About this role
Job summary
Assistant Chief People Officer
37.5 hours (8D, Subject to AFC) Base: Whiston Hospital with frequent travel to other sites ie. Ormskirk and Southport as required. Hybrid working opportunity. Join us in transforming People Services
Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is embarking on an ambitious transformation of its HR Directorate.
We are reshaping how workforce services are delivered, creating a service future that is digitally enabled, insight-led and centred on employee experience. As one of the largest organisations in the region, we are redesigning our operating model to create greater accountability, clearer leadership, stronger customer focus and improved outcomes for our people and ultimately our patients.
This is a rare opportunity to join the senior leadership team at a pivotal point in our transformation journey and we are seeking an exceptional leader who is energised by change and motivated by the opportunity to build something different.
Interview Date: To be Confirmed
Main duties of the job
As Assistant Chief People Officer, you will help shape the future of people services at Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
This is a strategic leadership role with significant scope and influence. You will lead a portfolio of people services, drive transformational change, develop organisational capability and play a critical role in delivering a modern, digitally enabled and experience-led people function. Working alongside the Chief People Officer and Deputy Chief People Officers, you will influence the direction of the organisation, support the delivery of strategic priorities and help create a culture defined by accountability, inclusion, high performance and continuous improvement.
We are looking for an exceptional leader who thrives in complexity, combines strategic thinking with a strong focus on delivery, and has a proven ability to build high-performing teams, lead change at scale and improve organisational performance.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme.
Job description Job responsibilities
As Assistant Chief People Officer, you will be a visible, credible and values-driven leader who leads through influence, accountability and delivery. As a key strategic leader, you will work alongside the Chief People Officer and Deputy Chief People Officers to deliver an ambitious People Strategy, organisational transformation and a modern, digitally enabled people function. You will lead transformation, create a high-performing culture, drive performance, holding yourself and others to account by building a strong team capable of delivering meaningful and sustainable improvement and help define the future of people services.
Person Specification
Our Values Essential
We are Kind We are Open We are Inclusive
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level and/or equivalent qualification MCIPD professional registration Master's degree in HR Management or related qualification and / or equivalent experience Postgraduate qualification in specialist area e.g. leadership or equivalent experience Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Formal training in organisational change, system leadership or coaching
Knowledge & Experience Essential
Significant experience operating at senior strategic level within HR / People / Workforce in a large, complex organisation, preferably within the NHS or public sector Proven track record of leading complex, high impact workforce transformation, organisational change and service redesign programmes Experience of providing strategic advice and challenge to Executive Directors and senior leaders on complex workforce, organisational and cultural issues Demonstrable experience of leading multi disciplinary teams and senior managers, with accountability for performance, delivery and improvement Substantial experience of managing significant financial and workforce resources, including delivery of efficiency and cost improvement programmes Strong working knowledge of employment legislation, NHS workforce policy, governance and regulatory frameworks, including CQC Well Led and ED&I requirements Experience of building and sustaining effective relationships with Trade Unions and staff side representatives at a senior level Experience of operating across organisational and system boundaries, including partnership and collaborative working
Desirable
Experience of leading digital transformation within people services, including automation, workforce systems and use of data and analytics Experience of contributing to or leading system wide workforce initiatives or ICS level programmes
Skills Essential
Ability to lead, inspire and hold senior leaders and teams to account for delivery, performance and behaviour Ability to lead culture change, embedding inclusive, compassionate and accountable leadership behaviours Strong financial acumen and ability to manage complex budgets and resources Ability to model and embed the Trust's values and behavioural standards in leadership practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)