Employee Relations Manager

Employee Relations Manager

The closing date is 29 June 2026

The role holder will partner with key designated Clinical Group managers to build exceptional working relationships to deliver a seamless service which nurtures and improves the employee experience. Support the Employee Relations team in providing an expert/specialist people relations advisory service to Trust managers and staff ensuring comprehensive, consistent and timely advice and support. Oversee the development and delivery of a leading, proactive case management service which provides for all employee relations matters to be managed in line with Just Culture principles, enabling employees to contribute their very best to the Trust.

To help maintain positive and constructive relationships between managers and staff representatives at all levels throughout the Trust and actively encourage engagement with staff and their representatives.

Promote a positive partnership with staff-side colleagues which actively supports the wider staff engagement agenda for the Trust. Provide timely and effective interpretation of developing employment law and local and national NHS HR policy and procedures. Devise and ensure the implementation of HR policies and procedures that promote an inclusive Just Culture. Provide expert information underpinned by analysis of trends, economic circumstances, laws and political factors.

Work collaboratively with the wider People Directorate to ensure better integration of the team.

• Be the focal point for Clinical Group/Divisional leads on all employee relations matters, providing detailed guidance on the interpretation of Trust policies and procedures and employment legislation.
• Oversee and lead all Employment Tribunal claims as the first point of contact for the Trust legal provider, liaising with Trust managers/representatives in preparing documents and defending against such claims.
• Develop employee relations interventions to underpin the skill and competencies of managers in people management, which may include workshops (e.g., Just Culture, Investigations, Fixed Term Contracts).
• Manage a team, ensuring all team members have a voice in the development of the employee relations service offer.
• Maximise the potential of all team members and ensure that all team members have a meaningful appraisal/personal development plan that includes feedback from a selection of internal customers and team members.
• Support the development and training of managers in key HR matters such as absence management, by delivering shared learning events and day training courses in conjunction with Organisations Development, Leadership & Talent.

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, all with a long history of high‑quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide 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 Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and – as part of King's Health Partners – we are one of England's eight academic health science centres, bringing together world‑class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one 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 22,700 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, and neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Key Relationships

Internal:

• Directors, Deputy and Senior Managers
• People leadership team
• All members of Clinical…