Chief People Officer

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust is on an ambitious journey of transformation, with plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust with people-centred leadership supporting our 6,800 dedicated staff to provide high-quality, compassionate care to our community.

Operating across four sites, the Trust provides a wide range of services, with all inpatient and complex services centralised at the reconfigured Lister Hospital in Stevenage. We have several exciting initiatives currently underway, including an application for Teaching Trust status and an innovative partnership with the Virginia Mason Institute to introduce a Lean-based quality management system. We continue to face a range of pressures but have much to be proud of in terms of our current performance, including being one of the highest performing Trusts in the country for activity levels.

We are now seeking to appoint a new Chief People Officer, following the external promotion of our existing postholder. An active Board member and inspirational leader, our new Chief People Officer will be instrumental in making a clear and visible positive difference to our workforce. Key responsibilities will include:

1. Providing strategic and operational leadership on all People matters including the development and delivery of our People Strategy, and delivery of the NHS People Plan and NHS People Promise.
2. Leading the People and Organisational Development functions, supporting colleagues to develop a high-quality working environment across the organisation and embedding the Trust Values in every aspect of work.
3. Leading the development and transformation of our workforce to ensure it is fit for the future, while fostering the best aspects of the organisational culture, specifically compassion, inclusivity, and equity.
4. Having oversight of all aspects of the education, learning and development activities to ensure the Trust maintains a fully engaged and supported, well-motivated, highly skilled and high-performing workforce.
5. Playing a major role in the further development of the Integrated Care System, working with the workforce directors in other NHS, community and social care institutions.
6. As a Board member, sharing corporate responsibility for strategic planning, policymaking, and the delivery of the organisational objectives.

We are looking for an innovative, collaborative, passionate and resilient Chief People Officer who embodies our Values and can help us create an environment and culture where our people can work, grow, thrive and care together. You should be CIPD qualified and bring a track record of sustained achievement at either Deputy or Director level in a large, complex organisation. Previous experience within the NHS is desirable, but not a prerequisite for applying.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve.