Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Director of People (Chief People Officer)

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Job summary

Very Senior Manager (VSM) Salary Plus NHS Pension

We are seeking a talented leader with a track record of providing visible, credible and effective HR and OD leadership. Whether an existing or aspiring chief people officer, you will bring excellent people skills, with the capability to influence across all parts of our local health and social care system to drive forward collaborative programmes of workforce transformation. You will bring an approach that is aligned to the Trust's core vision of 'working in partnership to improve health and wellbeing by providing high-quality, person-centred care' and embody the 6 Cs: Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage and Commitment.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity. The best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve and we welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Main duties of the job

Candidates are asked to apply via Odgers Berndtson.

For more information and a copy of the Candidate Information Pack, please call Peter Mason or Gillian Powell on 0161 498 3413 or email peter.mason@odgersberndtson.com or gillian.powell@odgersberndtson.com

Closing date for applications - Monday 23rd October 2023

About us

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) provides health and care services for local people, including mental health, learning disability, community physical health and all-age disability care - including the provision of three GP surgeries. We employ more than 4,000 staff across 62 sites in Wirral and Cheshire, as well as Trafford, Warrington, Bolton, Halton and Liverpool, serving a population of over 1 million people. We also provide highly specialist services for 2 million across the North West as a whole.

We provide integrated care in the community and within inpatient settings based on best practice and outcomes, working closely with the people who access our services and their carers to provide person-centred care for all. Our services are developed and led by clinical staff and we strive for clinical excellence by ensuring there is a framework to deliver qualityimprovements, making sure that safe and effective care results in positive outcomes.

We are collaborative and work with our system partners across Cheshire and Merseyside as a whole but also more locally within our three Places of Wirral, Cheshire West and Chester and Cheshire East. We are a member of the Cheshire and Wirral Community Wellbeing Alliance to ensure that we can meet the needs of the people within a population more quickly and locally.

Date posted

17 October 2023

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

373-CSS0945

Job locations

Redesmere Building, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester

Chester

CH2 1BQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are incredibly proud that CWP has been placed in the Top 5 nationally for community mental health service results by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and has been recognised as an overall top performer through its survey of mental health community services. We are also proud to be rated Outstanding for Caring overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Good in all other domains - Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led. Our staff survey results show that our people continue to be both proud to work here and of the standard of care we provide.

Building on all of this, we continue to innovate, improve, transform and ultimately deliver the very highest standards of care to the service users and communities that we serve and fulfil our mission to help people be the best they can be.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education and Qualifications

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Education and Qualifications

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).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redesmere Building, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester

Chester

CH2 1BQ

Employer's website

https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Redesmere Building, Countess of Chester Health Park, Liverpool Road, Chester

Chester

CH2 1BQ

Employer's website

https://www.cwp.nhs.uk/about-us/working-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)