Description
Our ambition at the Royal Free London is to deliver world-class expertise and local care, combining outstanding healthcare with ground-breaking research, education, and innovation. We are now looking for an exceptional Group Director of People to help us turn that ambition into reality.
Reporting to the Group Chief People Officer and acting as their deputy, this is a pivotal leadership role within the People Directorate and across the Royal Free London. You will provide strategic and operational leadership across our group People functions, working closely with Health Unit Directors of People and Culture and other senior People leaders to deliver an outstanding and increasingly consistent experience for our people across the organisation.
The successful candidate will:
- Provide strategic and operational leadership across our group People functions
- Play a leading role in translating our new People Strategy into measurable improvements in the everyday experience of our people
- Represent the People Directorate at senior forums and deputise as required
- Lead a significant portfolio of group-wide People services and Centres of Expertise
- Drive greater consistency, quality, and impact across our People services
- Champion a people-centred employment experience
- Ensure we are brilliant at the basics
- Use data and insight to drive performance and improvement
- Help modernise our services through digital technology, automation, and new ways of working
The Royal Free London is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, with 18,000 people working side by side across four acute hospitals and more than 70 sites in north London and Hertfordshire, serving a population of around two million people. We combine internationally recognised specialist expertise with high-quality local hospital and community care.
Our mission brings together world-class healthcare treatment, clinical research, and teaching excellence. We are one of the country's leading research trusts, a major provider of medical, nursing, and allied health professional education, and an organisation with a strong track record of innovation and partnership.
Benefits
- Salary: £130,000 to £145,000 a year
- Permanent contract
- Full-time, flexible working
Requirements
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience
- Chartered Member of the CIPD
- Post-graduate Diploma or MSc in HR or equivalent experience
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Experience of managing budgets and delivering savings
- Experience of managing cross-functional and group-level projects and integration of services at a senior level
- An in-depth understanding of healthcare provision and awareness of current NHS policies and priorities
- Experience of leading, coaching, and building capability in all aspects of the HR function
- Significant experience in Senior HR / People positions, preferably in a similar sector