People Services Strategic Lead
Are you passionate about creating a positive workplace culture and driving strategic HR initiatives? As our People Services Strategic Lead, you'll be delivering a professional, people-focused HR service that adds value across the organisation. You'll lead the People Services Team both operationally and strategically; working closely with the Head of HR & OD to coach and develop others, foster a culture of positive employee relations, and deliver performance improvements.
Key Responsibilities
* A proactive and future-focused approach to Employee Relations.
* Manage complex casework and Employment Tribunals.
* Ensure compliance with employment legislation and Trust policies.
* Lead on organisational change, policy development, and continuous service improvement.
* Promote and embed equality, diversity, and inclusion across all areas.
* Act as a trusted advisor to managers and senior leaders, influencing strategic HR decisions.
* Align initiatives with the People Strategy and broader local and national contexts within the NHS.
Additional Responsibilities
The postholder is a senior member of the People directorate and will lead a team of HR professionals to deliver an effective and proactive HR service across the Trust. Reporting to the Head of HR & OD, they will utilise their leadership skills to influence, coach, and develop the HR team and managers across the organisation to identify and manage risk, advise on best practice through change management, lead on policy development and lead on Job Evaluation. The post holder will also have responsibilities for the Trust’s Medical Staffing team.
The postholder will be able to initiate/lead projects and interventions that address defined organisational priorities. These reflect complex challenges where the postholder’s facilitation and influence at individual, team, service and organisational level is critical to secure improvements in performance and in patient care. The role is dependent on the ability to build collaborative and performance-focused relationships that benefit the organisation and can impact behavioural change through an evidence-based approach to employee relations. By its nature, this role has a Trust-wide remit which extends across region and system. The postholder is required to interpret and identify developments from national and local policies, strategies and legislation to establish the requirements and options for the Trust. In conducting specific projects and programmes of work the postholder will work independently drawing upon their own knowledge base and experience as well as evidence-based practice.
Qualifications, Training & Experience
* Proven experience in leading HR teams and managing complex employee relations.
* Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practice.
* Strategic thinker with excellent leadership and coaching skills.
* Passionate about driving change and fostering inclusive workplaces.
* Confident communicator and trusted partner to senior colleagues.
Benefits & Working Conditions
* Free car parking at many of our sites
* 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
* A broad range of training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships up to Level 7 qualification
* A multi-professional preceptorship programme for all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners
* Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
* Flexible, family friendly and agile working opportunities
* Recognition and long service awards
* Fast Track physiotherapy
* Our Wellbeing line
* Access to discounts and salary sacrifice schemes; including Cycle to Work, Car scheme and discounts on travel, leisure and retailers
About the Trust
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services across 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust. Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with opportunities to share their experiences. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. 72% would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared to an average of 64% in comparable NHS Trusts in England. While we have room for improvement in many areas, we continue to prioritise and invest in becoming a Great Place to Work with top-quartile performance in staff surveys.
Travel & Sponsorship
All applicants must comply with the Government's UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.
Application Notice
Applicants are advised to apply early as, if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
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