Associate Director of Employee Relations

3 weeks ago


Torquay, United Kingdom Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust has embarked on its strategic journey to create an environment at work where everyone feels safe, healthy and supported. The provision of timely, understandable and relevant People related advice and policies is key to building this culture.

The post holder has leadership and managerial responsibility and accountability for the following HR services/workstreams, each of which is led by a capable and motivated band 8a:
Employee Relations (All staff groups - Very Senior Managers (VSM), Agenda for Change (AfC) and Medical and Dental, and associated staff side relations

**Employee Experience and Culture**:
Medical Workforce HR services

Payroll & Pensions

Staff Surveys

Health and Wellbeing

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

Lead, through including, listening and acting with courage, a team of 6 capable Band 8As

Work collaboratively as a member of the People Senior Leadership Team to deliver the People Directorate’s outputs and deputise for the Chief People Officer as relevant.

Employee relations - for all staff groups

Subject matter specialist and expert in Employee Relations best practice and Employment Law, advising the Executive on highly complex employee relations matters,

Lead the employment tribunal case load in timely and cost-efficient manner.

Lead the approach to Employee Resolution, Advocacy and Mediation, as part of the introduction of a Just and Learning Culture.

Strategic lead for human resource support and advice to the Medical Director (MD)

Employee experience, and culture

Accountability for the payroll and pension service provided to the Trust

Drive forward the Embedding an Inclusive Culture plan as part of the wider People Promise work, being accountable for the Trust’s EDI, Health and Wellbeing and Just and Learning programme of work

Drive the development and delivery of action plans resulting from staff survey and staff experience data.

Chair the Culture and OD working group

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust employees over 6,600 full time employees, all of whom are committed to providing better health and care for all across Torbay and South Devon. There is a direct link between staff well being and engagement and patient safety. This role is key in leading the teams within their portfolio to ensuring our staff have a better experience at work via employee relations, experience and culture.

Come join us - you can be part of the team driving forward behavioural change, embedding an inclusive culture and being an exemplar for leading through including, listening and acting.

Full vacancy details can be found on the attached job description/person specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.



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