Joint Chief People Officer
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Stockport Greater Manchester, SK2 7JE
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
1 October 2026
27 days left
Job description
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Joint Chief People Officer Location: Trust wide, with prese...
This is a pivotal role on our Joint Board and Executive Team reporting to our Chief Executive Karen James OBE. With the opportunity to shape an ambitious People agenda, you will enable our workforce to flourish as we maximise the opportunities offered by partnership and integration; supporting continuous quality improvement and the sustainability of our services. Working across both organisations and with wider system partners, you will champion inclusive leadership, workforce innovation, culture change, and organisational development, ensuring our workforce remains at the heart of our strategic decisions.
We are seeking an inspirational and values-led People leader, with significant board-level or equivalent experience gained in comparably large, complex, unionised, and multi-professional environments. With a track record of delivering workforce transformation and embedding cultural change, you will demonstrate credibility in influencing at all levels and be comfortable navigating complexity both internally and externally. Most importantly, you will share our commitment to inclusion, compassion, and continuous improvement, creating conditions where our colleagues can thrive and deliver the very best care to our communities.
We are keen to attract candidates who bring diverse perspectives and welcome applications from the widest possible range of backgrounds, particularly from people currently under-represented at board level in the NHS.
For further information about this exceptional opportunity, please visit our dedicated recruitment website . To have a conversation about the role and your interest, contact our recruitment advisors Helen Barkham, Niamh Blair, or Emma Pickup at GatenbySanderson via helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com.
Closing date: 9am, Friday 2nd October
Stakeholder engagement and final interviews: Thursday 29th October
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
Qualifications & Development
Essential
- Chartered Member with the CIPD (MCIPD/FCIPD)
- Degree-level education or equivalent experience gained in a senior leadership role.
- Evidence of continuous professional development, with demonstrable knowledge and experience within the People profession/specialism.
Desirable
- Educated to Master's Degree level (ideally in a people profession related field)
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Substantial experience at a senior management/board level in an organisation(s) of similar size and complexity
- Outstanding reputation as a leader, with a proven track record of producing high quality results in the management and leadership of People services
- A proven track record in Strategic Workforce and with demonstrable experience of leading teams across all the People functional disciplines.
- Experience of successfully designing and delivering tangible improvements in staff engagement.
- Strong track record in change management and improving organisational effectiveness.
- Significant experience of delivering change through partnership working
- Experience of developing and implementing transformative, organisation-wide cultural change
Desirable
- Experience in organisational development.
- Sound understanding of the current NHS policy context, financial regime and workforce and training issues and of NHS working practices
Personal Skills
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Able to lead and motivate others, with strong influencing and negotiation skills.
- Ability to cope with complex organisational issues and able to relate to a wide spectrum of multi-disciplinary professionals
- Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, able to "think on your feet", and confident to influence, persuade and give leadership and direction.
- Ability to cope under pressure, with a resilience to work with ambitious deadlines.
- Self-motivated, energetic and flexible, with well-developed interpersonal skills.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Calm, considered and resilient under pressure
- Emotionally intelligent with the confidence to challenge constructively at the most senior level
- A genuine commitment to inclusion, fairness and dignity of every colleague
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
3 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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