NHS Tayside
Senior Head of Workforce
Agenda for Change Grade 8C
£73,506 - £79,221 per annum (Pay Award pending)
Dundee
NHS Tayside is a teaching Board with an annual budget in excess of £961.3m and a total staffing of approximately 14,000, serving a population of 410,000 living in urban and rural communities across the region. We also provide services across North-East Fife as well as Regional Centres for certain specialities.
Forthcoming retirements from Board-Level senior Workforce/HR roles in NHS Tayside offers the unique opportunity to not only shape the experience of all our staff, but to reshape service and delivery at all levels across the Workforce/HR team.
Bringing a fresh, forward-thinking and collaborative approach to developing and driving high performance and innovative practice, the successful candidate will be responsible for operational and strategic support across all aspects of the employee journey. Leading the professional delivery of AHP Business Partner and Employee Relations Services, candidates will be expected to be members of the Chartered Institute of Personal and Development (CIPD).
We are looking to recruit a proactive individual to the key role of Senior Head of Workforce.
Providing senior leadership of our HR Business team, Recruitment Services team and Medical Staffing team, you will be responsible for providing HR expertise and professional knowledge Board-wide to all colleagues and line managers through ensuring a high quality, efficient and effective Workforce team that delivers the highest levels of customer service.
Through your substantial experience and knowledge, you will act as a senior source of expert HR advice across the whole range of workforce activity, supporting leaders across NHS Tayside, including Board level. By ensuring the organisation is supported by a highly capable and professional Workforce function, you will bring a drive for results and success, ensuring that our policies and practices are positive, proactive and influential in helping deliver the Board’s strategic and operational priorities.
The successful candidate will have significant budget and management responsibilities and be able to demonstrate extensive specialist HR knowledge and experience at senior management or professional level within a complex organisation. With excellent analytical and judgemental skills, you will be able to demonstrate a track record of success and experience in leading operationally at a senior level in a complex organisation of similar scale, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector, and working across system boundaries.
If you believe you have the necessary attributes to succeed in this high profile role, then we welcome your application.
If you would like to find out more about this role before applying, please contact :
- Catriona Mackie, at our recruitment partners, Aspen People on 0141 212 7555 or cmackie@aspenpeople.co.uk
- David Dall, Deputy Director of Workforce, NHS Tayside on 01382 660111 ext 32196
Closing date for applications: Thursday 1st September 2022
Interviews: Thursday 6th October 2022
Completed application forms and CVs should be returned via email to kgall@aspenpeople.co.uk – if you have any problems please contact Katy Gall at Aspen People on 0141 212 7555.