Barts Health NHS Trust

Our vision is to be known for excellence and innovation, and for providing safe and compassionate care to the people of east London and beyond – and it is our colleagues who make that happen. We are one of the largest, most complex, NHS trusts in the country, with a workforce of c.24,000 and five major hospital sites, and our values are at the heart of everything we do. The Barts Health Group is now looking for an ambitious HR Director to join the executive leadership team of the Royal London Hospital and Mile End Hospital sites.
The Royal London is a leading, internationally renowned teaching hospital based in east London. We have an overall CQC rating of Good, and are rated Outstanding for both our care and leadership. The hospital has a budget of £578m and over 5,400 staff. We offer a full range of local and specialist services, which includes one of the largest children’s hospitals in the UK with one of London’s busiest paediatric accident and emergency departments. Mile End provides a range of outpatient and diagnostic services on the site and is in the process of opening a £5m centre of excellence early diagnosis centre. The future of Mile End Hospital is exciting, with a clear system and integration theme running through its heart.
The Director of People for Royal London and Mile End Hospitals will play a key leadership role within the Barts Health ecosystem, leading the delivery of a professional People service to a workforce population of 5,500, across 5 major acute divisions including the Emergency Department and Trauma Centre, plus the Mile End Hospital site.
You will be empowered to shape a wellbeing strategy over the next 2 – 3 years, leading the long-term health and wellbeing recovery for our staff, and ensuring we are able to care for all our patients. You will ensure the achievement of workforce targets and CIP delivery, employee engagement across sites, delivery of transformation, and Diversity & Inclusion agendas, at a national and local level.
You will bring HR and Workforce leadership experience at a senior level, with a track record of change management and organisational development in a comparable environment. You will be a credible people-leader at board level, as well as resilient, ambitious, and proactive in your approach. You will bring a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to Barts Health NHS Trust on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference TAFABD. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Monday 26th April.