Joint Chief People Officer
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- Employer:
- Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Location:
- Trust-wide, expected to be present across both sites
- Salary:
- VSM - Attractive Salary
- Closing date:
- 9am, Friday 2nd October
- Job Ref:
- GSe135363
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Description
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an exceptional Joint Chief People Officer to help shape the next phase of our partnership and lead a people agenda that supports integrated, high-quality care across both organisations.
Our Trusts have worked in close partnership since 2020 and have continued to take significant steps towards greater collaboration. We have a Joint Chair and Non-Executive Directors, and most of our Executive Directors now work across both Trusts. Together, we serve communities across Greater Manchester and Derbyshire through more than 11,500 dedicated colleagues and a combined annual budget approaching £900 million. Guided by our shared CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, we are committed to delivering high-quality, integrated health care services for our populations and creating a great place to work for all our people.
This is a pivotal role on our Joint Board and Executive Team reporting to our Chief Executive Karen James OBE. With the opportunity to shape an ambitious People agenda, you will enable our workforce to flourish as we maximise the opportunities offered by partnership and integration; supporting continuous quality improvement and the sustainability of our services. Working across both organisations and with wider system partners, you will champion inclusive leadership, workforce innovation, culture change, and organisational development, ensuring our workforce remains at the heart of our strategic decisions.
We are seeking an inspirational and values-led People leader, with significant board-level or equivalent experience gained in comparably large, complex, unionised, and multi-professional environments. With a track record of delivering workforce transformation and embedding cultural change, you will demonstrate credibility in influencing at all levels and be comfortable navigating complexity both internally and externally. Most importantly, you will share our commitment to inclusion, compassion, and continuous improvement, creating conditions where our colleagues can thrive and deliver the very best care to our communities.
We are keen to attract candidates who bring diverse perspectives and welcome applications from the widest possible range of backgrounds, particularly from people currently under-represented at board level in the NHS.
For further information about this exceptional opportunity, please visit our dedicated recruitment website stockporttamesideandglossop.gs-attract.com. To have a conversation about the role and your interest, contact our recruitment advisors Helen Barkham, Niamh Blair, or Emma Pickup at GatenbySanderson via helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com.
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How to Apply
- Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
- A completed fit and proper person form – the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
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