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AD of Employee Relations, Learning & Development & Occupational Health

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Peterborough, PE3 9GZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

25 October 2026

6 days left

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior People leadership team and shape three key services that directly influence our people, culture and...

You will provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health, working closely with Executive Directors, senior leaders, managers and staff-side colleagues.

A key focus will be developing a more proactive approach to employee relations, strengthening management capability and ensuring complex workforce matters are managed fairly, consistently and effectively.

You will also lead the development of our learning, leadership, health and wellbeing approaches, using workforce intelligence to identify risks and opportunities and drive improvement across the Trust.

As a senior member of the People Directorate Leadership Team, you will contribute to Trust-wide workforce strategy, transformation and organisational performance.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is an ambitious organisation at an exciting point in its development.

We are investing in our hospitals, digital technology and the way we deliver services for our growing communities. Our people are central to these ambitions.

Joining our People leadership team, you will have the opportunity to influence at the highest level while leading services that make a real difference to the working lives of our colleagues.

If you are a compassionate, inclusive and credible senior HR leader who enjoys turning strategy into meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD/FCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification.
  • Master's degree in Human Resources or equivalent level of experience.

Desirable

  • Executive leadership qualification.
  • Accredited coaching qualification.
  • Qualification in mediation, organisational development or workplace investigation

Experience

Essential

  • Significant senior HR leadership experience within a large and complex organisation
  • Proven experience of leading Employee Relations services, including complex case management, workforce policy development and employment litigation risk management.
  • Experience of leading and developing Learning and Development strategies aligned to organisational objectives.

Desirable: - Experience within an NHS provider organisation.; - Experience of working across Integrated Care Systems and partnership organisations.

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

9 October 2026

Last checked

13 October 2026

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About the employer

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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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