Head of People

Job Title:Head of People

Location: Fulwood, Preston

Contract Type:Permanent, 37.5 hours a week

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for anew Head of Peopleto support our ambitious growth plans as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

About the Role

The Head of Peoplewill lead and manage the People Business Partners and People Service Delivery team. This role is crucial in delivering and implementing key elements of the People strategy that align to the company's objectives and foster a positive and inclusive work culture.

The successful candidatewill oversee employee relations, performance management, workforce planning, health and wellbeing, compensation and benefits, service delivery, policies and procedures to support the organisation's growth and success.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Develop and implement people strategies that align with the company goals and promote a positive workplace culture.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to integrate people initiatives into the overall business strategy.
• Manage and develop the people business partners and people service delivery team.
• Continually encourage new ideas and ways of working to improve compliance of the workforce, candidate and employee experience on all people related activity.

• Partnerwith senior managers on forecasting workforce requirements for departments and hospitals

• Lead and support the People Business Partners and liaise with Head of Resourcing to ensure the right resource is in the right place at the right times for the totality of the workforce.

• Manage the compensation and benefits programs, ensuring competitiveness and compliance with relevant regulation in line with business needs and colleague feedback.
• Conduct market research to benchmark compensation and benefits against industry standards.
• To lead the annual Great Places to Work accreditation by creating a positive and engaging work environment to foster employee satisfaction, motivation, and loyalty.
• Act as an advisor to the People Business Partner team on case management. Oversee, monitor the overall activity including presenteeism, informal and formal cases. Advise management and deputise for the Chief People Office as and when needed.

What youll bring to the role:

• Full CIPD qualified/equivalent HR degree qualified
• Previous experience in a similar role in a fast-paced working environment
• Experience working within healthcare is advantageous, but not essential
• Highly organised with excellent planning skills
• Experience working in a matrix structure
• Able to combine strategic thinking with HR operational knowledge
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team, but also to work independently
• Proactive and adaptable
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• A practical and common-sense approach to HR related matters
• Self-motivated and driven individual

Why work for us?

• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• Company sick pay scheme
• Life assurance scheme
• Bluelight Card- 100s of discount and cashback options
• Performance review with a training and development plan
• Employee discounts portal
• Gym membership discounts
• MediCash
• Cycle to work scheme
• Tech scheme

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care free at the point of care.

CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of over 25 community hospitals and clinics operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes.

CHEC are clinician-led and the priority always is our patients - our dedicated team of experienced healthcare professionals are committed to delivering personalised and compassionate patient care. In 2023/24, we achieved a 97.83% customer satisfaction rating, with 99.78% of patients saying they would recommend CHECs services to family and friends.

We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, recently launching ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services. These services are Consultant-led and support GPs with diagnosing and managing common skin and Ear, Nose and Throat complaints.