Senior Employee Relations Advisor

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 January 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Employee Relations Team for a Senior Employee Relations Advisor. This role primarily supports managers by providing an expert corporate relations advisory service to Trust managers, modelled extensively around e-access and e-tools, that ensures the Trust becomes and remains an employer and provider of choice. You will provide expert employee relations advice to managers and provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and HR policy and procedures.

Previous experience of employee relations is essential and you should have experience of advising managers.

To act as the focal point for managers on all employee relations matters. Providing detailed advice and guidance to managers on the interpretation of Trust policies and procedures and employment legislation. Advise on all employee relations cases, i.e. Disciplinary, Grievance, Capability and Sickness.

Work autonomously, manage a high case load of Disciplinary, Performance, Grievance and complex sickness absence cases, plus any other relevant employee relations case work as determined by the Employment Relations Manager and/or Deputy Head of Employee Relations.

To support the Employee Relations helpline rota and take calls and e-mails to advise line managers on a range of employee relations queries.

You will work alongside Deputy Head of Employee Relations, Employee Relations Manager and Employee Relations Advisors and other Senior Employee Relations Advisor colleagues, providing guidance and cross cover to one another when required.

The Employee Relations team is based at offices on Great Dover Street, near the Guy's Hospital Site. We support hybrid working arrangements with a combination of home and on-site working. There is a requirement to work on-site two days per week.

You will be working as part of an experienced and supportive team who will be able to offer guidance and share learning to support you in the next step of your HR career and continuing professional development.

You will be responsible for providing expert advice and guidance to managers on all aspects of employee relations.

Working autonomously, you will be responsible for managing a large and complex case load

Please see detailed job description for main responsibilities

• Graduate calibre or person with significant relevant experience
• CIPD or equivalent
• Evidence of continued learning / development

• Experience in providing employee relations advice and support to managers in a large complex organization with union recognition
• Experience of contributing flakes to service development
• Experience of working in the NHS

• A detailed and up to date knowledge of employment law and demonstrable experience of interpreting and applying the law in relation to the terms and conditions of an organisation
• Ability to interpret and explain Terms and Conditions in a manner that enables the manager to seek an appropriate resolution of the presenting issue

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust