Head of Employee Relations: Sponsorship Available

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

You will be joining a People/OD team that is an active participant in collaborative working across the North West London Acute Provider Group (APG). You will bring with you significant experience of Employee Relations (ER). You will be driving change, in improving the experience of our staff and leaders, through the provision of best in class employee relations that are based on developing a just culture and excellent people experience. As part of an ambitious team you will embrace innovative thinking about how we can do things differently both within the Trust and by bringing together our partners across the APG.

Main duties of the job

As an experienced HR Leader you will have significant expertise in leading and developing the ER function. With strong interpersonal and communication skills you will be able to build strong relationships with stakeholders across the Trust including our Trade Union colleagues. A passionate believer in ‘just culture’ you will demonstrate the ability to design and implement inclusive conflict resolution approaches and have significant experience of dealing with complex ER cases including employment Tribunals. You will be expected to manage your own highly complex ER caseload. You will also need to be passionate about nurturing and developing an enthusiastic team.

You will need to possess excellent IT skills with the ability to manipulate data to create and display standard and ad hoc ER reports.

NHS experience essential.

Person Specification

Essential criteria

Essential

  • Degree plus Masters level qualification or significant equivalent specialist experience
  • MCIPD
  • Acted as a subject matter expert in Employee Relations
  • Experience designing and delivering a range of training to managers on people-management issues
  • Excellent demonstrable knowledge of current employment legislation and best practice in managing ER policies, principles and procedures
  • Significant line management experience

Desirable

  • Experience working with MHPS

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 4 October 2026

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