Assistant Chief People Officer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Compressed hours

Job summary

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a senior HR leader to join the HR Directorate. The post leads a portfolio of people services, driving change and building capability with the Chief People Officer and deputies.

The role requires MCIPD registration and substantial senior HR experience in a large, complex organisation. It is a full-time, hybrid role with travel between hospital sites and a strong focus on accountability and culture change.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent.
• Master's in HR management or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Postgraduate qualification in a specialist area such as leadership, or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of people services.
• Drive transformational change across the people function.
• Deliver a digitally enabled, experience-led people function.
• Deliver the People Strategy with the Chief People Officer and deputies.
• Influence the direction of the organisation and its strategic priorities.
• Build organisational capability and high-performing teams.
• Hold senior leaders and teams to account for delivery, performance and behaviour.
• Lead culture change towards accountability, inclusion and continuous improvement.
• Lead change and improve organisational performance at scale.
• Embed the Trust's values and behavioural standards in leadership practice.

Skills

Employment law

NHS policy

Governance

ED&I

Financial acumen

Strategic leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Culture change

System leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's in HR management or related field

Postgraduate qualification in leadership

CPD/continuing professional development

Job description

This senior role sits in the HR Directorate of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, joining the senior leadership team during a transformation of workforce services. The post leads a portfolio of people services, driving change and building capability alongside the Chief People Officer and deputies. It is full-time with hybrid working and frequent travel between hospital sites. Fit turns on MCIPD registration and substantial senior HR experience in a large, complex organisation.

What the job involves

• Lead a portfolio of people services
• Drive transformational change across the people function
• Deliver a digitally enabled, experience-led people function
• Deliver the People Strategy with the Chief People Officer and deputies
• Influence the direction of the organisation and its strategic priorities
• Build organisational capability and high-performing teams
• Hold senior leaders and teams to account for delivery, performance and behaviour
• Lead culture change towards accountability, inclusion and continuous improvement
• Lead change and improve organisational performance at scale
• Embed the Trust's values and behavioural standards in leadership practice

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent
• Master's in HR management or related field, or equivalent experience
• Postgraduate qualification in a specialist area such as leadership, or equivalent experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Registration & licences

• MCIPD professional registration

Experience

• Significant senior strategic experience in HR, people or workforce in a large, complex organisation, preferably NHS or public sector
• Track record of leading complex workforce transformation, organisational change and service redesign
• Strategic advice and challenge to executive directors and senior leaders on workforce and cultural issues
• Leading multidisciplinary teams and senior managers with accountability for performance and improvement
• Building and sustaining senior-level relationships with trade unions and staff side
• Working across organisational and system boundaries, including partnership working

Skills & knowledge

• Strong working knowledge of employment law, NHS workforce policy, governance, CQC Well Led and ED&I requirements
• Substantial experience managing significant financial and workforce resources, including efficiency programmes, with strong financial acumen
• Ability to lead, inspire and hold senior leaders to account
• Ability to lead culture change through inclusive, compassionate and accountable leadership
• Ability to model and embed the Trust's values in leadership practice

Nice to have

• Formal training in organisational change, system leadership or coaching
• Experience leading digital transformation in people services, including automation, workforce systems, and data and analytics
• Experience contributing to or leading system-wide workforce initiatives or ICS-level programmes

What's offered

• Hybrid working
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours