Deputy Chief People Officer

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As Deputy Chief People Officer, you will play a vital role in shaping and delivering the Trust people strategy and lead transformational change across the organisation.

Your work will be essential in addressing the workforce challenges facing the NHS while helping create exciting new opportunities. Ensuring the wellbeing, safety, and engagement of our staff, while keeping patients at the centre of everything we do, is a key priority.

We are looking for an inspiring and dynamic leader who is action-oriented, highly motivated, and passionate about building high-performing, engaged teams.

This is a truly exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and ambitious People and OD team in a world-leading specialist trust, where cutting edge innovation, pioneering research, and outstanding patient care are at the core of everything we do.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contactRichard Knudsen at MLC Partners atmoorfieldseyehospital@mlcpartners.co.uk.

Main duties of the job

Provide leadership, vision and direction for the Workforce & OD directorate.

Support and deputise for the Chief People Officer and ensure delivery of the Workforce & OD strategy through the formulation and delivery of operational plans.

Provide leadership and strategic direction to the team leads, ensuring that they are supported to meet their role and team objectives while maintaining effective and supportive Workforce & OD directorate relationships across all areas.

Support innovative transformative workforce plans that are also aligned to new ways of working and the assumptions in the workforce strategy.

Embed a culture where advice provided in relation to operational HR policies and procedures is based on expertise and is supportive, considerate and adds value.

Lead and support efficiency and expertise when managing employee relations cases ensuring that consideration is given to equality, timescales and a constructive approach alongside a reasonable outcome.

About us

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Date posted

28 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 9

Salary

£113,557 to £129,443 a year per annum pro rata incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

273-DC-6966444

Job locations

Kemp House

152-160 Kemp House City Road

London

EC1V 2NX

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and person specification, please download the attached candidate pack.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a detailed job description and person specification, please download the attached candidate pack.

Person Specification

Education and qualification

Essential

Masters degree in business, workforce, organisational behaviour or equivalent
Chartered CIPD Member or Fellow
Honours Degree/Level 7 or equivalent in Human Resource Management/ Learning & Development or the equivalent comparable HR experience

Experience

Essential

Experience deputising or working as a deputy director in a workforce function
Previous NHS HR management/HR business partner experience including medical HR at a senior level
Sound understanding of diversity issues and commitment to advance equality through all work

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Advising on and managing demanding and complex case work
Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment

Person Specification

Education and qualification

Essential

Masters degree in business, workforce, organisational behaviour or equivalent
Chartered CIPD Member or Fellow
Honours Degree/Level 7 or equivalent in Human Resource Management/ Learning & Development or the equivalent comparable HR experience

Experience

Essential

Experience deputising or working as a deputy director in a workforce function
Previous NHS HR management/HR business partner experience including medical HR at a senior level
Sound understanding of diversity issues and commitment to advance equality through all work

Knowledge and skills

Essential

Advising on and managing demanding and complex case work
Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions of employment

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).