Employee Relations Advisor – Maternity Cover Job Vacancy in Hebburn, England, UK

Job summary

The last 24 months has been tough for everyone across the NHS. Putting the people who work for Croydon Health Services into the front and centre of all of our current and future activities that will support us on “our road to recovery” is critical. These aspirations have seen us develop an ambitious but exciting people plan for the Trust to continue to focus and deliver against throughout 2022-2024 as a priority.

To support our introduction of a “Just and learning” approach to all of our employee relations and HR practices we are now looking for a confident and professional Employee Relations Officer to join our case management team leading on supporting managers and staff who are absent from work.

Main duties of the job

Employee Relations Advisor – Maternity Cover (Band 4)

This is a maternity cover position until July 2024

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate and committed HR/People professional to join our Employee Relations team to lead and support managers and individuals who are currently absent from work due to long-term or short-term sickness. Ensuring we support individuals to return to work as quickly as possible and remain fit and healthy at work is critical to ensure our patients receive the best possible level of care.

Ideally the successful individual will have previous experience supporting Employee Relations Cases or HR teams in a similar capacity and be confident liaising with managers and supporting individuals to secure a successful resolution in a compassionate way as quickly as possible by putting the people at the heart of the process.

Interview Date:TBC

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We’re also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people’s homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we’re no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development