Job summary
Would you like to be part of the team that are Delivering Excellence in People Practice?
A fantastic opportunity has come up to join the team that are enabling our people at Gateshead to be the best they can be and deliver great care to our patients in Gateshead and beyond.
Overseeing People Services, Leadership & OD, Education, Learning & Development and Performance and Quality you will be an experienced HR professional with the ability to oversee a thriving directorate and ensure first class customer service to our business units and corporate functions. This is a dynamic role with an immediate focus on getting the basics right, that needs energy, drive and tenacity. If you are up for the challenge and are a compassionate leader, with exceptional communication skills then this role is for you.
The role includes participation on the Strategic on call rota for the Trust. As one of 12 participants on the rota , when on call you will be the strategic point of contact for the Hospital, working with tactical and operational teams out of hours.
Main duties of the job
The Deputy Director of People and OD will work closely with the Executive Director of People and OD to implement our recently agreed People Strategy and provide professional people advice to the Trust. In accordance with the national People Plan, the post holder will lead and oversee the provision of excellent, customer focused People services working in partnership with our operational colleagues to embed the Trust's people strategy at the heart of the organisation and fully realise the ambitions of the People Promise by 2024.
Working closely with the Group Executive director, the role will drive progress on our 'back to basics' plan and also support the implementation of our long term strategic vision for People and OD, supporting the delivery of our clinical service model, our integration and transformation programmes, all within the context of our financial challenges and an increasing role across 'place' in Gateshead.
This is a strategic leadership role, working within the framework of the national People plan, supported by 4 established Heads of Service, each leading a clear portfolio of work and working as a collective senior POD management team.
About us
Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.
Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.
We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.
Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.
We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.
The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The directorate provides a range of P&OD services including:
- Expert People advice and guidance (strategic and operational) to business units and services across the trust.
- Core employee relations and case management, including people and OD advice to business units.
- Recruitment and retention including expert temporary staffing sourcing (all clinical professions).
- Medical Staffing advice and support.
- Employee health and wellbeing services including an in-house occupational health service.
- Organisational development including leadership development, culture and engagement.
- Learning and development including employee training and education and library services.
- Workforce planning and development.
- People data management, reporting and analytics.
- People related equality, diversity and inclusion advice, guidance and expertise.
Please job description for more detailed information
Job description
Job responsibilities
The directorate provides a range of P&OD services including:
- Expert People advice and guidance (strategic and operational) to business units and services across the trust.
- Core employee relations and case management, including people and OD advice to business units.
- Recruitment and retention including expert temporary staffing sourcing (all clinical professions).
- Medical Staffing advice and support.
- Employee health and wellbeing services including an in-house occupational health service.
- Organisational development including leadership development, culture and engagement.
- Learning and development including employee training and education and library services.
- Workforce planning and development.
- People data management, reporting and analytics.
- People related equality, diversity and inclusion advice, guidance and expertise.
Please job description for more detailed information
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (Chartered FCIPD)
- Professional CIPD Human Resources qualification plus significant post-qualification experience/ education to Masters level in an HR related field
- Advanced training/development within the HR/Workforce/Leadership domain to give credibility as the HR specialist and Senior Leader
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior HR management experience, as a Head of/Deputy HR Director or equivalent, within healthcare or a large, complex service-led industry, contributing to corporate leadership of an organisation
- Extensive knowledge and experience across a range of disciplines, including HR, Learning & Development, OD, Occupational Health and project management.
- Specific knowledge and experience of ER issues, case law and tribunals
- Extensive experience of leading and managing successful partnership working with trade unions in a highly unionised environment
- Experience of leading, introducing and managing major workforce change programmes to successful conclusions
- Experience of medical workforce challenges
- Experience of business planning, objective setting and embedding performance management frameworks
- Experience of financial management
- Experience in both short and long term workforce planning and workforce redesign initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Chartered Fellowship of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (Chartered FCIPD)
- Professional CIPD Human Resources qualification plus significant post-qualification experience/ education to Masters level in an HR related field
- Advanced training/development within the HR/Workforce/Leadership domain to give credibility as the HR specialist and Senior Leader
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior HR management experience, as a Head of/Deputy HR Director or equivalent, within healthcare or a large, complex service-led industry, contributing to corporate leadership of an organisation
- Extensive knowledge and experience across a range of disciplines, including HR, Learning & Development, OD, Occupational Health and project management.
- Specific knowledge and experience of ER issues, case law and tribunals
- Extensive experience of leading and managing successful partnership working with trade unions in a highly unionised environment
- Experience of leading, introducing and managing major workforce change programmes to successful conclusions
- Experience of medical workforce challenges
- Experience of business planning, objective setting and embedding performance management frameworks
- Experience of financial management
- Experience in both short and long term workforce planning and workforce redesign initiatives
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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
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).
