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Job summary

Main area
Human Resources
Grade
Band 8d (Provisional Banding
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday with participation in Senior Manager on-call)
Job ref
176-C-8350752
Employer
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Peterborough City Hospital
Town
Peterborough
Salary
£94,356 - £108,814 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
25/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust logo

AD of Employee Relations, Learning & Development & Occupational Health

Band 8d (Provisional Banding

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior People leadership team and shape three key services that directly influence our people, culture and organisational performance.

We are looking for an experienced and credible senior HR leader to provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health & Wellbeing.

With significant transformation underway across the Trust, you will have the opportunity to influence how we support, develop and care for our workforce, while strengthening management capability and creating a positive employee experience.

Main duties of the job

You will provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health, working closely with Executive Directors, senior leaders, managers and staff-side colleagues.

A key focus will be developing a more proactive approach to employee relations, strengthening management capability and ensuring complex workforce matters are managed fairly, consistently and effectively.

You will also lead the development of our learning, leadership, health and wellbeing approaches, using workforce intelligence to identify risks and opportunities and drive improvement across the Trust.

As a senior member of the People Directorate Leadership Team, you will contribute to Trust-wide workforce strategy, transformation and organisational performance.

Working for our organisation

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious organisation at an exciting point in its development.

We are investing in our hospitals, digital technology and the way we deliver services for our growing communities. Our people are central to these ambitions.

Joining our People leadership team, you will have the opportunity to influence at the highest level while leading services that make a real difference to the working lives of our colleagues.

If you are a compassionate, inclusive and credible senior HR leader who enjoys turning strategy into meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role.  Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD/FCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Master's degree in Human Resources or equivalent level of experience.
Desirable criteria
  • Executive leadership qualification.
  • Accredited coaching qualification.
  • Qualification in mediation, organisational development or workplace investigation

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant senior HR leadership experience within a large and complex organisation
  • Proven experience of leading Employee Relations services, including complex case management, workforce policy development and employment litigation risk management.
  • Experience of leading and developing Learning and Development strategies aligned to organisational objectives.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience within an NHS provider organisation.
  • Experience of working across Integrated Care Systems and partnership organisations.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveDisability confident leaderInvestors in People: GoldMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Step into healthDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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

Application numbers

This vacancy may close earlier if it received a high number of applications and therefore we recommend that you complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mariejke Maciejewski
Job title
Director of HR/Deputy Executive Director of People
Email address
[email protected]
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