Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Head of People Services

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Job summary

12 month fixed term or secondment

Do you think you can make a difference and live the NHS People Promise?

We are looking for a dynamic Head of People Services to support and guide or newly formed People Services team. Delivering excellence in People Practice is our aim and across our people services team this is vital to ensure that all our staff at Gateshead Health receive the best service. The People Services teams provide the solid foundations for our department and we need a Head of Service that is motivated and compassionate to inspiring and lead the teams on their journey to excellence.

We would love to talk to any interested candidates, so please get in touch.

Main duties of the job

  • Work with the Deputy Director to ensure the development and delivery of the trusts local People Strategy, in accordance with the national People Plan.
  • Be a member of the directorate senior leadership team, leading compassionately and overseeing the provision of efficient and customer focused services to the Trust, delivering high quality outcomes. Managing and motivating POD staff to achieve objectives and ensure the continuous development, designing and implementing individual and team development plans, supported by appraisal and performance management and annual team work plans. Demonstrate and exemplify positive behaviours and attitudes, acting as a role model to others and nurture a culture in keeping with the Trust's values.
  • Champion effective working relationships with Trade Union partners and work to embed our values, core behaviours and competencies in the day-to-day work and culture of our workforce.
  • Oversee, drive and embed the new model of POD Leads and refocus of internal teams to be more aligned to Business Units/Corporate Services, acknowledging that this is a distinct change in practice and will need ongoing support.
  • Strive to ensure that all teams are putting the customer at the fore front of their work, predominantly through the new POD Lead posts who will be a key customer themselves.
  • Work with the People Planning and Quality lead, providing assurance on the full range of portfolio business to Board, HR Committee and external regulators as required.

About us

People love working at Gateshead.In the annual survey for NHS staff, we consistently rate highly as a place people would recommend others to work.In the most recent survey, 72% of our staff said they would recommend working at Gateshead. We aim to attract and retain a talented and committed workforce, who are caring and compassionate, and therefore able to meet the demands of the modern NHS now and in the future. In return we can offer a dynamic working environment in which to build a career.

Details

Date posted

27 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£54,764 to £63,862 a year PA

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

297-4139517

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Job description

Job responsibilities

The People and OD Directorate (POD) is responsible for developing people strategies, policy, practice, and delivering P&OD services which support strategic objectives, improve staff engagement, comply with legislation, and support organisational culture development and the embedding of organisational values.

Our whole ethos is to provide a customer focused quality service to the trust business units and corporate departments through the provision of the following:

  • Expert people advice and guidance (strategic and operational) to business units and services across the trust.
  • Core employee relations and case management advice and support.
  • People data and information including reporting, ESR, Health Roster and Bank services.
  • Recruitment and retention including expert temporary staffing sourcing (all clinical professions).
  • Medical Staffing advice and support.
  • Employee health and wellbeing services, including Occupational Health.
  • Organisational development including leadership, team development and staff engagement strategy.
  • Learning and development including training, multi professional education and library services.
  • People planning and development.

The Head of People Services will be a core member of the newly created POD Senior Leadership Team, providing leadership, support and guidance to all directorate staff to provide professional workforce advice to the Trust and will be the senior operational lead for the function, leading the full range of the people services on a day to day basis.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The People and OD Directorate (POD) is responsible for developing people strategies, policy, practice, and delivering P&OD services which support strategic objectives, improve staff engagement, comply with legislation, and support organisational culture development and the embedding of organisational values.

Our whole ethos is to provide a customer focused quality service to the trust business units and corporate departments through the provision of the following:

  • Expert people advice and guidance (strategic and operational) to business units and services across the trust.
  • Core employee relations and case management advice and support.
  • People data and information including reporting, ESR, Health Roster and Bank services.
  • Recruitment and retention including expert temporary staffing sourcing (all clinical professions).
  • Medical Staffing advice and support.
  • Employee health and wellbeing services, including Occupational Health.
  • Organisational development including leadership, team development and staff engagement strategy.
  • Learning and development including training, multi professional education and library services.
  • People planning and development.

The Head of People Services will be a core member of the newly created POD Senior Leadership Team, providing leadership, support and guidance to all directorate staff to provide professional workforce advice to the Trust and will be the senior operational lead for the function, leading the full range of the people services on a day to day basis.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oProfessional CIPD Human Resources qualification plus significant post-qualification experience/education to Masters level in an HR/Education related field.
  • oChartered membership of the CIPD (Chartered MCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification in the field.

Skills

Essential

  • Current broad knowledge of the national NHS context and People Plan requirements.
  • Can evidence innovative and strategic thinking abilities and critical analysis skills.
  • Sound understanding of Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Significant senior operational HR management experience, within the NHS, contributing to corporate leadership of an organisation.
  • oExtensive knowledge and experience across a range of disciplines including recruitment, people information, medical staffing, and project management.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oProfessional CIPD Human Resources qualification plus significant post-qualification experience/education to Masters level in an HR/Education related field.
  • oChartered membership of the CIPD (Chartered MCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification in the field.

Skills

Essential

  • Current broad knowledge of the national NHS context and People Plan requirements.
  • Can evidence innovative and strategic thinking abilities and critical analysis skills.
  • Sound understanding of Agenda for Change terms and conditions

Experience

Essential

  • Significant senior operational HR management experience, within the NHS, contributing to corporate leadership of an organisation.
  • oExtensive knowledge and experience across a range of disciplines including recruitment, people information, medical staffing, and project management.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


Employer's website

https://www.qegateshead.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Deputy Director of People and OD

Amanda Venner

amanda.venner1@nhs.net

01914455449

Details

Date posted

27 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£54,764 to £63,862 a year PA

Contract

Fixed term

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

297-4139517

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Elizabeth Avenue

Gateshead

NE9 6SX


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