Job summary
- Main area
- HR
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 270-TF520-CORP
- Employer
- Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Kettering
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Employee Relations Investigation Manager
Band 8a
Job overview
Are you an experienced senior people professional with significant experience of completing complex employment investigations? Maybe you are a from a clinical background and have significant experience of conducting investigation. We are pleased to be recruiting for an employee relations case investigator to join the people team at NHFT to undertake investigations and support complex employee relations casework and appeals, including disciplinary, grievance and bullying and harassment cases in formal procedure.
The employee relations case investigator will work autonomously and project-manage a caseload, ensuring that deadlines are met. Work will be varied across the Trust and you will work closely with HR and operational colleagues to establish investigation terms of reference, interview witnesses as required and produce comprehensive reports and recommendations. You will also attend formal hearings to present your findings.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work closely with the senior people specialist (employee relations) to support the employee relations best practice through development and delivery of training for case investigators. They will role model a clear and non-judgemental approach to case investigations, alongside a cultural awareness with a good understanding and positive approach to diversity. They will support staff who are subject to formal investigation; using just culture principles and encouraging a culture of openness, transparency and support. The Trust has significant focus on our resolution approach.
We are looking for candidates who have significant and successful senior HR experience of completing complex investigations, hearings and appeals in a highly unionised environment. We would also welcome applications from clinical colleagues with transferable skills gained from significant experience of investigating patient safety incidents and a sound understanding of employee relations casework.
Working for our organisation
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document.
Person specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- CIPD qualification or masters-level related qualification or significant commensurate experience working at a senior HR or clinical level.
- Investigator training
- Previous experience of completing complex investigations, hearings and appeals in a unionized environment.
Desirable criteria
- Project management qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective communication skills will be required to engage a range of stakeholders. This includes developed interpersonal, negotiation, influencing and conflict management skills, where the subject matter is highly complex or sensitive.
- Regularly monitor metrics for benchmarking making recommendations for improvement and creating action plans for delivery
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nathan Gallavan
- Job title
- Senior People Specialist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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