Head of People Improvement

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the post holder will be a key member of the People & Communications leadership team and will support the delivery of the Trust's People Plan, supporting the vision and the delivery of the Trust's strategy and objectives. As a senior leader in the People and Communications Team they will support the development and delivery of the Departmental objectives as well as ensuring the leadership and culture within the Department meets the expectation in our values.

The role will be responsible for ensuring delivery of key workforce programmes, including the OUH People Plan priorities and delivery plan. The postholder will develop regular reports to relevant Committees and the Board. The postholder will work closely with the senior People and Communications Team, the Divisional Heads of Workforce and colleagues from the Trust's Corporate Governance and Improvement teams. Working with and through our Divisional Heads of Workforce and the Assistant Directors of Workforce, the postholder will provide pro-active, value adding, strategically aligned leadership to the workforce agenda in the development and delivery of people plans to support the business goals of the Trust.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for all aspects of People & Communications Directorate governance, including risk management, Trust Board and Committee and Sub-Committee reporting, and ensuring an effective secretariat for all relevant meetings. The postholder will also ensure effective management of the Chief People Officer's office, including management of the Executive Assistant, managing and co-ordinating complaints and queries and leading key business improvement projects.

About us

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Date posted

03 December 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8c

Salary

£74,290 to £85,601 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

321-CORP-6804203-B8c-PUB

Job locations

John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford

OX3 9DU

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Chief People Officer with the development and delivery of a strategic vision and ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.

Plan, develop and maintain the delivery of the OUH People Plan, ensuring the plan delivers or exceeds against the key metrics, working closely with the Directors, Divisional Heads of Workforce and Assistant Directors of Workforce.

Establish and lead the mechanisms to oversee the tracking of progress against all plans and milestones, ensuring appropriate processes are in place to flag issues, risks, and concerns with the relevant stakeholders.

Manage and monitor a range of additional people improvement programmes/projects, both short term and long term e.g., productivity initiatives, Joint Oxford University/OUH Office, and contribute to Trust objectives within agreed timeframes and financial targets.

Further details are available in the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Chief People Officer with the development and delivery of a strategic vision and ensure service changes meet internal and external expectations and standards.

Further details are available in the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

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Essential

0 for rejected, 2 for interview

Person Specification

Shortlist offline

Essential

0 for rejected, 2 for interview

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.

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).

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