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Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Qualifications
Educated to degree level, ideally masters, or equivalent experience
- Qualifications
Membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD) or equivalent professional credibility
- Knowledge and experience
A demonstrable track record of shaping and delivering workforce strategy in environments of transformation and change, working with clinical and non clinical colleagues
- Knowledge and experience
A deep and current understanding of workforce strategy, organisational development, employee legislation and HR practice
- Knowledge and experience
Evidence of building and leading high-performing people functions
- Knowledge and experience
Strong employee relations experience, including constructive working with trade union partners
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of operating at Board / Executive level, contributing to organisational strategy, governance and assurance, and effective decision making
- Knowledge and experience
Experience of building and maintaining effective partnerships including across health and care systems, provider partners, and wider stakeholders
- Knowledge and experience
Understanding of the role of digital, data and operational intelligence in improving quality, performance, and productivity
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Strategic and operational workforce leadership capability
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Strategic intellect and the ability to translate organisational ambition into a coherent workforce agenda
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
High-level influencing and stakeholder management skills, with credibility to represent the Trust and build trusted partnerships across systems
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Visible, inclusive, and compassionate leadership style that promotes an open culture, empowers teams and role-models high professional standards
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Ability to develop leadership capability and talent, including succession planning and performance development
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and to reducing health inequalities through population health approaches and neighbourhood-based models of care
- Skills, abilities, and personal qualities
Resilience and personal effectiveness to operate in a high-profile, high accountability role, managing competing priorities and delivering through others
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Direct recruitment only, no agencies please
We are seeking an inspirational and inclusive leader who is currently serving as a Chief People Officer or is an experienced Deputy Chief People Officer in a comparable organisation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive you will be a key member of the Executive Team and a non-voting member of the Board of Directors.
As Chief People Officer at one of the UK’s leading cancer centres you will be accountable for the strategic leadership and operational delivery across the workforce agenda and lead the Workforce Directorate.
With a strong track record of successful workforce and resource management, ensuring high performance and holding individuals to account, you will have experience of building cohesive teams and inspiring others to achieve excellence.
You will champion our values, fostering behaviours that place patients at the heart of everything we do and recognise staff for their contribution.
Main duties of the job
As a key member of the Executive Team, you will need to demonstrate significant experience and a proven track record whilst bringing credibility, presence, leadership, and ambition to inspire confidence and influence colleagues at every level. The ability to contribute across the breadth of the Board’s agenda will be crucial in this critical role.
You will provide strong, visible, compassionate, and values based leadership and bring a deep commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. You will possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. A demonstrable passion for excellent patient care and a genuine commitment to staff engagement will be essential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Candidates interested in this critical post should download the Recruitment Pack for further details and how to apply.
Candidates should apply for this role by completing an application form and providing a CV as well as providing a covering letter to amy.tunna@nhs.net.
Confidential conversations with Joan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer are welcome. Please contact L.fazakerley@nhs.net to arrange.
Interviews are scheduled for 25 September 2026.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Chief People Officer with The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust in Liverpool, England. It is listed as a Chief people officer role. The advertised salary is Dependent on experience. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Sep 2026.
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