South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Group People Change Management Partner
The closing date is 09 June 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and skilled people professional to join the People Directorate to help shape and deliver the University Hospitals Tees (UHT) organisational redesign. University Hospitals Tees consists of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This is a hugely ambitious programme of work creating an opportunity to positively transform healthcare services throughout the Tees Valley, County Durham and North Yorkshire for the benefit of patients and the wider population.
The successful candidate will be part of the People Directorate, supporting the People Project Lead, working closely with the UHT clinical boards, senior clinicians and operational managers to deliver a people programme and ensure its successful delivery.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking self‑motivated, experienced people professionals with experience in change management and related policy and process. You will support the Group People Change Management Lead in delivering this change, as well as providing support and advice to stakeholders across the UHT Group.
The core requirements of the role will include:
* Developing a people change programme which is robust and ambitious, using people policy and project management knowledge
* Establishing and maintaining high quality relationships with key individuals across UHT
* Challenging assumptions and preferences to ensure the level of transformational ambition and progress is maintained
* Establishing and sustaining effective arrangements to plan, manage and monitor the output of the people work‑streams that underpin the UHT strategy, ensuring that they deliver the required outputs to the agreed specification and deadlines
* Recording and ensuring management of progress and risks (escalating as appropriate)
About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading your Team to Success
* Leading Into the Future
* Service Improvement for Beginners
* Developing your Service Improvement Skills
* Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviour
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in‑house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Education to degree level or have equivalent level of demonstrable experience working in a large organisation
* Membership of CIPD or equivalent relevant experience advising on employment related matters
* PRINCE2 Practitioner or equivalent level of project management qualification or experience
* Evidence of continuous professional and personal development
Knowledge
* Advanced working knowledge of organisational change processes
* Good working knowledge of employment legislation
* Organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload and manage time to ensure specified deadlines achieved
* Sound knowledge and understanding of employment law
Experience
* Experience of delivering change management projects and/or service redesign within the NHS environment
* Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance
* Significant experience gained in a HR role within a complex organisation
* Understanding and knowledge of the wider NHS and social care structures, policy, legislation and guidance
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.
Employer name
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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