Deputy Chief People Officer (Band 9) - Human Resources - Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Site Thames House Town Teddington Salary £105,327 - £120,385 pa pro-rata incl HCAS (outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/05/:59 Interview date 24/05/2024

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ just under 5000 staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and invests heavily in the wellbeing of its staff. Alongside opportunities for career development, there is a dedicated team of Staff Pastoral Wellbeing Practitioners who work with the Clinical and Corporate divisions, to provide pastoral support to all staff. These Practitioners are part of the wider Health & Wellbeing provision which includes a specialist Staff Physiotherapist, Occupational Health and access to counselling and an Employee Assistance Programme. The team works together to enhance staff wellbeing and to promote a healthy work-life balance.

Recent awards:- Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year

- HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019

- NHSE National Healthcare Support Worker Award for Innovation and Excellence in Pastoral Support - 2023

- NHSE London Healthcare Support Worker Award for Sustainable Retention Initiative - 2023

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

- Caring - Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.- Safe - Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first- Responsible - All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation- Value Each Other - Value each other's contribution- Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for people? We're searching for a Deputy Chief People Officer to join our high-performing, integrated team across Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Trust and provide strategic leadership and operational management to the People function. We're dedicated to delivering outstanding patient care, and putting our people at the heart of everything we do. Working closely with the Chief People Officer, you'll drive our People Strategy forward and be integral to building a strong, inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and be at their best.

A strong communicator and influencer, you'll collaborate closely with senior leaders to further develop and implement our People Strategy. You will be prepared to constructively challenge the status quo, understand that our staff really are our greatest asset and actively seek to deliver a proactive, professional and high-quality People service. With a strong focus on equality, diversity and inclusion and on driving continuous improvement and innovation in people practice, you'll get to influence positive change from all aspects of the employee journey, from recruitment to retention and across the South West London Integrated Care System (ICS).

Highly motivated and organised, you will be an inspirational leader in the people team, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement, ensuring alignment with organisational goals. You will also have responsibility for the SWL Recruitment Hub, where you'll balance the needs of our Trust, with those of our three partner trusts in this innovative APC initiative, aimed at revolutionising recruitment in our region.

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust cares for more than half a million patients a year, from across Kingston, Richmond, Elmbridge (Surrey), Merton, Wandsworth and Sutton. In 2018, we became the first acute hospital trust in London to be rated "Outstanding" for overall quality and leadership by the national Care Quality Commission regulator.

Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'.

If you're ready to be part of something extraordinary and shape the future of patient care, we want to hear from you! Read the attached job description and person spec for more details and get in contact if you'd like an informal discussion.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification

Requirements:

• Master's degree, MCIPD qualification or equivalent qualification in HR or comparable experience.
• Extensive experience in HR leadership, covering a range of HR functions.
• Proven track record of leading complex organisational change initiatives.
• Commitment to promoting openness, inclusiveness, and professional standards.
• Resilient with the ability to work under pressure and deliver results.
• Aligned with our Trust values and a role model for our culture.

Interviews due to be scheduled on the 24th of May 2024

• Educated to a Masters degree or equivalent post-graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience

• Demonstrable track record of HR leadership and management covering a range of people functions
• Experience of operating at or near Board level, either as a Deputy or Associate/Assistant Director

• Highly developed leadership, negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to motivate, challenge and engage individuals and teams
• Able to maintain strong operational delivery and execution focus across competing priorities

Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.