People Services Strategic Lead

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health and care organization in the United Kingdom is seeking a People Services Strategic Lead to drive HR initiatives and foster a positive workplace culture. In this role, you will oversee the People Services Team, ensuring compliance with employment legislation while managing complex casework. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in HR leadership, a strong grasp of employment law, and a passion for inclusive workplaces. This is an exciting opportunity to have a meaningful impact on organizational effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading HR teams and managing complex employee relations.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strategic thinker with excellent leadership and coaching skills.
• Confident communicator and trusted partner to senior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Deliver a professional, people-focused HR service.
• Manage complex casework and Employment Tribunals.
• Lead on organisational change and continuous service improvement.
• Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion across all areas.
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders.

Skills

Leading HR teams

Managing complex employee relations

Knowledge of employment law

Leadership and coaching skills

Driving change

Communication skills

Job description

Please note applications for this role should be submitted via Penna PLC. Please apply via the following link - Penna | Jobs

Applications submitted via Trac/NHS Jobs may not be considered.

Are you passionate about creating a positive workplace culture and driving strategic HR initiatives?

As our People Services Strategic Lead, you’ll be delivering a professional, people-focused HR service that adds value across the organisation. You’ll lead the People Services Team both operationally and strategically; working closely with the Head of HR & OD to coach and develop others, foster a culture of positive employee relations, and deliver performance improvements.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in leading HR teams and managing complex employee relations.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
• Strategic thinker with excellent leadership and coaching skills.
• Passionate about driving change and fostering inclusive workplaces.
• Confident communicator and trusted partner to senior colleagues.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact on organisational effectiveness and support the implementation of our People Strategy, we’d love to hear from you!

The People Services Strategic Lead is responsible for delivering a professional, people-focused, value adding People service with a strong emphasis on fostering a positive Employee Relations culture. This includes managing complex casework and Employment Tribunals, while ensuring compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies.

The Key Responsibilities Include

• A proactive and future-focused approach to Employee Relations.
• Manage complex casework and Employment Tribunals.
• Ensure compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies.
• Lead on organisational change, policy development, and continuous service improvement.
• Promote and embed equality, diversity, and inclusion across all areas.
• Act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders, influencing strategic HR decisions.
• Align initiatives with the People Strategy and broader local and national contexts within the NHS.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

About

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Andrew Barton Job title: Penna Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07922386432