Job summary
Employer heading
Deputy Chief People Officer
Band 9
Kingston Hospital - First Acute Trust in London to be rated Outstanding by CQC for Overall Quality and Leadership
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.
The South West London Collaborative Bank
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!
Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits
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
Trust Values
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
Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
**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.
We are committed to fair and open recruitment and value the benefits gained through a diverse workforce. We therefore actively welcome applications from women, members of the black and minority ethnic and LGBTQ communities, and individuals with disabilities, who are under-represented in our senior leadership teams.
Interviews due to be scheduled on the 24th of May 2024
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to a Masters degree or equivalent post-graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience
Desirable criteria
- FCIPD Formal project/programme management qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 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
Skills/Abilities
Essential criteria
- 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
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ginny Hignett
- Job title
- PA to Chief People Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8934 3375
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