Job summary
In agreement with Cheshire and Merseyside ICB vacancy panel, this post is restricted to colleagues who currently work within the NHS in Cheshire and Merseyside.
You will be joining the Trust at an exciting time as we progress our work to improve the experience of our people. With a focus on creating a culture of belonging you will lead the organisation in creating a positive and productive working environment.
With experience working as a senior HR professional in a large, complex organisation, you will have proven ability in leading, transforming and delivering a range of People services, leading culture change and cross-organisational workforce programmes. With the ability to gain credibility with a range of stakeholders including trade unions, you will have the ability to interpret and advise on complex workforce and cultural issues.
Main duties of the job
A forward thinking and innovative member and leader of our People Directorate delivering our People Plan and our transformational programme. Able to deputise across the entire portfolio of the Chief People and Culture Officer with the ability to build credibility with, inspire confidence and demonstrably influence staff at all levels across our diverse services.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contributing to building a culture which is actively anti-racist and supports our strategic framework. They will be an exceptional leader of people, with drive, vision, a strategic mind-set, clarity of purpose, proven track record of OD delivery and strategic thinking, an excellent grasp of HR and learning and development, and high levels of integrity. They will lead and support the delivery of our people plan, continuing to build on the transformation of our people function. They will lead on several major Trust-wide projects developing appropriate actions to respond to the various workforce challenges.
Working closely with colleagues to support collaborative working and develop and implement workforce strategies across the wider place and system.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Contributing to building a culture which is actively anti-racist and supports our strategic framework. They will be an exceptional leader of people, with drive, vision, a strategic mind-set, clarity of purpose, proven track record of OD delivery and strategic thinking, an excellent grasp of HR and learning and development, and high levels of integrity. They will lead and support the delivery of our people plan, continuing to build on the transformation of our people function. They will lead on several major Trust-wide projects developing appropriate actions to respond to the various workforce challenges.
Working closely with colleagues to support collaborative working and develop and implement workforce strategies across the wider place and system.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional / academic qualification at masters level or equivalent experience
- oMCIPD qualified or equivalent experience
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oAppropriate management qualification or equivalent experience
- oChartered Fellow of CIPD
- oAdditional specialist qualifications, e.g. Coaching or psychometric testing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExtensive Senior management experience at a very senior level in an organisation of comparable size and complexity
- oExperience of successful human resource management and people development in a large complex public or private organisation
- oExperience of contributing to corporate strategy outside field of expertise
- oKnowledge and experience of organisation, team and individual interventions to drive improvement.
- oExperience of building, maintaining and utilising successful partnerships across a range of organisations
- oExperience of dealing with trade unions and creating positive employee relations
- oSelf-driven and extremely customer and results focused.
- oExperience of managing significant budgets and achieving recurrent savings
- oEvidence of managing complex employee relations issues (including Maintaining High Professional Standards and tribunal cases)
- oExperience of driving innovative recruitment and retention solutions
- oUnderstanding of workforce planning tools and techniques
- oEvidence of personal development and leadership in becoming actively anti racist
- oA thorough understanding of employment law and its impact on working environment
Values
Essential
- oContinuous Improvement
- oAccountability
- oRespectfulness
- oEnthusiasm
- oSupport
- oHigh professional standards
- oResponsive to service users
- oEngaging leadership style
- oStrong customer service belief
- oTransparency and honesty
- oDiscreet
- oChange oriented
Skills
Essential
- oStrong and credible leadership skills
- oStrong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity in the NHS
- oDrive, determination, enthusiasm and resilience to achieve results
- oAbility to influence, persuade and negotiate both within the organisation and externally including other NHS Trusts and the ICB
- oUnderstanding of labour markets and the nature of staff groups in the health sector
- oPolitical acumen to network effectively at a strategic level
- oExcellent communication skills: clear and persuasive in speech and writing, able to articulate a strong vision and direction and adept at handling difficult and sensitive situations
- oCapacity to build and instil trust and confidence amongst colleagues internally and across organisations and partners
- oEvidence of collaborative and consultative work style Innovative thinker, capable of understanding longer term implications
- oStrategic and critical thinker, skilled in analysis and synthesis of information
- oThorough understanding of the financial and organisational complexities of the NHS
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oProfessional / academic qualification at masters level or equivalent experience
- oMCIPD qualified or equivalent experience
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Desirable
- oAppropriate management qualification or equivalent experience
- oChartered Fellow of CIPD
- oAdditional specialist qualifications, e.g. Coaching or psychometric testing
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- oExtensive Senior management experience at a very senior level in an organisation of comparable size and complexity
- oExperience of successful human resource management and people development in a large complex public or private organisation
- oExperience of contributing to corporate strategy outside field of expertise
- oKnowledge and experience of organisation, team and individual interventions to drive improvement.
- oExperience of building, maintaining and utilising successful partnerships across a range of organisations
- oExperience of dealing with trade unions and creating positive employee relations
- oSelf-driven and extremely customer and results focused.
- oExperience of managing significant budgets and achieving recurrent savings
- oEvidence of managing complex employee relations issues (including Maintaining High Professional Standards and tribunal cases)
- oExperience of driving innovative recruitment and retention solutions
- oUnderstanding of workforce planning tools and techniques
- oEvidence of personal development and leadership in becoming actively anti racist
- oA thorough understanding of employment law and its impact on working environment
Values
Essential
- oContinuous Improvement
- oAccountability
- oRespectfulness
- oEnthusiasm
- oSupport
- oHigh professional standards
- oResponsive to service users
- oEngaging leadership style
- oStrong customer service belief
- oTransparency and honesty
- oDiscreet
- oChange oriented
Skills
Essential
- oStrong and credible leadership skills
- oStrong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity in the NHS
- oDrive, determination, enthusiasm and resilience to achieve results
- oAbility to influence, persuade and negotiate both within the organisation and externally including other NHS Trusts and the ICB
- oUnderstanding of labour markets and the nature of staff groups in the health sector
- oPolitical acumen to network effectively at a strategic level
- oExcellent communication skills: clear and persuasive in speech and writing, able to articulate a strong vision and direction and adept at handling difficult and sensitive situations
- oCapacity to build and instil trust and confidence amongst colleagues internally and across organisations and partners
- oEvidence of collaborative and consultative work style Innovative thinker, capable of understanding longer term implications
- oStrategic and critical thinker, skilled in analysis and synthesis of information
- oThorough understanding of the financial and organisational complexities of the NHS
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.
