Deputy Chief People Officer

• • Educated to a master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or relevant field; or equivalent post-graduate qualification or equivalent level of experience in HR leadership roles.
• • Extensive experience in HR leadership, including substantial management experience in the NHS at a senior level.
• • Extensive experience of performance management, compliance and risk management.
• • Ability to deliver in a complex organisation within challenging timescales.
• • Ability to think and act strategically and to articulate a clear sense of direction and vision to a wide audience

• • Chartered Member of the CIPD or equivalent professional body

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Help shape the future of healthcare through exceptional people leadership

At Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, our people are at the heart of everything we do. Every day, more than 15,000 colleagues deliver outstanding care, drive world-leading research, educate the next generation of healthcare professionals, and improve lives across Oxfordshire and beyond.

We're looking for an exceptional Deputy Chief People Officer to help lead this agenda.

This is more than a senior HR role. It is an opportunity to influence the future of one of the UK's most respected teaching trusts, working alongside an ambitious Executive Team to create an inclusive, high-performing culture where our people can thrive and deliver their very best for patients.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering our ambitious People Plan, leading transformation at scale and helping shape the workforce of the future. You will bring together strategic vision and operational excellence, champion inclusion and belonging, and help ensure our people services are innovative, responsive and focused on what matters most.

As Deputy Chief People Officer, you will be a key member of the People Directorate senior leadership team and a trusted partner to executive and clinical leaders across the Trust.

You will be comfortable leading through complexity, bringing clarity in times of uncertainty, and tackling difficult challenges with courage, compassion and integrity.

You will:

• Lead major people transformation and organisational change programmes.
• Drive continuous improvement across people services.
• Champion inclusive leadership, staff experience and organisational culture.
• Strengthen governance, performance and workforce outcomes.
• Build strong partnerships across the Trust, the wider NHS and national networks.
• Deputise for the Chief People Officer and contribute to Board-level leadership and decision making.