Employee Relations Business Partner

Role – Employee Relations Business Partner

Location - The Wellington Hospital, London

Full Time – 37.5 per week

Salary- Competitive + Excellent Benefits (pension, health cover, flexible benefits and excellent career development)

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

About the Role:

The Employee Relations Business Partner (ERBP) will report directly into the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO) and dotted line into The Head of Employee Relations.

Your role is to be a trusted Employee Relations Business Partner, supporting colleagues across the service. As an excellent coach, you’ll use these skills to deliver high quality, proactive case management and support for all employee relations matters. Examples include; capability, disciplinary, grievances, absence management, ACAS conciliations, tribunal claims, appeals and flexible working requests.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing sound and professional advice and guidance to line managers for employee relations cases

Coaching and supporting managers with people matters, you’ll be readily available when you’re needed providing first line support

Having end to end ownership and management of capability, disciplinary and grievance issues

Working in partnership with your colleagues in HR, referring or escalating to your manager or HR and organisational development (HR and OD) partners when necessary

Producing monthly ER dashboards detailing trends and analysing those trends with BPs and CHRO

Develop People Management 1 and 2 training for all managers

Lead on the development of a bite size ‘lunch and learn’ programme

Skills and experience:

Fully CIPD Qualified

Ability to act at an operational and strategic level

Experience and knowledge of reviewing and refreshing internal communications and engagement practices gained through relevant experience, preferably in the private healthcare or corporate sector

Ability to present at all levels; verbally, in writing and in presentations

Highly flexible and adaptable to circumstances

Driven and highly self-motivated to find solutions to challenges

Strong experience of working in partnership with leaders and colleagues to drive results

Experience implementing diverse and high impact HR initiatives to support HCA objectives

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a ERBP you’ll be eligible for:

25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you

Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals

Private pension contribution which increases with length of service

Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance from day one

Critical illness cover

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland

Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you

Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Diversity and Inclusion

Patients first. Colleagues always. That’s the guiding philosophy behind our approach to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We believe healthcare is built on a foundation of inclusion, compassion and respect for our patients and for each other. By working together with our colleagues we’re creating a truly inclusive environment, where individual differences are celebrated, and everyone can achieve their potential.

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. That’s why we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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