# Deputy Chief People Officer > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-chief-people-officer/6a034598-31e6-4916-90eb-80f63cd9e266 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-chief-people-officer/6a034598-31e6-4916-90eb-80f63cd9e266.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital - **Profession:** Chief people officer - **Grade:** Band 9 - **Salary:** £112,782 - £129,783 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-28T20:40:37.867Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Human_Resources/Human_Resources-v8174004 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8174004?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious workforce leader to join Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as our Deputy Chief People Officer. Reporting directly to the Chief People Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our People Strategy, ensuring we have a sustainable, skilled, engaged and high-performing workforce capable of delivering outstanding care to our patients. The role provides strategic leadership across a broad portfolio of workforce services, including HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Recruitment and Retention, Workforce Planning, Workforce Governance and Temporary Staffing. As a key member of the People Directorate senior leadership team, you will work closely with Executive Directors, clinical leaders, system partners and staff-side representatives to deliver workforce transformation, organisational development and continuous improvement programmes. You will be responsible for developing innovative workforce solutions, influencing strategic decision-making and driving a positive staff experience across the Trust. ### Main duties of the job The Deputy Chief People Officer will provide strategic and operational leadership for key workforce functions, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, innovative and customer-focused HR services across the Trust. Key responsibilities include: - Support the Chief People Officer in delivering the Trust's People Strategy and workforce priorities. - Provide strategic leadership for workforce services, including HR Business Partnering, Employee Relations, Recruitment, Retention, Workforce Planning and Workforce Governance. - Lead the development and delivery of workforce strategies that support high-quality patient care, workforce sustainability and organisational performance. - Act as a trusted adviser to Executive Directors, senior leaders and clinicians on complex workforce and organisational development matters. - Lead workforce transformation, service redesign and organisational change programmes across the Trust. - Ensure effective workforce planning, talent management, succession planning and workforce deployment arrangements are in place. - Build effective partnerships with staff-side representatives, system partners and external stakeholders. - Oversee workforce governance, statutory reporting, budgets, contracts and commissioned services. - Deputise for the Chief People Officer and represent the Trust at Board, system and external meetings as required. - Champion an inclusive, compassionate and high-performing culture where colleagues are empowered to thrive. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Timeline Advert closes - 13th September (midnight) Shortlisting - week commencing 14th September Interviews - Friday 25th September Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. ## Person Specification ### Skills and Ability **Essential** - In-depth knowledge of current HR and workforce legislation and best practice - Understanding of workforce planning tools and techniques - Understand of the benefits and challenges of managing shared services - Competent in the theory and application of OD tools and techniques - Understanding of the governance agenda (both clinical and non-clinical) - Ability to prioritise and manage demanding workloads, planning towards, and focusing on deadlines - Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate both within the organisation and externally to include other organisations - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Ability to drive improvement through coaching and performance management - Ability to challenge ways of working and facilitate change - Personal resilience in the face of challenge and able to deliver high quality work under pressure **Desirable** - Knowledge of emerging system responsibilities/ structures for the Health and Social Care workforce - Knowledge of the NHS financial regime - Understanding of the context in which NHS HR services are provided ### Experience and Knowledge **Essential** - Substantial and extensive experience of working at a senior level across a broad range of HR functions - Demonstrable experience of working with senior leaders across organisational boundaries, and influencing strategy and delivery - Experience of delivering revenue and workforce elements of major change and capital investment programmes - Experience of delivering cost improvement schemes - Experience of budgetary and resource management - Experience of developing and delivering strategy - Substantial experience of change management and delivery, re- designing of teams and new ways of working to meet strategic objectives and to increase workforce productivity and efficiency. - Experience of developing integrated workforce plans as part of wider business planning activities - Contract commissioning and management - Motivating and developing a team - Operational experience within a large complex organisation **Desirable** - Demonstrable NHS experience - Managing an equality / inclusion function - Knowledge and or experience in Occupational Health - Knowledge and or experience in automation and robotics ideally within a corporate service ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Masters Degree in Human Resources Management or related field, or equivalent - Chartered Fellow of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) - Evidence of Continuing Professional Development **Desirable** - Additional Specialist Qualification e.g., Coaching, or psychometric testing - Management Qualification/Evidence of study in strategic business planning, project management, information, or related discipline ## Documents - [deputy chief people officer (pdf, 904.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10488830) - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## 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.