Investigation Officer

Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Investigation Officer

The closing date is 04 December 2025

This post is a fixed term contract until 30th November 2026

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist team within the HR department. The post holder will be responsible for undertaking complex disciplinary investigations efficiently within specified timeframes covering all trust wide directorates in line with trust policies and procedures.

Applicants will be educated to degree level or equivalent, demonstrable experience of participating in disciplinary or similar investigations. Applicants will have up to date knowledge of employment law and HR policies and procedures. The successful candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to deliver within set timeframes for investigations.

You must have the Right to Work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role. Please note, this role does not meet the required eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa and therefore the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for undertaking complex disciplinary and HR investigations efficiently within specified timeframes covering all trust wide directorates in line with trust policies and procedures.

Deal with highly sensitive and complex issues in all aspects of the role, using their judgement, discretion, and initiative, seeking advice from the Team Manager where appropriate.

Be responsible for leading on complex disciplinary and HR investigations including coordinating the investigation process, undertaking interviews, and producing an unbiased account of the investigation in the form of a report for the disciplinary process. This may include viewing CCTV evidence and presenting this at a disciplinary hearing.

Involvement in other wider HR / employee relations matters.

About us

The investigation team is an integral part of the wider HR operations department.

In addition, we have several HR departments, based at Flatts Lane Centre, Normanby Middlesbrough :

Recruitment

Workforce Information

Job responsibilities

The post holder will :

Present the investigation report at disciplinary hearings and participate in appeal and other HR hearings where required, answering difficult questions which may be posed by staff, union representatives and the panel and justifying the decisions that they have made throughout the process. These meetings may be contentious and require tact and diplomacy skills.

Where necessary attend employment tribunals as a representative of the trust and provide accurate information in support of the organisation.

Promote at all times a positive image of the Human resources Department and the wider Trust.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further responsibilities.

Additional contact details : - Thomas Vickers, Senior Principle Partner, Tel :

Person Specification

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of participating in disciplinary or similar investigations
• Up to date knowledge of employment law and HR policies and procedures
• Experience of working in a unionised environment
• Experience of policy development
• Experience of working within a health care setting

Knowledge

Qualifications

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.

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