Senior ER Advisor

Sussex Partnership; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading health service provider seeks an experienced Senior ER Advisor to join their Employee Relations Team. The role demands a proactive professional with expertise in handling complex employee relations cases and providing frontline advice. You'll manage investigations and hearings while ensuring compliance with UK employment legislation. This role offers hybrid working, allowing for a flexible schedule while maintaining a strong commitment to supporting mental health needs. Join a dedicated team focused on delivering outstanding care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in employee relations in a unionised environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage workload effectively.
• Desirable NHS experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage conduct and dignity at work investigations.
• Provide employee advice and guidance to managers and leaders.
• Build relationships within the People Directorate.

Skills

Experience with complex employee relations cases

Knowledge of UK employment legislation

Proficient in Microsoft Office packages

Ability to manage a varied caseload

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

Overview

We are looking for an experienced, pro‑active, knowledgeable and committed HR professional, with experience of working on complex employee relations cases, to join our Employee Relations Team.

Are you looking to be part of a strong team working in an organisation that is committed to delivering the best care by the best people and are you passionate about our NHS service? We are looking to appoint an experienced Senior ER Advisor who is able to join our team and immediately contribute to the development of achieving Outstanding in all areas.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior ER Advisor able to demonstrate significant experience of successfully self‑managing a varied and demanding caseload including; formal conduct and dignity at work investigations, disciplinary hearings, grievance hearings, performance and absence management, management of change, all whilst providing front line employee advice and guidance to line managers and Senior Leaders. You will need to be able to work to clear timescales, manage your own workload and advise on risk mitigation by applying up‑to‑date knowledge of best ER practice, latest case law and employment legislation.

This vacancy is for part time role and offers hybrid working. You will be expected to come into the office at least once a week and travel across Sussex when required.

Interviews will take place week commencing the 02 February 2026.

This is a highly interactive position that requires a degree of autonomous working. You will work within an experienced Senior ER Advisor team providing cross‑cover and developmental support to HR Advisors.

As a Senior ER Advisor, you will build key relationships within the People Directorate and within the Corporate and Estates and Facilities Directorates along with the wider Trust business leaders, stakeholders and trade union colleagues. Actively embracing change, you will take accountability to deliver a complete value added Employee Relations service, applying your senior ER knowledge to business challenges. You will work in a way that is able to identify interventions and solutions which minimise requirements for formal investigations and hearings and that supports practices that are resolution and learning focused. You will ensure ongoing review and development of workforce policies, procedures and practices whilst supporting the development of our managers and systems and processes that enable efficient and effective ways of working.

Qualifications

You will ideally be CIPD qualified and have significant experience of providing Employee Relations advice in a unionised environment. You should have a good up to date knowledge of UK employment legislation and be proficient in the use of all Microsoft Office packages. NHS experience is desirable.

The post holder will work as a key senior member of the team, to ensure a comprehensive, quality and timely Employee Relations service is provided to Corporate Services and Estates and Facilities in relation to all aspects of the employment cycle.

Benefits

This vacancy offers hybrid working, but you will be expected to come into the office and travel when required.

We'd love you to join our organisation that is rated 'good' overall and 'outstanding' for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

To be successful in this role you will share our passion, desire and empathetic approach to supporting people of all ages with complex mental health needs.

Contact

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Cassie Edwards Job title: Employee Relations Lead Email address: [e-mail]