York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chief Culture and People Officer The closing date is 26 June 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to lead large-scale transformation that will deliver tangible benefits for our colleagues and patients. We are now seeking to appoint a values-driven, inspiring, and inclusive Chief Culture and People Officer to join our Board. Working in partnership with our Board and Care Group leadership teams, you will drive sustainable cultural change and ensure the delivery of our People Strategy as an enabler of the wider Organisation Strategy. Most importantly, you will role model our Trust values and actively promote a culture of
kindness ,
openness, and
excellence
within the People Directorate and Trust-wide.
Main duties of the job We are keen to attract any candidate either from within or beyond the NHS who share our core values and whose experience includes unionised environments and a multi-site workforce. Whether from beyond the NHS or within, you will be a strategic and inclusive leader, most likely operating at board level in a complex organisation, or potentially immediately sub-board in a very large organisation. With a track record of leading complex change and improvement, you will bring strong expertise in workforce strategy and planning, organisational development, and employee engagement. You will be a values-driven leader, with strong communication and influencing skills, able to build trusted relationships and engage staff at all levels, ensuring that our people feel heard, supported, and inspired.
About us We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully.
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Person Specification
Chartered FCIPD
Worked within NHS
Board experience
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.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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