Chief People Officer

South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) and George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust (GEH) are seeking a visionary leader to serve as Chief People Officer across the two organisations

SWFT and GEH provide acute and community services to residents in Warwickshire. SWFT and GEH are actively seeking opportunities to collaborate further to support patient care

Both Trusts are high-performing and place a firm emphasis on values and culture. In 2024 SWFT was awarded Trust of the Year in the HSJ Awards, and continues on a journey to being Lead Provider for services in Warwickshire

The Trusts are looking to appoint an exceptional leader to serve as Chief People Officer. We are looking for:

A strategic thinking leader with a track record of developing and embedding workforce strategies

A people-focussed and experienced HR professional who can guide, advise and empower staff

- A champion for inclusivity and equality

- An excellent communicator who can engage, empower and build strong partnerships

Key responsibilities will include:

Shaping our future workforce in line with national and regional strategies.

Continuing to embed our people-focussed culture of inclusion and continuous improvement across the organisations

Leading the People and Workforce agenda for South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust and George Eliot Hospital, the Chief People Officer will be fundamental to both Trust's Executive Teams.

This role is pivotal in shaping a strategic approach to our workforce and ambition to be a very flexible employer. The post-holder must understand the requirements of the future workforce as well as national strategies to lead changes to the Trusts in support of this. The post holder will continue to build on the values led and patient-centred culture in both Trusts that recognises and rewards the skills of individuals, supports continuous improvement and inspires new ways of working. They will share a passion for emboldening our workforce through devolved decision making as well as inspiring and empowering teams to be the best they can to deliver the best care to patients.

Our values define what is important to us and set out how we aspire to work with each other in a caring, supportive and compassionate way to deliver our services to our patients, service users and the communities. Each Trust has its own set of values and behaviours, that have been developed by staff and drive our culture.

SWFT and GEH are members of the Foundation Group of NHS Trusts which also includes Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Wye Valley NHS Trust. The Group has a shared Chief Executive and Chairman and the Trusts work together strategically and share best practice., Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

We will offer the successful applicant a Board level Executive role across two high-performing and forward-thinking organisations, a competitive salary and opportunities for continuing professional development