Depute Director of Human Resources NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Post Title: Depute Director of Human Resources

Grade: Executive and Senior Manager Grade E

Salary Range: £88,171 - £114,606 per annum (pro rata part-time)

Tenure: Full Time Permanent

Hours: 37.5 (pro rata part-time)

Location: JB Russell House, Gartnavel Royal Hospital Campus, 1055 Great Western Road, Glasgow G12 OXH

Relocation Package where appropriate

About Us

NHS Glasgow Greater Glasgow and Clyde is the largest health system and teaching Board in Scotland with an annual budget of circa £3.9 billion (2022/23) it employs around 40,000 staff. We provide the full range of Acute, Mental Health, Community and Primary Care services to a diverse population of 1.2 million people in six local authority areas. Regional and national services are also provided across a range of clinical specialties.

We are looking to recruit a transformational and visionary Human Resources leader with the strategic and professional skills, drive and passion to take forward the role of Depute Director of Human Resources within the largest NHS Board in Scotland.

This is a good time to consider joining us as we are in the recovery phase from COVID 19 and are working through our transformational healthcare strategy, ‘Moving Forward Together’, to ensure we continue to deliver better health and healthcare outcomes for the population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

The Role

Working with our Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development you will help deliver our progressive Workforce Strategy and associated plans to drive forward the change required to ensure we strive to be a “Better Workplace”.

This post requires a highly experienced and professionally qualified individual, with a proven track record of leading and supporting change, working within an organisation with multiple staffside partners and ensuring the highest quality Human Resources support to our senior team.

We are looking for the successfully appointed candidate to bring a fresh, forward-thinking and collaborative approach to developing and driving high performance and innovative practice across our Human Resources support functions. Maintaining our ‘One HR Team’ approach and leading a team who are focussed on high quality person centred delivery of services.

This role provides a real opportunity to shape the agenda for specialist teams providing expert and highly complex Employee Relations and Medical & Dental Staffing Services as well as providing inspirational and visionary leadership support to our Heads of Human Resources engaged in the delivery of HR Business Support on behalf of our Operational and Strategic Management Teams.

The post holder will deputise for the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development at both local and national programmes.

A key element of the post is providing direct support to the Chief Operating Officer - Acute Services leading and directing any Human Resources related matters within our largest service. This includes working particularly with our leadership team in Acute to support the delivery of patient services through ensuring we have appropriate workforce supply and maximising staff experience.

We are looking for an exceptional candidate to join us who will bring the right value set and leadership competencies expected in a person centred environment.

This role presents multiple competing demands and therefore our new Depute Director must have proven experience of working at a senior level in a Human Resources leadership role in an organisation of similar scale and complexity, whether within the NHS or wider public / private sector. Ideally we would like someone currently working at Director or Depute Director level.

Candidates for this role must be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge and expertise in Human Resources management, strategy and policy development including service improvement and sustainability, financial and capacity planning along with a proven record of implementation of organisation redesign and change.

Educated to a masters level qualification in a relevant subject (or equivalent relevant experience). Candidates must evidence current membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) -please ensure this is evidenced in the relevant section of the online application form as it is an essential criteria for shortlisting.

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.

If you would like to find out more about this role before applying please contact:

Anne MacPherson, Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 0141 201 4797 or email: Anne.MacPherson @ggc.scot.nhs.uk for a confidential discussion.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Alternatively if you would like to discuss any aspect of the application or selection process or to log your expression of interest in applying for the post please feel free to contact Lynne Stockey, General Manager, Recruitment Services, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on 07766441665 or email Lynne.Stockey@ggc.scot.nhs.uk

Closing Date For Applications: 23.59 hours, Monday 1st May 2023.

Additional Information

Please view the Candidate Information Pack below for details about the Job Description and Person Specification and guidance information on how to apply.

Please note candidate applications for this post are being invited via the NHS Scotland Online Recruitment system - Jobtrain where you can access the NHS Scotland online application form.

NHS Scotland does not accept CVs instead candidates are asked to, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button to complete and submit the online application form. Please ensure all sections of the application form are fully completed. Please do not a send CV as an alternative to completing the online application form as it won't be considered.

*** As this post is a re advertisement we are unable to accept applications from candidates who previously applied for the post; we would therefore respectively ask that if you have recently submitted an application under the previous recruitment campaign in March we would advise you do not re- apply as the criteria for selection has not changed.

Regardless of nationality the recruitment process for all candidates includes a Right to Work in the UK check. EU Settlement Scheme: As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to produce proof of your EU Settlement status from 1st July 2021 to demonstrate your Right to Work in the United Kingdom. Further information: https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families.

Find out more about NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde at www.nhsggc.org.uk