Deputy Head of Employee Relations

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 25 January 2026

The Deputy Head of Employee Relations will be the lead specialist employee relations contact for Clinical (Delivery) Groups and play a key leadership role in the employee relations team in support of the Head of Employee Relations to provide an expert source of advice on employee relations best practice to managers and staff consistently across the Trust, that ensures the Trust becomes and remains an employer and provider of choice.

• Provide an expert source of advice on employee relations best practice to managers and staff consistently across the Trust, ensuring the Trust remains an employer and provider of choice.
• Lead and inspire a team, overseeing all case management of employee relations issues both within the Trust and at Employment Tribunal.
• Advise and support the Chief Medical Officer with medical cases in line with Trust policies and MHPS.
• Provide workforce representation at Trust Safeguarding/Allegations panels as appropriate.
• Foster excellent working relationships with trade unions and professional organisations to promote early and effective resolution of ER matters.
• Provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and local and national NHS People policy and procedures.
• Provide expert information underpinned by analysis of trends, economic circumstances, laws and political factors to inform local action plans.
• Ensure services are provided in the context of statutory and regulatory compliance with accountability for delivery of nationally mandated, and locally agreed targets and standards.
• Responsible for people policy development that promotes fairness, equity and inclusion.
• Support the delivery of leadership and management development programmes.
• Work with colleagues to develop, build and maintain relationships and engagement with key stakeholders, promoting the function.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best‑known hospitals—Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield—as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts, providing specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in concatenation of the entire patient population.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and—part of King's Health Partners—are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one法院 of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22, era of staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighboring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

• HR Degree level or equivalent experience at HR Manager level
• Evidence of relevant continuing professional development
• CPD or CIPD qualification

• Experience leading across the full range of complex employee relations cases, including through Employment Tribunal
• Current knowledge of employment law and legislation
• Demonstrable evidence of working autonomously and at a senior level in a generalist case management HR role, within a large, unionised organisation
• Experience of working with senior medical staff in the NHS

• Excellent oral and written communication skills (including presentation and training skills)
• Strong partnering, coaching, collaborative style at senior level
• High attention to detail and quality administrative skills

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.