AD of Employee Relations, Learning & Development & Occupational Health

Overview

In this role you will provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health & Wellbeing within the People Directorate. You will influence Trust-wide workforce strategy and transformation, shaping a proactive employee relations approach and strengthening management capability. Working with executive and senior teams, you will translate strategy into meaningful workforce improvements and a positive employee experience. This is a chance to lead critical people services at scale in a mission-driven NHS Trust, affecting both colleagues and patient care.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health
• Develop a proactive employee relations approach and ensure fair, consistent handling of complex workforce matters
• Lead learning, leadership, health and wellbeing initiatives using workforce intelligence to identify risks and opportunities
• Contribute to Trust-wide workforce strategy, transformation and organisational performance
• Collaborate with executive directors, senior leaders, managers and staff-side colleagues
• Support improvement of management capability and employee experience

Key requirements

• Significant senior HR leadership experience within a large and complex organisation
• Proven experience leading Employee Relations including complex case management and employment litigation risk management
• Experience in leading and developing Learning and Development strategies aligned to organisational objectives
• Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of CIPD or equivalent; Master’s in HR or equivalent
• Desirable: Executive leadership qualification; accredited coaching; mediation/OD/workplace investigation qualifications
• Desirable: NHS experience; experience across Integrated Care Systems and partner organisations

• compassionate
• credible
• inclusive
• employee relations management
• learning and development strategy
• workforce intelligence in decision making

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