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Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
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Contact
- Address
- Trust Offices
- St Thomas' Street
- London
- SE1 9RT
- Contact Number
- 020 7188 7188
Head of Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership
Accepting applications until: 23-Apr-2026 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 23-Apr-2026 23:59
Key details
Location
- Gwefan
- Great Dover Street
- Tref
- London
- Cod post
- SE1 4YB
- Major / Minor Region
- London
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Oriau
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Salary
- Cyflog
- £88,250 - £100,355 p.a inc HCA
- Cyfnod cyflog
- Yearly
- Gradd
- (Band 8c)
Specialty
- Prif leoliad
- People Strategy
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.
Trosolwg o'r swydd
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Head of Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership to lead the Trust’s strategic approach to reward, pay governance, benefits and People policy. Reporting to the Deputy Director of People Strategy, this is a senior and influential role shaping a modern, fair and sustainable reward environment across the Trust
You will play a key role in shaping our future reward strategy, strengthening our Employee Value Proposition, modernising our benefits offer and ensuring our pay frameworks are transparent, equitable and aligned to organisational priorities. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic reward specialist who enjoys operating at pace in a complex, values‑driven environment.
Closing Date: 23rd April
Provisional Interview Date: 4th May
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- Leading the development and delivery of the Trust’s Reward Strategy and long‑term pay planning.
- Overseeing pay governance, local pay flexibilities, benefits development and job evaluation.
- Driving high‑quality reward analytics, benchmarking and equality insights to inform senior decision‑making.
- Building effective stakeholder relationships to ensure reward and policy activity supports organisational priorities.
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Person Specification – essential experience:
- Significant senior‑level experience in reward, pay policy or pay governance.
- Strong analytical capability, including pay modelling, data analysis and benchmarking.
- Experience leading strategic change in reward, benefits or total reward.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of equality, pay gap reporting and inclusive reward practices.
There is opportunity for hybrid working.
We welcome candidates from within or outside the NHS who bring deep reward expertise and the confidence to operate at senior level.
For any queries or to discuss the role please contact Samantha Eales at Morgan Law on 07785 241 561 or email [email protected]
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual’s personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on the UK Government website.
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Person specification
Knowledge
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Master’s degree, post graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience.
- Specialist knowledge to CIPD Level 7
- Evidence of continued professional learning / development.
Skills
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Ability to translate complex reward concepts into clear, practical guidance and reports
- Excellent communication, written and presentation skills including drafting Trust wide and national reports.
- Confident negotiator and influencer with credibility at Board and Partnership level
- Strong facilitation skills in partnership or contentious environments
- Highly developed analytical and data modelling skills with the ability to interpret complex workforce and pay data
- Sound political judgement astuteness in understanding and working with complex policy and diverse interest groups and knowing when to brief ‘up he line’.
- Excellent communication, written and presentation skills including drafting Trust wide and national reports.
Experience
Meini prawf hanfodol
- Experience of advising and influencing at senior leadership level on reward, pay and workforce risk.
- Experience of managing budget
Further details / informal visits contact
- Enw
- Sam Eales
- Teitl y swydd
- Director, Morgan Law
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 07785 241 561
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