Director of HR

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Job Overview

Are you the next Director of Human Resources of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust?

#TeamMWL is looking for a values-driven, visionary, and passionate individual that champions staff wellbeing, experience, and engagement, with kindness and inclusivity at the heart of everything they do.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that we are the best place to work and fostering a culture that supports every member of the organization to develop and thrive.

Main Duties of the Job

The Director of Human Resources will be responsible for the development and delivery of the Trust’s strategic approach to workforce and education, ensuring close alignment to the NHS People Plan and People Promise that puts staff wellbeing, experience, and engagement at the heart of everything we do. As a strategic leader, you will collaborate with other executives and senior leaders to shape the future direction of MWL, continually looking for innovative ways to enhance and improve our colleague experience.

Working for Our Organisation

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities

As the Director of Human Resources for Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, you will be responsible for developing, leading, and delivering the Trust’s strategic approach to workforce and education, ensuring close alignment to the NHS People Plan and People Promise to achieve our Trust vision of providing five-star patient care.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Masters qualification or equivalent/proven postgraduate level ability and experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional and personal development in strategic leadership and management.
• Chartered Fellow (Chartered FCIPD).

Knowledge & Experience

• Experienced and inclusive leader with a strong commitment to leadership and experience of developing high-performance, cohesive teams based on an open, kind, and inclusive culture.
• Able to demonstrate proof of impact and delivery against workforce and education performance metrics.
• Evidence of working effectively as a corporate senior leader.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of the NHS People Plan, NHS People Promise, NHS HR and OD Future programme, Upscaling guidance, and local workforce imperatives.
• Proven and successful experience as a Director of Human Resources at Board level in a similarly large, complex organization or system.

Skills and Abilities

• Proven ability to convert vision into reality, with outcomes embedded long term.
• Proactive and calculated risk management to ensure reputational risk to the organization is well managed.
• Proven influencing and negotiation skills, particularly across organizational boundaries and at regional/national levels.
• Capacity to think strategically and analyze and solve complex problems.
• Strong analytical and data-evaluation skills to support proven financial management and ‘value for money’ outcomes.
• Experience of business development and commercial acumen.

Personal Effectiveness and Behaviours

• Commitment to the aims and values of the NHS, demonstrating a passion for healthcare and delivering outstanding outcomes.

Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward-thinking NHS Trust that is one of the best places to work in England.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals. We welcome individuals from all backgrounds and value the unique skills, perspectives, and experiences you bring.

The Trust operates anonymous shortlisting where no personal information about you, including your name or personal details, is shared with the recruiting manager.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

If this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Flexible Working

We actively support flexible working patterns throughout MWL. Changes made to the NHS Terms and Conditions of Service Handbook mean that:

• All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
• There is no limit on the number of requests they can make.
• Employees have the right to make requests, have them considered, regardless of the reason.

At Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, we will consider requests for flexible working. We would also encourage you to discuss flexible working options at the interview stage.

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