Head of Employee Relations

Job Responsibilities:

1. Lead and develop the team to ensure that a high-quality professional people advisory service is provided, evaluating performance in line with KPIs and SLAs to optimise impact.
2. Devise the strategy and enabling plan for the team to improve employee relations in terms of outcomes and learning across the Trust.
3. Develop and implement mechanisms to maintain consistency of interpretation and practice of employment legislation, policies and procedures, best practice principles, and national terms and conditions of service.
4. Oversee the design and delivery of HR skills and knowledge training for line managers.
5. Work collaboratively with Trade Union colleagues and local partners to embed partnership working in all aspects of employee relations practice.
6. Oversee the collation of Trade Union Facility Time and Accreditation of Trade Union Officials.
7. Support the Trust's Compassionate and Inclusive agenda, embedding Inclusion into the employee relations Policy, Process and Team practices.
8. Lead the development, review, implementation, and consultation/negotiation of people policies and organisational change initiatives via corporate committees.
9. Engage and positively influence recognised Trade Unions.
10. Record, monitor, and analyse trends to inform policy development, employee information, management guidance, and training needs.
11. Contribute to People Services Leadership strategy and direction, embedding new programmes and initiatives within the People Advisory Team.
12. Act as the subject matter expert on policy, terms, and conditions including advice for the wider business on the strategic employee relations agenda.
13. Draft monthly, quarterly, and yearly ER performance reports for boards, providing key trend data and insights.
14. Coach and mentor direct reports to develop their skills and performance in their role.
15. Responsible for finance relating to the ER team, including legal fees.
16. Work with Finance and Law Firms to track, monitor, and project future costs.
17. Develop excellent collaborative working relationships with senior leaders across the organisation to enable partnership working in the delivery of projects and improvements.
18. Facilitate cultural change.
19. Oversee the governance of the Trust's Organisational Change Review Group to ensure consistency in the management of organisational change processes across the Trust.
20. Track and report on associated savings.

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