Head Of People

Michael Page; Barry; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Michael Page is recruiting a Head of People to partner with senior leaders, drive organisational change, and lead workforce strategy across a large healthcare organisation. This role blends home-based and office working with 2-3 days at head office and travel to sites.

You will lead a strategic HR function, overseeing workforce planning, employee relations, and talent management, and work with unions. CIPD qualified senior HR leader with experience in complex environments is sought.

Qualifications

• Significant experience partnering with senior executives and operational leaders within a large complex organisation.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale organisational change and workforce transformation.
• Strong experience of workforce planning, organisational development and employee relations.
• Experience working collaboratively with recognised trade unions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing and coaching skills.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret workforce data and translate insight into action.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership teams to develop and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Lead complex organisational change and transformation programmes.
• Develop workforce plans that support current and future organisational needs.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and leadership capability initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including trade union partners.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters and employment legislation.
• Use workforce data and insights to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing People team.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation and employee engagement across the organisation.

Skills

Leadership & people management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Workforce planning

Employee relations

Data-driven decision making

Education

CIPD qualification

Job description

I'm recruiting a Head of People to partner with senior leaders, drive organisational change, and lead workforce strategy across multiple business areas. We're looking for a commercially minded, HR leader with experience operating in complex environments and delivering large-scale change.

Client Details

Healthcare organisation, delivering essential services to the community. This position offers a blend of home and office working, with 2-3 days per week spent at head office and regular travel to operational sites as business needs require.

Description

Are you a senior HR leader looking for an opportunity to influence workforce strategy at scale and drive meaningful organisational change?

I'm partnering with a large, complex and highly respected Healthcare organisation to appoint a Head of People. This is a pivotal leadership role, operating as a strategic HR Business Partner to senior operational and executive leaders, supporting the delivery of high-performing, inclusive and sustainable services.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership teams to develop and deliver people strategies aligned to business priorities.
• Lead complex organisational change and transformation programmes.
• Develop workforce plans that support current and future organisational needs.
• Drive talent management, succession planning and leadership capability initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including trade union partners.
• Provide expert guidance on complex employee relations matters and employment legislation.
• Use workforce data and insights to identify risks, opportunities and areas for improvement.
• Lead and develop a high-performing People team.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation and employee engagement across the organisation.

Profile

• CIPD Qualification
• Significant experience partnering with senior executives and operational leaders within a large complex organisation.
• A proven track record of leading large-scale organisational change and workforce transformation.
• Strong experience of workforce planning, organisational development and employee relations.
• Experience working collaboratively with recognised trade unions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing and coaching skills.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret workforce data and translate insight into action.
• Experience leading, developing and motivating high-performing HR teams.

Job Offer

• Hybrid working (2-3 days office/site-based - Pontypridd area)
• £67k-£78k + Excellent benefits

People are at the heart of Michael Page. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. As an inclusive recruiter we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and experiences. If you require any adjustments or accommodations during the recruitment process, we'll work with you to ensure you can perform at your best