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About
The United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (ULTH) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 8,600 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
Contact
- Address
- Recruitment Service
- Lincoln County Hospital
- Greetwell Road
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire
- LN2 5QY
- Contact Number
- (01522) 597736
Deputy Director of People & OD (HR Change Management)
Closed for applications on: 31-Oct-2023 00:00
Vacancy status: Closed
Closed for applications on: 31-Oct-2023 00:00
Key details
Location
- Site
- Trust HQ, Lincoln County Hospital
- Address
- Greetwell Road
- Town
- Lincoln
- Postcode
- LN2 5QY
- Major / Minor Region
- Lincolnshire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Full time)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Salary
- £99,891 - £114,949 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 9)
Specialty
- Main area
- Workforce
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Our values guide everything we do. They are:
- Patient-centred – Putting patients at the heart of everything we do, listening and responding to their needs and wishes.
- Safety – Following ULTH and professional guidelines. Speaking up to make sure patients and staff are safe from harm.
- Excellence – Striving to be the best that we can be. Innovating and learning from others.
- Compassion – Caring for patients and their loved ones in ways we would want for our friends and family.
- Respect – Behaving and using language that demonstrates respect and courtesy to others. Zero tolerance to bullying, inequality, prejudice and discrimination.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the ULTH team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients.
Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £710 million (22/23) and we employ nearly 8,600 people.
Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement – “Outstanding Care Personally Delivered” – stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.
We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.
Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from ‘Requires Improvement’ to ‘Good’. Our rating for caring remained as ‘Good’.
This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
So, what is in it for you?
- Flexible working: Depending on the needs of your role, we will consider requests for flexible and/or part-time working for whatever reason you should need it. We recognise flexible working will not look the same for everyone, because it depends on the nature of the role and the needs of the individual.
Types of flexibility could include:
- Part-time - less than 37.5 hours per week.
- Off-site/remote working - working from home or other sites for part or all the week.
- Compressed hours – usually full-time hours but over fewer days or shifts.
- Staggered hours – having different start and finish times.
- Set shift patterns – to allow for predictability
- NHS Pension: A generous and flexible pension scheme with contributions from us as your employer fully protected against inflation and guaranteed by the government
- Annual Leave: Starting at 27 days a year, rising to 33 days after 10 years plus eight bank holidays (for staff covered by Agenda for Change) For Medical Workforce positions (Consultant and Specialty Doctor), the full-time entitlement commences from 32 days per annum. For all other Medical Workforce positions, the full-time entitlement commences from 27 days per annum.
- Bank working: The chance to work extra hours at enhanced rates and we will pay you weekly too, ideal if your income needs a quick boost.
In addition, there is more.
- Family & Childcare: Including on-site nurseries at Lincoln County Hospital and Pilgrim Hospital Boston, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave following a set period of employment.
- Health & Wellbeing: including counselling, mental health first aid, physiotherapy, eye tests.
- Learning & Development including Lincolnshire Talent Academy, leadership training, medical education, clinical education, Lincolnshire clinical research
- Financial support and benefits including Cycle2Work, car lease scheme, home electronics. Free on-site parking and free tea and coffee and the ability to save and borrow through your salary.
- Rewards & Recognition including staff awards, long service awards, retirement awards, examples of excellence and staff lottery.
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK’s most welcoming counties. Whether you’re taking the first exciting steps in your career, itching for a new challenge or searching for a better place to raise a family, Lincolnshire welcomes everyone. Discover a range of rewarding health and social care careers in a county that’s friendly, fascinating, affordable and brimming with everything you need to live a happy life. Visit beinlincolnshire.com to find out more.
Job overview
The Deputy Director of People (HR Change Management) will be a values-led and driven professional with responsibility to lead and shape the people response to the transformation occurring through the implementation of the Group Model. The postholder will also support other provider review workstreams.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Chief People Officer to be the public face of HR Change Management, liaising with key stakeholders in the Lincolnshire system, the NHS region and internal stakeholders, such as members of staff side, members of the Executive Team(s), the Board(s) and Divisional Management Teams. They will be a member of the Group Model Steering Group and will need links across to the other Group Model workstreams including: Governance and Legal, Finance, Comms and Engagement, and the exemplars (early adopters)
In addition, the post holder will be a member of the Trust Leadership Team and as such will contribute and lead on other strategic areas based on the interests and development needs.
The post holder will deputise for the Chief People Officer in the full range of the role, including executive and board level meetings.
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The postholder will use their technical employee relations experience and sound understanding of employment law to develop the HR principles, policies, processes and practices needed to support the transformation from two separate Trusts to two Trusts working together under a group model.
The postholder will have the ability to draw on a wealth of high level, complex change programmes and a sound employment law knowledge and change management experience to navigate in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment.
Working under the direction of the Chief People Officer and in close partnership with the CEO and wider Executive Team(s) and Board(s) they will define, plan and execute multiple projects and workstreams to ensure the appropriate technical HR support, as well as organisational development support, is in place for the transformation.
They will also act as Deputy Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) for the Director of People and OD within the Integrated Care System ensuring appropriate governance, oversight and reporting in delivery of the People Plan for Lincolnshire.
Working for our organisation
The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) is one of the largest trusts in the country. Through four main hospitals and four additional hospitals where we provide some services, we provide a comprehensive range of hospital-based medical, surgical, paediatric, obstetric and gynaecological services to the 700,000 people of Lincolnshire.
We provide a wide range of healthcare services delivered by 7,800 highly trained staff and volunteers. Our services cost over £400m each year to provide and we invest around £18m each year in improving our clinical services by replacing and upgrading our medical equipment, modernising our estate and facilities and improving our information and technology infrastructure. In an average year, we treat more than 180,000 A&E patients, nearly half a million outpatients and almost 100,000 inpatients.
This is an amazing time to join our Trust and make a real difference as we strive to become a University Hospital Teaching Trust.
If you are an outstanding People Leader we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding the job role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
For an informal discussion about the role, contact Simon Behan, Head of Recruitment, via [email protected], or on 07852 779546
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare and becoming a model employer. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy. We will continue to promote equality and challenge discrimination in all service provision, recognising and meeting the needs of the diverse communities we serve. We will strive to provide an environment in which people want to work and to be a model employer leading in good employment practice.
We are a People Promise exemplar site, for more information on the NHS People Promise - NHS England » Our NHS People Promise
As a responsible employer ULTH would encourage staff wishing to join the Trust to take up the COVID vaccination as this continues to remain the best line of defence against COVID19
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
We welcome applications from the UK Armed Forces Community. On the application form please tick “Member of the Armed Forces Community” if the below applies to you.
You are:
- A Service Leaver
- A Veteran
- A Military Reserve
- A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer
- Partner/Spouse of those Serving NB: partners/spouses are only eligible whilst their partner is serving in the Armed Forces
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Chartered Fellow of the Institute of CIPD or equivalent experience
- • Educated to a master’s level in a relevant field of study or equivalent study
- • Post Graduate Management or leadership qualification or equivalent experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Has led significant and complex, including technically complex change programmes.
- • Exceptional management and leadership skills with a proven record of introducing organisation and/or system wide change.
- • Ability to present highly complex information to very senior staff at board level and externally, including highly contentious information
- • Advanced change management skills, able to implement and sustain change in a complex environment
Skills/Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Personally, resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
- • Ability to manage complex clinical and operational situations that involve staff from all levels within an organisation
- • Developed interpersonal and influencing skills
- • High level of understanding of current national policy and issues in, compliance and standards and the wider NHS.
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Simon Behan
- Job title
- Head of Recruitment
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07852 779546
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