Employee Relations Manager

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Employee Relations Manager

The closing date is 02 April 2026

Are you an experienced Employee Relations professional looking to shape a high-performing, forward-thinking ER service? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you can influence culture, improve capability, and make a real difference to staff experience? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We are seeking a proactive and highly skilled Employee Relations Manager to join our People & OD team. Working closely with the Head of Employee Relations, you will lead on complex employee relations matters, ensuring that cases are managed effectively.

You will act as a specialist advisor on a full range of ER matters including complex disciplinary, grievance, performance, absence, and workplace conflict cases.

This is a fantastic opportunity to shape ER practice, influence organisational culture, and ensure managers are skilled, confident, and supported to deal effectively with people management issues.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing specialist advice and guidance to managers on complex employee relations cases.
• Managing and supporting investigations, hearings and appeals.
• Providing specialist employment law and policy advice to managers at all levels.
• Designing and delivering ER-related training for managers and HR colleagues.
• Supporting the delivery of resolution-based approaches, restorative practice, and Just Culture.
• Developing ER policies, processes, and resources, and enhancing intranet guidance for managers.
• Working with divisions to identify ER trends, hotspots, and opportunities for intervention.
• Championing inclusive, fair, and values-led leadership behaviours across the Trust.

About us

Why Moorfields?Moorfields is a world-leading centre of excellence providing outstanding eye care. As part of our People & OD team, you will be central to fostering a positive, inclusive, and supportive working culture for our staff. We offer:

• A supportive and forward-thinking ER environment
• Opportunities for professional development, training, and career progression
• Flexible and hybrid working options (minimum 2 days per week on site)
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and continuous improvement

If you are passionate about delivering a high-quality, modern ER service and want a role where your contribution genuinely matters, we would love to hear from you.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and personal specification for a full list of responsibilities of the role.

Please reach out to Dominika Kimber (Head of Employee Relations) if you wish to discuss this role.

Person Specification Qualifications

• A degree plus CIPD qualification (level 7) or extensive experience in a senior employee relations role
• Educated to post-graduate level or extensive experience in an HR Manager or senior HR Advisor role
• Formal training in a relevant topic such as coaching, mediation, or employment law

Experience

• Significant demonstrable experience of advising a range of stakeholders on a broad range of ER issues, balancing legal compliance with business need, and developing practical value-adding solutions
• Experience in managing multiple complex ER cases from a strategic perspective

Skills

• Excellent demonstrable knowledge of current employment legislation and best practice in ER policies, principles, and procedures

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.

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£56,276 to £63,176 a year per annum Incl HCAS