[Hiring] Deputy Chief People Officer @Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Role Description

Are you an ambitious and experienced NHS people leader ready to shape the workforce of the future? We are looking for an outstanding Deputy Chief People Officer (Workforce) to join our senior People leadership team. This is a highly strategic and transformational role, offering the opportunity to modernise workforce services, influence organisational priorities and help ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place to deliver excellent care now and in the future.

We are seeking a credible, values-led leader with significant senior-level NHS experience and a strong track record of delivering strategic workforce change in a complex environment. You will bring expertise across People Partnering, employee relations, workforce planning, resourcing, workforce systems and data, together with the energy and influence to turn ambition into delivery.

This is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting difference: to our colleagues, our services and the communities we serve. If you are collaborative, curious and passionate about creating modern, responsive and people-centred workforce services, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level NHS experience
• Strong track record of delivering strategic workforce change
• Expertise in People Partnering, employee relations, workforce planning, resourcing, workforce systems, and data

Requirements

• Corporate responsibility to lead the development and delivery of the Trust People Plan
• Lead People Plan pledge service functions relevant to the post
• Proactively contribute to the development and delivery of workforce plans
• Engage in the annual planning process
• Oversee improvements within the function(s)
• Support the use of technology in developing a modern workforce service
• Develop KPIs and performance dashboards
• Set up and maintain effective governance
• Ensure the development and delivery of national priorities and targets
• Develop and maintain workforce communication processes
• Manage budgets to meet strategic and operational business plans
• Act as a change agent
• Promote a positive image of UHN
• Represent the Chief People Officer at internal and external meetings
• Participate in the on-call rota

Benefits

• Equal opportunities employer
• Commitment to an inclusive working environment
• Guaranteed interview for Armed Forces community members meeting essential criteria

Company Description

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities.

• Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity, and Courage.
• We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant.