Director for Workforce and Organisational Development

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunderland, South Shields; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Centre

Libraries on site

Chaplaincy support

Care Co-ordinator for childcare

Flexible working policy

Education and career progression

Staff health and wellbeing

Job summary

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior director to lead the Workforce & OD Directorate, shaping strategy across planning, employee relations, inclusion and leadership development. The role sits on the Trust's Executive Committee and reports to the Executive Director with board-level responsibility for people.

Fellowship of CIPD and a master’s-level qualification are essential, with extensive experience in complex workforce leadership and change programmes across

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
• Evidence of continual CPD

Responsibilities

• Lead the Workforce & OD Directorate and the Trust's workforce strategy across planning, employee relations, OD, inclusion, leadership development and workforce governance
• Contribute as an Executive Committee member to strategic, clinical, quality, operational, financial and transformation decisions
• Provide authoritative professional advice on complex workforce and employment matters to Executive Directors, the Executive Committee, the Board and its committees
• Lead strategic direction on organisational culture and climate, using workforce intelligence and staff experience to improve leadership behaviour, inclusion, engagement and wellbeing
• Lead constructive partnership with recognised trade unions
• Provide senior workforce and OD leadership to major transformation and strategic partnership programmes
• Identify, escalation and support the Executive Director's Board-level assurance
• Ensure workforce and OD priorities support the Clinical Strategy, Patient Safety & Quality Strategy and enabling strategies
• Lead the development of people services through digital transformation, new operating models and partnerships
• Ensure the Directorate is fit for purpose and delivers an efficient, proactive service to stakeholders

Skills

Strategic leadership

Employment law knowledge

NHS terms and conditions

OD methodology

Workforce governance

Trade union partnership

Leadership influence

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

CIPD Fellowship

Continual CPD

Job description

This is a senior director post on the Trust Executive Committee, leading the Workforce & Organisational Development Directorate at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust. The role covers workforce planning, employee relations, culture and climate, inclusion, leadership development and the transformation of people services. It is the most senior professional workforce lead in the organisation, reporting to the Executive Director who holds Board-level responsibility for people, with a corporate role beyond the portfolio. Fellowship of the CIPD and a master's-level qualification are essential.

What the job involves

• Lead the Workforce & OD Directorate and the Trust's workforce strategy across planning, employee relations, OD, inclusion, leadership development and workforce governance
• Contribute as an Executive Committee member to strategic, clinical, quality, operational, financial and transformation decisions
• Give authoritative professional advice on complex workforce and employment matters to Executive Directors, the Executive Committee, the Board and its committees
• Lead strategic direction on organisational culture and climate, using workforce intelligence and staff experience to improve leadership behaviour, inclusion, engagement and wellbeing
• Lead constructive partnership working with recognised trade unions
• Provide senior workforce and OD leadership to major transformation and strategic partnership programmes
• Identify and escalation and support the Executive Director's Board-level assurance
• Ensure workforce and OD priorities support the Clinical Strategy, Patient Safety & Quality Strategy and enabling strategies
• Lead the development of people services through digital transformation, new operating models and partnerships
• Ensure the Directorate is fit for purpose and delivers an efficient, proactive service to stakeholders

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in a relevant subject
• Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Evidence of continual CPD

Experience

• Substantial experience leading a complex Workforce & OD function
• Director or deputy-level leadership in a complex organisation, including within an executive team
• Significant experience advising Executive Directors and senior forums on sensitive workforce matters
• Significant employee relations and trade union partnership, consultation and negotiation experience
• Track record of leading major change and transformation, including cultural change

Skills & knowledge

• Expert, up-to-date knowledge of employment law, NHS Terms and Conditions and OD methodology
• Understanding of the NHS landscape, including ICBs and systems
• Ability to diagnose culture and climate and build evidence-based change
• Strategic leadership and influence that work through credibility rather than line authority

Other

• Identifying, escalating and managing significant workforce risks
• Corporate contribution beyond own portfolio, balancing collective responsibility
• Working across organisational boundaries in partnerships and system arrangements
• Role-modelling Trust values, building an inclusive culture and the highest standards of integrity

Nice to have

• Experience of working in or with organisations outside the NHS

What’s offered

• Fitness Centre at South Tyneside District Hospital
• Libraries at both hospital sites
• Chaplaincy support
• Access to a Care Co-ordinator to help with childcare arrangements
• Flexible working supported through the Trust's Flexible Working Policy
• Access to education, training, career progression and support
• Priority given to staff health and wellbeing