Deputy Chief People Officer
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustJob overview
We are seeking a Deputy Chief People Officer to join the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. If you are a compassionate, collaborative, and innovative senior People professional, we hope this role will be of interest to you.
The UHN Group includes Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, with a combined turnover of around £900M and 11,000 employees. Together, KGH and NGH serve a population of two million people. As a university teaching hospital, we focus on teaching, research, and developing strong academic partnerships to improve patient outcomes and create exciting opportunities for colleagues.
As a member of the senior People team, the Deputy Chief People Officer plays a key role in leading the delivery of the UHN People strategy. You will act as a role model for organisational values and behaviours, supporting the Chief People Officer in leadership and people management across UHN.
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There are two deputy roles - this role leads on workforce planning and resourcing, performance and productivity and business partnering. As the Deputy CPO Workforce, you will work closely with your counterpart who leads on culture, learning and development and OD/inclusion. With a wide-ranging portfolio including strategy, policy, and transformation, you will ensure the People directorate’s structure and functions support the organisation’s strategic and performance priorities by developing high levels of workforce engagement and performance.
At UHN, we aim to make tomorrow better than today for our patients and colleagues. Through compassionate, inclusive leadership, we will create a positive environment for all. Transforming our services and using digital solutions to optimise staff experience will be critical to our success. If you share our core values, have a passion for improving the working lives of all colleagues, and want to make a difference, this could be the role for you.
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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.
Our Excellence Values
- Compassion
- Accountability
- Respect
- Integrity
- Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.
UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a full list of all roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Important Information
Applications will be transferred to TRAC system, by completing an application your are giving authorisation for the transfer of your data.
Correspondence regarding your application will be sent to you via a TRAC system account.
We are an equal opportunities employer, which aims to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
We welcome applications from members of our black and minority ethnic (BME) communities, especially in relation to senior posts within at KGH.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.
Appointments will be made on merit.
In submitting an application form, you authorise Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. Including factual reference, occupational health clearance and statutory and mandatory training record.
If you need to have a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check, as a requirement of the role, you will be required to repay the cost of obtaining a DBS check (£49.50) and this amount will be reclaimed from your first salary. From 1st February 2019 all new starters to the Trust are required to join the DBS update service as per Trust DBS Re-checking Policy which has an annual cost of £16. New employees who do not join the update service will be required to pay £49.50 for a new DBS check in 3 years time.
Please note that news starters with KGH are subject to a six month probationary period.
Please ensure that the information you provide on your application form is correct, accurate and that nothing has been omitted. Any information that is stated in your application form in relation to qualifications/training courses/work/education experience/references must be able to be evidenced. Failure to do so may result if your offer being withdrawn.
"Safeguarding is everyone's business. KGH considers Safeguarding a priority amongst its citizen's and a key value for all employed to the service."
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.