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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in this newly established role within the Group People Team.
You will be enthusiastic and a highly motivated self-starter, able to support and drive trust wide improvements from concept to impact. This is an ideal role for someone who is passionate and skilled at delivering far reaching equity, diversity and inclusion strategies, implementation plans, training and developments that contribute to making Royal Free London one of the best places to work.
This role is part of a centre of expertise with a specific focus on employee equity, diversity and inclusion strategies, supporting the Group Workforce Race Equality Standards (WRES), Workforce Disability Equality Standards (WDES), Pay gap reports, Group EDI 6 High Impact implementation, supporting all Group staff networks and associated projects, providing a group people service, supporting all leaders, managers and colleagues across the Trust.
Your main place of work will be the Crowndale Centre. Hybrid working is possible in this role - you will be required to be at your work base for at least 2-3 days per work.
There will be a short presentation required as part of the selection process. Interviews will be held in person at the Crowndale Centre.
Main duties of the job
The Group People Inclusion Manager will work collaboratively with senior managers, and people profession colleagues including shared services, education, and organisational development, to provide professional customer focused strategic and operational workforce support of a high quality. To provide consultancy, project management, and coaching support at group level on inclusion to all Health units and corporate services, to ensure best practice people management within their areas of expertise and responsibility and across the wider workforce function.
To work in partnership as an integral member of the group people inclusion, wellbeing, and recognition management team to identify and deliver effective business focused centre of excellence solutions, which improve organisation effectiveness, enable teams to achieve business objectives and actively influence a high-performance culture that can attract, retain, motivate, and develop a talented workforce.
To coach and support managers to enable them to cut through problems and resolve any matters relating to people experience and management. Supporting the Group Head of People, Inclusion, Wellbeing and Recognition to undertake pro-active analysis of areas and issues of concern and develop recommended strategies, actions, and initiatives as appropriate.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience of working within a HR Business Partner model, leading inclusion, wellbeing, and recognition programmes
- Expert level knowledge and experience in employee inclusion, health and wellbeing, reward and recognition.
- Experience of advising managers and senior leaders on best practice HR approaches, strategy development, techniques
- Experience of working as key stakeholder on a wide range of HR projects, managing staff and workplace systems and processes.
- Substantial knowledge and experience of advising managers on handling complex and sensitive issues
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- Demonstrated attention to detail and risk management approach in delivery of high -quality customer service to all staff and managers
- Able to engage internal HR specialist and transactional functions to deliver required services to the business and monitor the effectiveness of outcomes delivered.
- Problem solving skills and able to explain matters concisely
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level
- Educated to Master level or equivalent knowledge acquired through experience
- Chartered membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Desirable
- Workforce planning experience
- Accredited qualification in project management
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This advert is for Band 8A Group People Inclusion Manager with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 Per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 09 Jul 2026.
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