Chief People Officer
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Liverpool, L7 3FA
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
11 September 2026
11 days left
Job description
Direct recruitment only, no agencies please We are seeking an inspirational and inclusive leader who is currently serving as a Chief People Officer or...
As a key member of the Executive Team, you will need to demonstrate significant experience and a proven track record whilst bringing credibility, presence, leadership, and ambition to inspire confidence and influence colleagues at every level. The ability to contribute across the breadth of the Board's agenda will be crucial in this critical role.
You will provide strong, visible, compassionate, and values based leadership and bring a deep commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. You will possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. A demonstrable passion for excellent patient care and a genuine commitment to staff engagement will be essential.
Candidates interested in this critical post should download the Recruitment Pack for further details and how to apply.
Candidates should apply for this role by completing an application form and providing a CV as well as providing a covering letter to amy.tunna@nhs.net.
Confidential conversations with Joan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer are welcome. Please contactL.fazakerley@nhs.net to arrange.
Interviews are scheduled for 25 September 2026.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level, ideally masters, or equivalent experience
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) or equivalent professional credibility
Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Essential
- Strategic and operational workforce leadership capability
- Strategic intellect and the ability to translate organisational ambition into a coherent workforce agenda
- High-level influencing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility to represent the Trust and build trusted partnerships across systems
- Visible, inclusive, and compassionate leadership style that promotes an open culture, empowers teams and role-models high professional standards
- Ability to develop leadership capability and talent, including succession planning and performance development
- Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to reducing health inequalities through population health approaches and neighbourhood-based models of care
- Resilience and personal effectiveness to operate in a high-profile, high accountability role, managing competing priorities and delivering through others
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- A demonstrable track record of shaping and delivering workforce strategy in environments of transformation and change, working with clinical and non clinical colleagues
- A deep and current understanding of workforce strategy, organisational development, employee legislation and HR practice
- Evidence of building and leading high-performing people functions
- Strong employee relations experience, including constructive working with trade union partners
- Experience of operating at Board / Executive level, contributing to organisational strategy, governance and assurance, and effective decision making
- Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships including across health and care systems, provider partners, and wider stakeholders
- Understanding of the role of digital, data and operational intelligence in improving quality, performance, and productivity
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
24 August 2026
Last checked
26 August 2026
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