Has anyone taken out a grievance procedure in the NHS?

[Tootyfilou]

Thinking about taking out a grievance against my line manager, I know these can be extremely stressful and long drawn out procedures in the NHS. Has anyone trod this path? and if so, do you have any advice please. Thank you.

What else have you tried?

I want to take out a grievance, I have spoken to my union representative and they agree that I have grounds.
I was posting to see if anyone had experience of this.
My rep has warned me that it is very stressful and the outcome is often protracted.

Ex-NHS HR. Dealt with umpteen grievances.

In the main, complainants didn’t get what they wanted because they were pretty unobjective about their role in the issues (don’t think any was fully upheld) or unrealistic about the potential outcomes (ie wanting someone sacked).

I've done a grievance, but it was over my T&Cs so quite easy to prove they were wrong, and it was upheld. Think it's harder if it's bullying or similar.

This.

100% this.

What you need to do is:

• highlight timescales as to how the issue came to be.
• present it in a bullet point fashion.
• write it chronologically staring dates. *Stick to the facts. You can state that some thing upset you, stressed you, left you confused but don't extend and go on about it.
• keep it short and to the point.
• state your evidence/facts
• make references to policies. ie. Someone failed to do something and that constitutes a breach as per policy xyz. *and finally, the part most people forget yet the most important part: what resolution do you want. Preferably, provides a few options that would meet your satisfaction.

If you follow this properly and ensure your requests are reasonable, you're almost certain to get a good outcome.

Oh and I forgot, don't make it personal. So state what actions or lack of led to you needing to go through the grievance process. Don't just make it about what a horrible person your boss is.

Thank you everyone , that’s really helpful. I am still in two mind as whether to proceed. I know it will be stressful, she is my direct line manager, so I will be working with her every day.

They would move you to another manager while the grievance process happens.