Director of People

Executive and Senior Management Pay Band E: £91,926-£118,361 (pending review)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week (including Executive On-Call)

Permanent

NHS Forth Valley is working hard to deliver the best health care – and to do so we need to retain, attract and recruit great colleagues to be part of our organisation - do you want to lead us in achieving our People ambition?

NHS Forth Valley are looking for an exceptional individual, who can bring a fresh, forward thinking and collaborative approach to developing and driving high performance and innovative practice, in the field of People, Workforce and Culture.

The successful candidate will be responsible for operational and strategic leadership across all aspects of our colleagues’ journey, creating and supporting a culture where staff feel valued, supported, listened to and involved in decision-making. This isn’t just about being a Director of People which has oversight of all aspects of the People and Culture function, this role is also about delivering Corporate Leadership, where our Executive Team are expected to support our wider organisational priorities to deliver our key areas of focus for 2024/25, which are:

Workforce

Culture

Safety and Quality

Systems and Governance

Sustainability

A member of the Corporate Leadership Team, a key player in our Senior Leadership Team and a key attendee at the Board, as an advisor, this critical role is also the Executive Lead for the Board’s Staff Governance Committee, Remuneration Committee and the Culture and Compassionate Leadership Board.

You will be a highly experienced, visible, motivated corporate people leader with extensive knowledge and expertise in all aspects of workforce management, strategy and policy development. You will have a record of leading and implementing change, driving innovation and improvement and providing inspirational leadership to the wider team and organisation.

This role requires close working with the Board, the Chief Executive, the Chair, our partners and colleagues to ensure NHS Forth Valley continues to develop and implement strong and innovative staff engagement strategies which promote a culture of living our values of care and compassion, dignity and respect, quality and teamwork, openness, honesty, and responsibility, leading with kindness and visible and authentic leadership.

At NHS Forth Valley, we have many amazing people, and many stars of the future too. If you want to be part of NHS Valley and believe you have the necessary attributes to succeed in this high-profile role, we would love to hear from you and receive your application.

If you wish to have a confidential discussion regarding this opportunity please contact Amanda Croft, Interim Chief Executive at fv.chief.executive@nhs.scot or Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer on Fiona.Hogg2@gov.scot to arrange.

How to Apply

To apply for this role please send the following details to denise.davidson@nhs.scot

• • A copy of your current CV
  • A covering letter, addressing what interests you in the role and detail your three most relevant skills/experiences that make you suitable for the role, as set out in the job description and person specification.

Please see job pack for further details.

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.