# Deputy Chief People Officer / HR Director > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-chief-people-officer-hr-director/d75b8c70-7a15-46bc-a74c-86b93899c1e2 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-chief-people-officer-hr-director/d75b8c70-7a15-46bc-a74c-86b93899c1e2.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Town:** Plymouth - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 9 - **Salary:** £112,782 - £129,783 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: per annum - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T11:22:08.591Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/Plymouth/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/People_Directorate/People_Directorate-v8022807 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8022807?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a large acute Trust serving a diverse population across the Southwest. Our People Directorate delivers a broad portfolio including workforce planning, resourcing, medical workforce*, employee relations, business partnering. You will be expected to partner with other member of the senior leadership team around learning* and organisational development, staff engagement and occupational health. As part of the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in: - Shaping our workforce strategy and future operating model - Strengthening organisational culture and staff experience - Building leadership capability across the organisation You will join a committed and collaborative leadership team with a strong ambition to improve outcomes for both staff and patients. This is a unique opportunity to step into a critical executive role at a time of significant transformation and opportunity. You will have the platform to shape the future of workforce delivery, culture and inclusion across the organisation and system. - Location: Derriford Hospital, Plymouth - Working Pattern: Full time - Hybrid Working: Flexible hybrid working arrangements are offered - Accommodation: Trust accommodation may be available to support relocation ### Main duties of the job The Deputy Chief People Officer / HR Director will: - Lead delivery of the Trust’s People Plan aligned to national NHS priorities - Oversee the performance and integration of key People functions - Provide assurance to Board and committees through robust governance and reporting - Ensure consistent application of employment policy, governance frameworks and Agenda for Change - Support the financial sustainability of workforce strategies - Pivotal in driving forward the future state of Transforming People Services and Future Workforce Solutions - Develop strong partnerships within the Integrated Care System The role requires the ability to navigate complex, sensitive and high-profile issues, influencing at the most senior level whilst maintaining trust and credibility across the organisation ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - To deputise for the Director of People. - As a member of the People Directorate Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will be  jointly responsible for delivering the immediate and long term strategy that ensures the  ongoing workforce sustainability and performance of UHP. Compassionate leadership, health and wellbeing, inclusion and reducing inequalities are at the centre of all we do. - Responsibility for designated portfolio, including, Business Partnering & Employee Relations, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, workforce planning & information and recruitment. - Supporting the Director of People for ensuring excellent governance, rigor and challenge on all aspects of planning, delivery and performance. - Ensuring that UHP services continue to implement national policies relating to the people agenda, which ensure the effectiveness, performance and stability of the Trust. - A key element of this role will be the ability of the individual to form excellent working relationships across key groups of individuals, with staff at all levels, as well as external - With the Deputy Director of People, Culture & leadership, lead the implementation and operational delivery of the People Plan, ensuring active involvement, influence and challenge on all business decisions and performance with patient and staff experience. Ensuring that the immediate and longer-term implications, opportunities and risks are fully considered and consistent with the overall People Strategy of the Trust. - Providing impartial professional advice and meaningful analysis and interpretation, to support formulation of strategy, planning, decision making and control. - Working with the Director of People, ensuring workforce strategies are developed and are financially robust and sustainable and are applied consistently across the Trust. - Contributing to the maintenance of constructive and fruitful working relationships with  other Directors, system partners and all stakeholders to foster a strong culture of partnership working. - Working with the senior leadership teams on the people agenda ensuring that compassionate leadership and reducing inequalities are at the heart of the annual business  cycle whilst enabling and developing a detailed understanding of the Trust’s people agenda  and contribution both overall and at care group level. ## Job Details University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is a large acute Trust serving a diverse population across the Southwest. Our People Directorate delivers a broad portfolio including workforce planning, resourcing, medical workforce*, employee relations, business partnering. You will be expected to partner with other member of the senior leadership team around learning* and organisational development, staff engagement and occupational health. As part of the senior leadership team, you will play a key role in: You will join a committed and collaborative leadership team with a strong ambition to improve outcomes for both staff and patients. This is a unique opportunity to step into a critical executive role at a time of significant transformation and opportunity. You will have the platform to shape the future of workforce delivery, culture and inclusion across the organisation and system. ## Job Description The Deputy Chief People Officer / HR Director will: The role requires the ability to navigate complex, sensitive and high-profile issues, influencing at the most senior level whilst maintaining trust and credibility across the organisation ## Responsibilities - To deputise for the Director of People. - As a member of the People Directorate Senior Leadership Team, the post holder will be  jointly responsible for delivering the immediate and long term strategy that ensures the  ongoing workforce sustainability and performance of UHP. Compassionate leadership, health and wellbeing, inclusion and reducing inequalities are at the centre of all we do. - Responsibility for designated portfolio, including, Business Partnering & Employee Relations, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, workforce planning & information and recruitment. - Supporting the Director of People for ensuring excellent governance, rigor and challenge on all aspects of planning, delivery and performance. - Ensuring that UHP services continue to implement national policies relating to the people agenda, which ensure the effectiveness, performance and stability of the Trust. - A key element of this role will be the ability of the individual to form excellent working relationships across key groups of individuals, with staff at all levels, as well as external - With the Deputy Director of People, Culture & leadership, lead the implementation and operational delivery of the People Plan, ensuring active involvement, influence and challenge on all business decisions and performance with patient and staff experience. Ensuring that the immediate and longer-term implications, opportunities and risks are fully considered and consistent with the overall People Strategy of the Trust. - Providing impartial professional advice and meaningful analysis and interpretation, to support formulation of strategy, planning, decision making and control. - Working with the Director of People, ensuring workforce strategies are developed and are financially robust and sustainable and are applied consistently across the Trust. - Contributing to the maintenance of constructive and fruitful working relationships with  other Directors, system partners and all stakeholders to foster a strong culture of partnership working. - Working with the senior leadership teams on the people agenda ensuring that compassionate leadership and reducing inequalities are at the heart of the annual business  cycle whilst enabling and developing a detailed understanding of the Trust’s people agenda  and contribution both overall and at care group level. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Member/Fellow membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). - Educated to Masters’ degree with further specialist qualification in the HR management field or equivalent level of demonstrable experience. - Coaching and leadership qualifications or equivalent demonstrable experience ### Aptitude and Abilities **Essential** - Visible, compassionate and inclusive leadership style - Strong analytical and decision-making capability - Ability to lead through complexity and ambiguity - Highly developed communication and influencing skills - Strategic and systems thinking ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Substantial demonstrable experience of operating at senior level and leading within a complex regulated environment - Able to lead complex and sometime contentious change and transformation at significant scale - Demonstrable experience and success in addressing discrimination and inequalities. - Proven knowledge of compliance and regulatory frameworks such as NHSLA, CQC. ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 319.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10320461) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.