Job summary

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

Skills

Essential

Knowledge

Essential

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

OTHER

Essential