Senior Employee Relations Advisor
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 04/10/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Employee Relations professional to join a team of two Senior Employee Relations Advisors. You will resolve complex workplace issues, strengthen people-management capability, and improve the working experience for colleagues. Responsibilities include managing casework, supporting organisational change, and providing specialist advice using employment law knowledge. The position offers hybrid working with 2-3 days on-site per week, and working hours between 22.5 and 37.5 per week will be considered.
Key responsibilities
- Coach managers to address workplace issues fairly, confidently, and aligned to Trust values.
- Provide guidance and support to more junior colleagues within the team.
- Contribute to the development of people policies, practical ER resources, and delivery of manager training.
- Help prepare employment tribunal casework and liaise with ACAS where required.
- Provide practical, risk-aware advice to support sound decision-making and promote positive employee relations.
Essential criteria
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Advanced Diploma in People Management, or equivalent, OR degree level (Level 5 or above) qualification in a relevant subject
- Experience sufficient to provide advice and support to managers and staff on all routine aspects of the role (including performance, conduct, employment law and people policies), without day-to-day supervision or direction, and the capacity to assist others where required.
- Ability to develop and maintain communication, both verbally and in writing, to all levels of staff about complex and difficult matters, and in sometimes difficult situations
- Sound knowledge of current employment law and the ability to interpret and apply it in the working environment
- Ability to gather, analyse, interpret and present reliable and relevant data and information in both electronic and paper-based sources
Desirable criteria
- One-to-one coaching and group facilitation skills, practised either in a work or non-work setting
- Knowledge of NHS Agenda for Change terms and conditions, or those of a similar or public-sector organisation.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £39,959 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Employee Relations Advisor
The closing date is 04 October 2026
Job summary
Are you an experienced Employee Relations professional who enjoys resolving complex workplace issues, strengthening people-management capability and improving the working experience of colleagues across the organisation?
We are looking for two proactive and knowledgeable Senior Employee Relations Advisors to join our team, where your expertise will help managers navigate complex employee relations issues. These are excellent opportunities for solutions-focused employee relations professionals, with responsibility for managing casework and supporting organisational change. You will use your employment law knowledge and sound professional judgement to take on a varied and influential role, providing specialist advice across the Trust.
We have two positions available in our team and will consider working hours between 22.5 and 37.5 per week. Hybrid working is currently part of the working week with a mandatory requirement to be onsite 2-3 days per week.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will coach managers to address workplace issues fairly, confidently and aligned to the Trust CARE Values and the principles of a Just and Learning Culture. You will also provide guidance and support to more junior colleagues in the team and contribute to
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