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You will be responsible for the investigation process for employee relations issues within the Trust according to Policy and Procedure. You will be expected to take the lead for investigations of cases, including those which are of extreme complexity, sensitivity, and contention.

• You will carry out investigations and ensure timely reports are completed.
• You will be responsible for advising on any recommendations or lessons learnt for the Trust.
• You may be asked, subject to capacity, to investigate complaints and serious incidents
• Manage the process of the investigation of employee relations issues and provide a report of their findings.
• Investigate complex complaints and serious incidents (SI’s) where appropriate.
• Investigate employee relations issues within agreed deadlines.
• Responsible for providing reports to the appropriate Commissioning Manager
• Ensure that all documents / case files pertaining to employee relations issues are secured in a safe and confidential manner.
• Ensure all reports produced are of a high standard.
• Attend hearings as a presenting manager or a witness and respond confidently and knowledgably to questions.
• Attend Employment Tribunals as a witness and respond in a professional manner.
• Recommend changes in practice and procedure to reduce the risk of repeated incidents.
• Provide high quality training in investigations.
• Attendance at meetings with other agencies where there is a safeguarding concern, to establish the process for the investigation and ensure regular communication around progress.
• Arrange pre-investigation meetings to establish the scope of the investigation, any concurrent investigations, terms of reference, roles and responsibilities, and investigation process.

For a full list of duties please see the Job Description attached.

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is the leading provider of health and social care services for people of all ages with mental ill-health and learning disabilities in Surrey and North East Hampshire. We also provide social care services for people with a learning disability in Croydon and ASD and ADHD assessment services in Hampshire.

We actively seek to engage people who use our services and our communities in improving the mental wellbeing of the local population. We work closely with other NHS and voluntary sector organisations who provide services and support people who use services and carers.

Surrey is a beautiful county lying just 30 minutes away from Central London and from the South Coast.

Our historic market towns and bustling districts are enveloped in wonderful countryside, and our excellent road and rail networks bring the rest of the country within easy reach.

For international travel, both Gatwick and Heathrow airports are nearby.

Please note that we reserve the right to close posts as soon as sufficient applications are received.

Working from home contracts do not attract high cost area payments.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Please find the Job Description and Person Specification attached for a list of all the main responsibilities for this role.