment issues.
- To interpret, analyse and provide advice on employment matters with particular regard to effective and timely resolution of discipline, grievance, bullying and harassment case work, often involving complex and sensitive issues requiring tact and diplomacy.
- To deal with Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Subject Access Requests (SAR) and other reporting requirements as delegated by Head of Employee Relations, taking into consideration the Data Protection Act and Trust policies.
- To support Head of Employee Relations with ACAS cases and the preparation of Employment Tribunal (ET) claims, including preparation of bundles, drafting initial responses, preparing witnesses statements and tracking of cases.
- To ensure records keeping for ET and ACAS cases are of a high standard and to ensure the Trust can present Employment Tribunal cases in a logical, structured manner.
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Job responsibilitiesFor full details of this interesting and varied role, please see job description.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Qualifications- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Studying towards CIPD Level 5 qualification.
- Associate membership of the CIPD Post graduate diploma or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrable previous experience in an HR Advisory role.
- Experience of working collaboratively with Trade Union representatives at a local and regional level.
- Prior experience of working in the NHS.
- Experience of dealing with medical ER issues under MHPS, and of medical terms and conditions of employment.
- Excellent written communication skills, demonstrated throughout application.
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.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£38,682 a year per annum (pro rata for part time)