Job summary
We
are looking for an individual who is an existing Director of Human Resources
and Organisational Development, or a Deputy Director of Human Resources and
Organisational Development in an equivalent Organisation. This is a 6-month
secondment opportunity (with possible extension), start date to be agreed
(from mid-October onwards).
As
an Executive Director and Director of Human Resources and Organisational
Development of one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, the post holder
will be responsible for leadership and delivery of a range of innovative
HR/OD business strategies to achieve our Trust goals.
You
will be a key member of the Executive team, have the ability to build
credibility with, inspire confidence and demonstrably influence staff at all
levels from ward to Board. You will contribute to The Leeds Way; a culture
which is patient centred, empowers staff, promotes personal accountability,
is fair and collaborative and delivers continuous improvement via the Leeds
Improvement Method.
Expected Shortlisting
Date
29/09/2025
Planned Interview
Date
07/10/2025
Main duties of the job
To ensure Leeds Teaching Hospitals
is the best place to work.
To further embed The Leeds Way
and ensure it drives organisation-wide change that supports our objectives
and our five strategic goals
To provide visible, credible, and
effective leadership to ensure continued progress in staff engagement,
culture and values through the effective utilisation of OD techniques
To provide innovative advice and
support to the Chief Executive, Trust Board and senior leaders on all matters
relating to workforce and OD across the Trust.
To strengthen and further develop
the Trusts approach to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, ensuring
demonstrable improvements across the whole staff group
To further enhance the HR
functions operational service offering to the Trust
To ensure LTHT has a high quality,
affordable workforce that is organised effectively to achieve the Trust's
objectives in the delivery of patient care and financial sustainability.
To deliver robust workforce
planning aligned to quality and financial imperatives.
To ensure the development and
delivery of the Leeds Health and Care Academy
To collaborate across Leeds Place
in the development of provider partnerships to support neighbourhood health
model development
About us
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital
trusts in the country, a regional and national centre for specialist
treatment, a renowned biomedical research facility, and the local hospital
for the Leeds community. We treat 1.5 million patients every year, including
more than 200,000 emergency patients. We spend over £1.9bn of NHS money,
treating illness and disease in Leeds and on specialised services for people
across Yorkshire and the Humber and nationally. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is
committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing
workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this
policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this
process is completed. Please note the advertisement may close earlier should
a sufficient number of applications be received.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on
requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person
specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
see supporting documents for full Job Description with further information on
requirements of the role, the department and workflows and full person
specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified
- Educated to Masters level in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Significant director level HR and OD experience in a complex NHS or other public sector organisation
- A recognised HR leader with influence and personal credibility that extends across the health/public sector
- Track record defining and delivering Workforce strategy
- Proven experience in leading and developing an HR function aligned with business needs and corporate objectives
- A proven track record in strategic HR and with demonstrable experience of leading teams across all the functional disciplines in HR
- Experience of successfully designing and delivering tangible improvements in staff engagement
- Strong experience in organisational design and organisational development
- Strong track record in change management and improving organisational effectiveness
- Significant experience of delivering change through partnership working
- Experience of developing and implementing transformative, organisation-wide cultural change
- Evidence of working effectively as a Corporate Director
- Experience of operating as a system leader Personal Skills
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- An agent of change
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Ability to cope with complex organisational issues and able to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals
- Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, able to think on feet, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction
- Confident
- Ability to cope under pressure and work to ambitious deadlines
- Self-motivated, energetic and flexible, with well-developed interpersonal skills
- Has presence, commands respect
- Personal resilience, self-awareness, determination to succeed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- CIPD qualified
- Educated to Masters level in relevant discipline
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Experience
Essential
- Significant director level HR and OD experience in a complex NHS or other public sector organisation
- A recognised HR leader with influence and personal credibility that extends across the health/public sector
- Track record defining and delivering Workforce strategy
- Proven experience in leading and developing an HR function aligned with business needs and corporate objectives
- A proven track record in strategic HR and with demonstrable experience of leading teams across all the functional disciplines in HR
- Experience of successfully designing and delivering tangible improvements in staff engagement
- Strong experience in organisational design and organisational development
- Strong track record in change management and improving organisational effectiveness
- Significant experience of delivering change through partnership working
- Experience of developing and implementing transformative, organisation-wide cultural change
- Evidence of working effectively as a Corporate Director
- Experience of operating as a system leader Personal Skills
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- An agent of change
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Ability to cope with complex organisational issues and able to relate to a wide spectrum of NHS professionals
- Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, able to think on feet, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction
- Confident
- Ability to cope under pressure and work to ambitious deadlines
- Self-motivated, energetic and flexible, with well-developed interpersonal skills
- Has presence, commands respect
- Personal resilience, self-awareness, determination to succeed
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
