About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior People leadership team and shape three key services that directly influence our people, culture and organisational performance.
We are looking for an experienced and credible senior HR leader to provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health & Wellbeing.
With significant transformation underway across the Trust, you will have the opportunity to influence how we support, develop and care for our workforce, while strengthening management capability and creating a positive employee experience.
Main duties of the job
You will provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health, working closely with Executive Directors, senior leaders, managers and staff-side colleagues.
A key focus will be developing a more proactive approach to employee relations, strengthening management capability and ensuring complex workforce matters are managed fairly, consistently and effectively.
You will also lead the development of our learning, leadership, health and wellbeing approaches, using workforce intelligence to identify risks and opportunities and drive improvement across the Trust.
As a senior member of the People Directorate Leadership Team, you will contribute to Trust-wide workforce strategy, transformation and organisational performance.
About us
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious organisation at an exciting point in its development.
We are investing in our hospitals, digital technology and the way we deliver services for our growing communities. Our people are central to these ambitions.
Joining our People leadership team, you will have the opportunity to influence at the highest level while leading services that make a real difference to the working lives of our colleagues.
If you are a compassionate, inclusive and credible senior HR leader who enjoys turning strategy into meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD/FCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification. Master's degree in Human Resources or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable
Executive leadership qualification. Accredited coaching qualification. Qualification in mediation, organisational development or workplace investigation
Experience Essential
Significant senior HR leadership experience within a large and complex organisation Proven experience of leading Employee Relations services, including complex case management, workforce policy development and employment litigation risk management. Experience of leading and developing Learning and Development strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
Desirable
Experience within an NHS provider organisation. Experience of working across Integrated Care Systems and partnership organisations.
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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Employer details Employer name North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address Peterborough City Hospital
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)