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Salary for this role£49,387 – £56,515 a year
Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year
Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)
NHS roles fall under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.
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Role description
Job summary
Are you an experienced Employee Relations Manager or Senior Employee Relations Advisor with significant experience in disciplinary and grievance investigations, both with multiple allegations or singular? If so the Trust's ER team may have opportunities that you would be interested in.
You will be supporting our busy and friendly Employee Relations Team with defined case work across the organisation, working with managers and staff side colleagues.
Main duties of the job
To work in partnership with senior managers to provide specialist, comprehensive, high quality advice and guidance on operational HR issues in line with the latest employment law, Trust policy and good practice. To undertake project work and deliver bespoke and corporate training programmes.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Details
Date posted
28 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year
p.a. pro rata
Contract
Bank
Working pattern
Flexible working
Reference number
180-SB-265038
Job locations
CUH - Staff Bank Services
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
The advert will close at midnight on 5 November 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on 13 November 2026.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
CIPD qualified or equivalent proven HR skills and experience
Evidence of further professional / personal development
Experience
Essential
CIPD qualified or equivalent proven HR skills and experience
Evidence of further professional / personal development
Desirable
Experience of working in Human Resources in a healthcare setting or other public service
Experience of working in a unionised environment
Experience of organisational change, workforce planning and redesign, pay and reward
Experience of TUPE
Experience of undertaking Agenda for Change grading reviews/ job evaluation
Experience of coaching
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of confidentiality and data protection
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
A thorough understanding of employee relations issues
A strong working knowledge of employment legislation
Desirable
Knowledge of the Trust including awareness of priorities
Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions
Knowledge of the Trust's HR policies and procedures
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages
Skills
Essential
Ability to organise and manage own time, keeping to schedule and deadlines
Ability to work well under pressure and to tight timescales
Political awareness and sensitivity
Ability to work well as part of a team as well as the ability to use own initiative and work autonomously
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including telephone, email, face to face; able to draft well written and reasoned cases, investigation and appeal reports
Ability to demonstrate strong leadership skills
Flexible and adaptable
Ability to negotiate and influence at all levels
Able to work in a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to deliver bespoke management training
Able to evaluate situations, solve problems and assimilate information quickly
Computer literate
Responsive and outcome driven
Able to deal with emotionally difficult and challenging situations
Able to identify, interpret and analyse Workforce reports, financial reports, complex legal decisions and case law
Desirable
Ability to present data and produce reports utilising advanced functionality within Excel
Strategic awareness; ability to align Workforce activities with the wider Trust and Divisional objectives
Project management
Proven coaching, facilitation and mediation skills
Additional Requirements
Essential
The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
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.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Interested? Apply while it's open.Closes 5 November · Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has 14 other sponsored roles if this one goes.