Head of People - South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
We are seeking an inspiring and forward-thinking Head of People to lead our People & Workforce functions across both South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot NHS Trust who will play a pivotal role in delivering the Trust’s ambition to excel at patient care through effective leadership of a responsive, high quality and staff centred People and Workforce function. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic HR leader who is passionate about creating positive, inclusive workplaces and driving high-quality, people-centred services. Joining the established People and Workforce Operations Teams in both Trusts the successful applicant will manage the day-to-day provision of a professional, high quality and staff centred Workforce & HR service providing strategic direction and leadership in moving forward the Trust's Workforce agenda, working with stakeholders across the organisations and applying their skills and knowledge to improve outcomes, processes and delivery of the service.
Manage the day-to-day provision of a professional, high quality and staff centred Workforce & HR service providing strategic direction and leadership in moving forward the Trust's Workforce & Resourcing agenda, including external reporting and compliance requirements.
To collaborate with The Foundation Group and ensure that where possible policies, procedures and protocols are harmonised and consistent across the Group and within GEH and SWFT.
Provide information and advice to Divisions and the Trust centrally across the organisations in order to facilitate the development and management of staff, and the improvement of services, ensuring that they are consistent with and staff centered approach, legislation, agreed local and national workforce policy.
Provide guidance and coaching to the People and Workforce Team on complex Workforce & HR issues to ensure the consistent delivery of a high quality and employee-centric service through the provision of accurate and timely professional information and advice.
Support the implementation of initiatives and projects across Staff Experience, Workforce & Resourcing, Workforce Planning and HR performance and improvement, including responsibility for the development, implementation and monitoring of a Workforce Plan.
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
As Part Of Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion We Encourage All Applicants To Complete a Short Survey. This Can Be Accessed Via The Link Below
https://forms.office.com/e/ahWY3eAGM2
We appreciate you completing the survey.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nick Rees Job title: Associate Director of People and Workforce Email address: Nicholas.Rees@swft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01926 495321
