AD of Employee Relations, Learning & Development & Occupational Health


Location
Peterborough, England
Salary
£94356.00 to £108814.00
Profession
Human resources manager
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
25 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
09 Oct 2026
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Job requirements

Essential

5 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experience

    Significant senior HR leadership experience within a large and complex organisation

  • Experience

    Proven experience of leading Employee Relations services, including complex case management, workforce policy development and employment litigation risk management.

  • Experience

    Experience of leading and developing Learning and Development strategies aligned to organisational objectives.

  • Qualifications

    Chartered Member or Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD/FCIPD) or equivalent professional qualification.

  • Qualifications

    Master's degree in Human Resources or equivalent level of experience.

Desirable

5 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experience

    Experience within an NHS provider organisation.

  • Experience

    Experience of working across Integrated Care Systems and partnership organisations.

  • Qualifications

    Executive leadership qualification.

  • Qualifications

    Accredited coaching qualification.

  • Qualifications

    Qualification in mediation, organisational development or workplace investigation

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior People leadership team and shape three key services that directly influence our people, culture and organisational performance.

We are looking for an experienced and credible senior HR leader to provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health & Wellbeing.

With significant transformation underway across the Trust, you will have the opportunity to influence how we support, develop and care for our workforce, while strengthening management capability and creating a positive employee experience.

Main duties of the job

You will provide strategic leadership across Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Occupational Health, working closely with Executive Directors, senior leaders, managers and staff-side colleagues.

A key focus will be developing a more proactive approach to employee relations, strengthening management capability and ensuring complex workforce matters are managed fairly, consistently and effectively.

You will also lead the development of our learning, leadership, health and wellbeing approaches, using workforce intelligence to identify risks and opportunities and drive improvement across the Trust.

As a senior member of the People Directorate Leadership Team, you will contribute to Trust-wide workforce strategy, transformation and organisational performance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description which gives full details of the role. Alternatively call to arrange an informal visit to meet the team.

Applicant requirements

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This advert is for AD of Employee Relations, Learning & Development & Occupational Health with North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust in Peterborough, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Human resources manager role. The advertised salary is £94356.00 to £108814.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 25 Oct 2026.

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