Employee Relations Case Manager

This post holder will support the Head of Workforce Employee Relations and HR Business Partnering in providing a highly specialised, quality resource across the Trust for all staff groups, facilitating and enabling good employee relations (ER) by advising managers and staff on best ER practice in compliance with good employment practice, employment legislation and Trust-wide standards.

The role will oversee, support and as necessary, undertake casework investigations in a range of highly complex, sensitive or contentious employment matters including absence management, disciplinary, grievance and bullying and harassment. This will cover a full range of staff groups including both medical and non-medical staff.

The postholder will:

• ensure provision of advice to all managers within the Trust regarding all aspects of employment policy and procedure for all categories of staff, as well as associated employment issues.
• support the Head of Workforce ER and HRBP on meeting the Trust’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for cases in formal proceedings.
• assist and support managers through all stages of HR procedures, including participating in investigations, advising on HR procedures on panels at hearings and appeal hearings, advising Chairs of panels as appropriate.