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Job summary

Main area
People Division
Grade
Band 9
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Home or remote working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
264-6485652-COR
Employer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kettering General Hospital
Town
Kettering
Salary
£99,891 - £114,949 Dependant on experience
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust logo

Deputy Chief People Officer

Band 9

Job overview

We are looking for a Deputy Chief People Officer to join us at the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.  If you are a compassionate, collaborative, innovative senior People professional we hope this role will be of interest to you.

 The UHN Group includes Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust with a combined turnover of circa £900M and 11,000 employees.  Working together KGH and NGH serve the healthcare needs of a population of 2 million people.  As a university teaching hospital, teaching and research are important, with a focus on developing strong wide ranging academic partnerships leading to improved patient outcomes and exciting opportunities for colleagues.

 A member of the senior People team, the Deputy Chief People Officer plays a key role in leading the delivery of the UHN People strategy.  The post holder will act as a role model in terms of organisational values and behaviours and support the Chief People Officer in their responsibilities covering all aspects of leadership and people management across UHN. The post holder will support the Chief People Officer in providing a comprehensive workforce service, leading initiatives to develop high levels of workforce engagement and performance to support delivery of the organisation’s strategic and performance goals and improvement priorities.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Chief People Officer is a key member of the senior People team and plays a key role in leading the delivery of the UHN People strategy.

 The Deputy Chief People Officer will act as a role model in terms of organisational values and behaviours and support the Chief People Officer in their responsibilities covering all aspects of leadership and people management across UHN. The post holder will support the Chief People Officer in providing a comprehensive workforce service, providing leadership for the People Plan, annual business plan, Care Quality Commission standards and other workforce related governance and compliance requirements.

 The post holder will lead initiatives to develop high levels of workforce engagement and performance to support delivery of the organisation’s strategic and performance goals and improvement priorities.

 The Deputy Chief People Officer has a wide-ranging and extensive portfolio including strategy and policy and major change programmes. With the Chief People Officer, the post holder will ensure that the people directorate’s structure and functions – and the capacity and capability of people that work in the directorate – are fit for purpose and designed to support business needs, whilst maintaining the highest professional standards.

Working for our organisation

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
 
Our Excellence Values:
Compassion
Respect
Integrity
Courageous
Accountable
 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Deputy Chief People Officer is a key member of the senior People team and plays a key role in leading the delivery of the UHN People strategy.

 The Deputy Chief People Officer will act as a role model in terms of organisational values and behaviours and support the Chief People Officer in their responsibilities covering all aspects of leadership and people management across UHN. The post holder will support the Chief People Officer in providing a comprehensive workforce service, providing leadership for the People Plan, annual business plan, Care Quality Commission standards and other workforce related governance and compliance requirements.

 The post holder will lead initiatives to develop high levels of workforce engagement and performance to support delivery of the organisation’s strategic and performance goals and improvement priorities.The Deputy Chief People Officer has a wide-ranging and extensive portfolio including strategy and policy and major change programmes. With the Chief People Officer, the post holder will ensure that the people directorate’s structure and functions – and the capacity and capability of people that work in the directorate – are fit for purpose and designed to support business needs, whilst maintaining the highest professional standards.

Person specification

As per person spec

Essential criteria
  • Educated to Masters level with a degree or equivalent experience and competencies or extensive relevant senior experience.
  • Evidence of continuing professional development including management studies to Masters level or above or equivalent experience
  • Membership of an appropriate professional body – FCIPD Knowledge / experience
  • Qualified at practitioner level of a recognised programme/project management methodology

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Paula Kirkpatrick
Job title
Chief People Officer
Email address
[email protected]
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