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Head of People and Culture

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Nottingham, NG3 6AA

Salary

£66,582 to £77,368

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

2 September 2026

2 days left

In plain English

What this job actually involves

As Head of People and Culture, you'll work with senior leaders to improve performance, deliver solutions to complex workforce challenges, and promote a diverse and inclusive work environment. You'll be a strategic partner, coach, and influencer, helping to shape the future of Nottinghamshire Healthcare. This role suits someone with senior HR experience, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to modelling the Trust's values.

What you'll need

  • Relevant people professional or management qualification to master's level (or equivalent experience)
  • Chartered CIPD membership
  • Significant senior level experience in a generalist HR role within a complex organisation
  • Strong communication and influencing skills
  • Expertise in organisational change, employee relations, and the full People & Culture portfolio

How to boost your chances

  • Research the Trust's values and EDI groups to understand their commitment to diversity and inclusion
  • Review the Trust's services and sites to understand the complexity of the organisation
  • Prepare examples of how you've improved performance and delivered solutions in your previous HR roles
  • Practice your communication and influencing skills to demonstrate your ability to shape strategic thinking
  • Check your CIPD membership status and ensure you meet the required qualifications

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Job description

We are pleased to be recruiting a Head of People & Culture (Band 8b) to act as the senior strategic people partner for our Community & Specialist Serv...

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward thinking, collaborative People function committed to achieving our ambition of being a diverse, inclusive and great place to work.

You will bring a strong proven track record of improving performance against key people metrics and delivering solutions to complex workforce challenges. You will be credible, confident and able to quickly build trust with senior stakeholders, coaching, influencing and supporting them to deliver their strategic objectives.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

A relevant people professional or management qualification to master's level (or equivalent experience).

Chartered CIPD membership

Significant senior level experience in a generalist HR role within a complex organisation.

Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to shape strategic thinking.

Expertise across the full People & Culture portfolio, including organisational change and employee relations.

Proven record of effective partnership working and relationships with key stakeholders including P&C, Care Group, Staff Side, ICS.

A commitment to modelling and promoting our Trust values.

We support hybrid working, though visibility within services is essential to the success of this role. You will join a supportive senior team, helping to shape the future of Nottinghamshire Healthcare and contributing to our ambition to be a truly diverse, inclusive and great place to work.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact Rachel Shiels, Deputy Director of People & Culture on Lorna.Lord@nottshc.nhs.uk

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 10,500 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health and forensic health services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 80 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings and secure environments.

We are one of the largest mental health and community health Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment.

Qualifications

Essential

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Professional Development (MCIPD).
  • Masters' qualification experience in a relevant management subject or demonstrable equivalent experience

Desirable

  • Project management qualification
  • Workforce planning qualification
  • Coaching qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Significant relevant experience within an HR setting.
  • Experience of working at a senior level, presenting proposals, developing strategy, representing the organisation externally and articulating data.
  • Experience of working in a complex unionised environment.
  • Significant experience of planning and supporting the delivery of transformation and change.
  • Experience of project management.
  • People Planning
  • Proven experience of delivering on objectives
  • Experienced in the full range of employee relation matters
  • Organisational development experience.
  • Understanding of agenda for change terms and conditions including medical terms and conditions

Knowledge

Essential

  • Relevant and up to date knowledge of Employment Law.
  • Relevant and up to date knowledge of the NHS and Social care agenda including national, regional and local agendas
  • Contemporary knowledge of Human Resource, Learning and Development and Organisational Development matters impacting work.
  • Sound understanding of business and service delivery scenarios to develop effective workforce strategy.

Skills

Essential

  • High level communication written and verbal skills that can be adapted in accordance with the environment and needs of the audience.
  • Ability to collate, interpret and present data.
  • Ability to coach staff and managers.
  • Demonstrable leadership skills.
  • Ability to be organised, work autonomously and be accountable for meeting targets and deadlines.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Line management and Supervision.
  • Microsoft office skills
  • Ability to use VDU and keyboards

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

12 August 2026

Last checked

14 August 2026

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About the employer

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Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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