Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services. Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital. Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients. In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research. We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’. The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients. We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS. Job overview We are looking for individuals who share our ambition and vision, with the drive and commitment to delivering high quality and values-based services. This is an interesting and challenging post supporting a number of Executive Directors and their leadership teams, so you will need to possess a broad depth of knowledge and experience within human resources, a successful track record of working with senior stakeholder, with the resilience, ingenuity and interpersonal skills to take forward our people agenda. The post would very much suit someone who has a track record of delivery, who is engaging, approachable and customer-focused. This is a fixed term post for up to 18 months We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief or sexual orientation Proposed interview date w/c 3rd June 2024 Main duties of the job The Head of Workforce will work as part of the Corporate Directorates Senior Leadership Teams, and have dual accountability to the Deputy Chief People Officer enabling better coordination of support across the Trust from the People Directorate and identifying opportunities to improve our People services. The Head of Workforce will be a part of the People Directorate professional senior leadership team and will be the HR expert leading a small team of HRBP’s to deliver the people agenda across several Directorates, working closely with the Communities of Experts in the central teams. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate significant, practical experience and extensive knowledge of people management, performance management and organisation development and change, Equality Diversity & Inclusion, workforce planning, budget management and evidence based decision making.. Working for our organisation Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK’s best-known hospitals – Guy’s, St Thomas’, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield – as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high-quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. Organisational Values: Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust. The post holder will: • Put patients first • Take pride in what they do • Respect others • Strive to be the best • Act with integrity Our values and behaviours framework describe what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Head of Workforce post will provide HR advice and support to at least six Executive Directors across the Corporate Directorates. This role will play a pivotal part as a key member of the Corporate Executive Directors Senior Leadership Team. The purpose of this post is to strengthen the HR advice and support to Executive Directors in the Corporate Centre aligned to working with the People Directorates corporate teams. Leading opportunities for improvement and change through thinking and acting differently in how we attract and harness the talent of our people, provide insight on the impacts of organisational change on posts, support on organisational development, workforce planning and wider HR services. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities. Person specification Education/Qualifications Essential criteria Masters degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent Chartered Member of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development / FCIPD or equivalent experience. Previous experience Essential criteria Significant experience of strategic and operational management at a senior HR level in a large complex organisation, including staff management, financial management and change management. Subject matter expertise across several key areas relating to operational workforce management and leadership within acute healthcare environments. Experience of project management in the design, development, implementation of change management and workforce planning Skills/knowledge/ability Essential criteria Ability to negotiate with and successfully influence key stakeholders with differing agendas in order to ensure projects are successfully delivered, and in particular where there may be significant barriers to acceptance; hostile, antagonistic or highly emotive atmosphere. Demonstrable evidence of taking decisions on difficult and contentious issues where there may be several courses of action. Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership. Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy. As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. Flexible working We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process. Your e-mail address is important to us - We communicate to all job applicants via the e-mail address which has been provided on the application form. Please ensure that you check your e-mail on a regular basis. Please apply for this post by clicking "Apply Online Now." Further details / informal visits contact Name Andrea Williams-McKenzie Job title Deputy Chief People Officer Email address [email protected]