Job summary
Are you passionate about great people practices?
Following the appointment of the previous Deputy into an Executive Director role in the NHS, this is a great opportunity to join the leadership team of a high performing mental health, learning disabilities and community NHS trust. We're looking for a values-driven, innovative and skilled professional to join us as Deputy Director of HR and OD.
We deliver a wide range of services in the homes and 50+ community sites across Gloucestershire. With "Good" CQC rating, sound finances and 5,600 staff, we are based in a truly beautiful part of the country which includes a diverse mix of rural and urban - from the Cotswolds, Severn Vale, Stroud Valleys and the Forest of Dean, to Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Cirencester and Gloucester city.
Our strategic goals are to deliver High Quality Care, Better Health, Sustainability and a Great Place to Work. Our People Strategy gives six commitments to achieve our Great Place to Work ambitions including:-
- Model recruitment & retention
- Health and well-being
- Great culture, values & behaviours
- Strong voice
- Equality, diversity & inclusion
- Full potential
Main duties of the job
As an experienced HR and OD practitioner you will have the ability, skills and experience to deliver innovative best practice aligned to our dynamic and often fast changing needs. You will rapidly build great relationships, credibility and a local knowledge. Passionate about values and civility, you will exemplify authentic, kind and compassionate leadership.
This roles provides a broad mix of operational and strategic HR and OD, with exposure to Executives, partners in the local Integrated Care System and regional meetings. Deputising for the Director, you will lead the operational HR, recruitment and retention, medical staffing and volunteering functions, ensuring these best serve our local needs. Working closely with our trades unions, you will have a passion for partnership working and just culture. You will also work closely with the Associate Director of Learning & OD to deliver our ambitious leadership development, engagement, education and equalities agenda.
Bringing energy, insight and a focus for inclusion and reducing inequalities, you will have responsibility for developing and driving a high-performance HR & OD service culture whilst also instigating a range of "great place to work" initiatives. Able to assimilate the role rapidly, you will be highly driven, goal and action orientated, have a talent for inspiring and motivating teams, with a track-record of delivery.
About us
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, we are supportive of the people we care for in the community and aim to provide a fully responsive service to everyone who needs it. This is the same approach we take for our employees. We look to value the skills and experiences of those we work with, whether they are service users, carers, families or those looking to work with us.
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is part of the NHS. We treat NHS patients according to NHS principles and standards. The difference is the Trust is accountable to local people, rather than to Government, and so we are able to work closely with our community to develop services in the way that best suits the needs of local people.
Our Staff Survey results showed people at our Trust feel they are engaged, part of a team and work for a compassionate and inclusive organisation.
Our overall scores were better than average in eight of nine themes and level in one - the best overall results for a community, mental health and learning disabilities Trust in the south west and first equal amongst all sector NHS providers within the region too.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Gloucestershire Health and Care is committed to embedding and providing personalised care through all of its services as part of our high-quality care strategy. The purpose of personalised care is to empower people to lead the lives they want to live. Personalised care starts with a conversation with people about what matters to them. It builds on what people can do, as well as addressing their health needs. Including new ways of working and delivering care, emphasising that we need to make effective use of the full range of our peoples skills and experience to deliver the best possible patient care. So we want to know What Matters to You and that you will share our values and join us on this very important journey.
The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.
Please refer to the Additional Information attachment before submitting your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full professional qualification Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) or equivalent
- Masters level in related field or equivalent experience & additional in-depth knowledge in a number of disciplines through training and experience over extended period.
- Commitment to and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Management qualification or relevant experience
- Post qualification training / experience in related specialist area
Experience
Essential
- Possesses an up-to-date knowledge of employment law and appreciates the significance of developments for personnel policy and practice
- Significant, demonstrable post qualification experience in HR & OD, of which a substantial proportion will have been at senior managerial level
- Has a broad-based knowledge of employment policy and practice (CIPD codes and recommended 'best practice', public and private sector practice)
- Demonstrates experience of workforce policy development based on a joint working model
- Demonstrable experience of successfully communicating complex and often contentious workforce issues to non-HR managers and other staff
- Project Management experience
- Experience in managing complex change programmes and projects
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full professional qualification Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (FCIPD) or equivalent
- Masters level in related field or equivalent experience & additional in-depth knowledge in a number of disciplines through training and experience over extended period.
- Commitment to and evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Management qualification or relevant experience
- Post qualification training / experience in related specialist area
Experience
Essential
- Possesses an up-to-date knowledge of employment law and appreciates the significance of developments for personnel policy and practice
- Significant, demonstrable post qualification experience in HR & OD, of which a substantial proportion will have been at senior managerial level
- Has a broad-based knowledge of employment policy and practice (CIPD codes and recommended 'best practice', public and private sector practice)
- Demonstrates experience of workforce policy development based on a joint working model
- Demonstrable experience of successfully communicating complex and often contentious workforce issues to non-HR managers and other staff
- Project Management experience
- Experience in managing complex change programmes and projects
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).
