Chief People Officer
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Doncaster, DN2 5LT
Salary
£100,000 to £200,000
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 September 2026
21 days left
Job description
We are seeking an experienced and inclusive People Services leader to join our Board. This is a unique opportunity to influence organisation-wide tran...
The Chief People Officer is a key member of the Trust Board and Executive team at DBTH and is vital to ensuring the success of our operational and strategic plans, sharing corporate responsibility for the strategic direction of the Trust and delivery of the Trust's vision and objectives. The postholder will lead the People & Organisational Development Directorate and the Education & Research Directorate, ensuring these functions are fit for purpose, providing an effective, proactive and efficient service to stakeholders across all aspects of the People agenda. The postholder is also the Executive lead for Freedom to Speak Up at the Trust and for the Guardian of Safe Working role.
The postholder will play an integral leadership role in shaping and delivering the People agenda across DBTH, including leadership and accountability for the strategic People Plan, Research & Innovation Plan and Culture & Leadership Programme. As the most senior lead for the People agenda, the postholder will visibly role-model the Trust values and DBTH Way and drive a values-based culture through a range of strategic initiatives, activities and in all the practices of the People & OD and Education & Research directorates.
As a key member of the Executive Team, they will have the ability to build credibility, inspire confidence and demonstrably influence people at all levels. An exceptional leader of people with drive, vision, a strategic mindset, clarity of purpose, and high levels of integrity.
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of operating at a senior level (Board level or Deputy to Board Director level) within a comparably large, complex and unionised organisation
- Successful track record in the effective leadership of people and diverse teams including line management
- Recent experience of leading major complex organisational change, transformation and workforce development, working in partnership with unions to deliver effective outcomes
- Experience of building and sustaining effective and productive working relationships with a wide range of people at a local and regional level
- Experience in building successful partnership relationships with external stakeholders and experience of collaborative working with other organisations
- Demonstrable evidence of personal development and leadership in promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion, to improvements in outcomes or experience for staff and service users
- Good understanding and experience of leading all aspects of operational human resources management and employee relations
- Evidence of experience in strategy development and implementation in relation to the people and culture agenda
Desirable
- Experience of leading and achieving success in continuous improvement
- Senior leadership experience in a provider NHS Trust
- Experience of working with Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions and Medical and Dental Terms and Conditions
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's level qualification or equivalent experience
- Professional qualification (e.g. Chartered Fellow of the CIPD)
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Desirable
- Other leadership professional training or qualifications
Knowledge, Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to establish rapport with colleagues from across the organisation and externally, including from other Trusts and partner organisations
- Strategic thinker with highly developed influencing, negotiation and advocacy skills, with the ability to use these internally and externally impactfully
- Compassionate and inclusive leadership approach, with track record of visible and effective leadership through a coaching approach
- Able to lead change management, cultural change programmes and organisational development, including the application of OD methodologies and approaches
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and ability to build strong relationships with clinical leaders and across professional groups
- Role model for our Trust values and the DBTH Way
Desirable
- A good understanding of the wider NHS, health and care environment, its infrastructure and associated organisations and government policy
- Knowledge of Agenda for Change, Electronic Staff Record
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First seen
20 August 2026
Last checked
24 August 2026
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