A fantastic opportunity has arisen at an exciting time for the organisation, for the role of Deputy Chief People Officer.

Working closely with the Chief People Officer, the Deputy Chief People Officer will play a pivotal role in driving forward the Trusts People Strategy in line with the NHS People Plan.

Due to potential strategic changes for the organisation, whilst this is a permanent role, a secondment opportunity or fixed term contract may be considered. We would also welcome applications from job share partners.

This role is full time and will require the majority of the working week to be spent onsite, however flexible working requests will be considered.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Chief People Officer will manage and is responsible for leading the HR Business Partnering service, Employee Transactional HR services of the Directorate which includes the electronic staff record (ESR) and other workforce systems, Payroll, temporary staffing, people business intelligence, information and reporting, e-rostering and job planning, shared services and outsourcing and a HR advisory and administrative service.

The Deputy Chief People Officer will strategically lead the transactional and operational services within the People Directorate and working with the CPO, Head of Organisation Development, Culture and Engagement and Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion will take a lead role in service transformation and culture change.

The Deputy Chief People Officer will deputise for the CPO where appropriate.

About us

Please refer to the attached VMV document for our refreshed vision, mission and values.

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We are particularly keen to attract candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to better meet the needs of the service users and students that we serve.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person specification for more information on the role requirements and duties.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• Comparable previous experience to Masters qualification in a relevant Human Resources Management, Organisational and Workforce Development or Education and Training role
• Relevant professional qualification in the field of Human Resources Management, Organisational and Workforce Development.
• MCIPD qualified

Experience

Essential

• Previous experience leading significant people programmes of transformational / complex change
• Management of complex employee relations cases
• Experience in health and/or education sectors gaining HR/workforce/education development/medical staffing experience
• Service / quality improvement experience

Skills

Essential

• Ability to develop and deliver strategy at and operational delivery at an organisational and Departmental level
• Political/ strategic influencing and persuasion skills
• Highly developed communication and negotiation skills (written, verbal, direct formal and informal presentation, persuasion, influencing)
• Leadership, management & people development capability
• Ability to manage challenge, confrontation, conflict and resistance, reconciling conflicting views
• Well-developed analytical and judgement skills, able to interpret comparative options and work with high levels of uncertainty
• Financial/ budgetary management skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work across organisational/ professional boundaries
• Knowledge and experience of working positively with professional representative bodies (including Royal Colleges), unions, registration and regulatory organisations often on complex and contentious topics
• Application of Employment law in a workplace setting
• Demonstrates strong commitment to action to achieve equality and diversity and inclusion in the workforce

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Demonstrable personal motivation & drive
• Credible and authoritative in a senior forum
• Visionary / Creative
• Collaborative in approach
• Strong desire to improve mental health services for patients and clients
• Commitment to, and understanding of staff and team development
• Self-belief and personal resilience, able to manage staff problems and issues
• Able to manage high levels of uncertainty, situations requiring intense concentration with frequent interruptions
• Inquisitive, enjoys addressing seemingly intractable problems

OTHER

Essential

• Ability to travel
• Keyboard / IM& T skills

Employer details

Employer name

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Tavistock Centre

120 Belsize Lane

London

NW3 5BA

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