Deputy Chief People Officer

Moorfields is a world leading provider of eye health services in the UK and the world-class centre of excellence for ophthalmic research and education. With more than 2,500 staff, across 21 network sites, its reputation for providing the highest quality ophthalmic care has developed over 200 years and it employs one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS.

As Deputy Chief People Officer, you will play a vital role in shaping and delivering the Trust people strategy and lead transformational change across the organisation. Your work will be essential in addressing the workforce challenges facing the NHS while helping create exciting new opportunities. Ensuring the wellbeing, safety, and engagement of our staff, while keeping patients at the centre of everything we do, is a key priority. We are looking for an inspiring and dynamic leader who is action-oriented, highly motivated, and passionate about building high-performing, engaged teams.

This is a truly exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and ambitious People and OD team in a world-leading specialist trust, where cutting edge innovation, pioneering research, and outstanding patient care are at the core of everything we do.

Key duties:

• Provide leadership, vision and direction for the Workforce & OD directorate
• Support and deputise for the Chief People Officer and ensure delivery of the Workforce & OD strategy through the formulation and delivery of operational plans
• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the team leads, ensuring that they are supported to meet their role and team objectives while maintaining effective and supportive Workforce & OD directorate relationships across all areas
• Support innovative transformative workforce plans that are also aligned to new ways of working and the assumptions in the workforce strategy
• Embed a culture where advice provided in relation to operational HR policies and procedures is based on expertise and is supportive, considerate and adds value
• Lead and support efficiency and expertise when managing employee relations cases ensuring that consideration is given to equality, timescales and a constructive approach alongside a reasonable outcome

Key criteria:

• Ability to lead, inspire, and develop a broad workforce and OD team
• Sound understanding of diversity issues and commitment to advance equality through all work
• Ability to develop plans against strategy and set goals, objectives and monitor progress and outcomes
• Knowledge of NHS terms and conditions
• Self-motivated, proactive, flexible, and able to work well under pressure
• Chartered CIPD member or fellow