Head of Medical HR

Join Our Team as Head of Medical HR!

Are you passionate about shaping the future of medical HR?

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary leader to join our team as the Head of Medical HR. In this pivotal role, you will provide professional leadership and guidance to our medical workforce agenda, including medical HR, recruitment, and retention. You will be at the forefront of developing and delivering a long-term medical workforce strategy to meet the current and future needs of our organization, ensuring a sustainable workforce.

Why Join Us?

1. We offer a flexible working approach with a hybrid model of working.
2. Be part of an ambitious programme focused on equality, diversity, and inclusion, as well as improving efficiency.
3. Expand your skills and abilities in a supportive and innovative environment.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, please contact Colleen Sherlock, Associate Director of People, to arrange an informal conversation at c.sherlock@nhs.net or connect with me via LinkedIn.

Closing Date: 31 January 2025

Interview and Assessments: Week commencing 10 February 2025

What You'll Do:

1. Lead an enthusiastic team to enhance our service offering and embrace innovative ways of working to deliver high-quality HR services to our 5,000-strong medical workforce.
2. Develop and embed medium to long-term resourcing strategies to reduce vacancy rates and support resourcing plans.
3. Improve the quality of our attraction, selection and onboarding processes to provide an engaging and inclusive approach.
4. Innovate our recruitment approach to attract junior and other grades, ensuring we deliver a proactive approach to rotations and filling vacant posts and support the development of new roles to address specialty shortages.
5. Establish brand awareness and create candidate attraction and retention strategies.
6. Provide training and education for managers, rota coordinators, and HR colleagues on medical terms and conditions.
7. Embed a strong governance culture supporting the engagement of medical staff through substantive, bank, honorary and other types of contract.
8. Collaborate with various departments, including the People & OD teams, Medical Director’s Office, Medical Education, divisional colleagues, the consultant body, and operational management teams, to fully contribute to the management of our medical workforce at a Trust level and with external partners.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits: Career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.