# Deputy Director Culture > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for North London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-director-culture/343660bb-0498-4450-8040-987173bcf8ad - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-director-culture/343660bb-0498-4450-8040-987173bcf8ad.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** North London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** St Pancras Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Director - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £103,102 - £117,560 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-15T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-01T13:05:46.387Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/North_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/People_Culture/People_Culture-v8265221 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8265221?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are the North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) providing high-quality mental health care to local people across the London Boroughs of Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey and Islington. We serve diverse communities across North Central London supported by a workforce of almost 7,000 colleagues. Created through the coming together of three respected organisations, our Trust has successfully navigated a period of significant transformation and growth. We now have a unique opportunity to build something special: a shared culture that reflects who we are today and who we aspire to be tomorrow. We are looking for an exceptional Deputy Director of Culture to help lead that journey. This is a rare opportunity to influence organisational culture on a significant scale. Following a recent redesign of our People and Culture Directorate, you will play a central role in leading and developing a newly established Culture Team, helping to shape both the function itself and the ambitious agenda it will deliver. ### Main duties of the job In this role you will: - Lead and develop our newly established Culture Team. - Drive the continued development and implementation of the North London Way. - Shape a long-term vision for organisational culture across the Trust. - Influence executive and senior leaders in creating the conditions for cultural success. - Lead innovative approaches to staff engagement, organisational development and culture change. - Use insight, evidence and staff voice to inform priorities and interventions. - Embed inclusion, belonging and compassionate leadership throughout the organisation. - Support the development of a culture where colleagues can thrive and deliver outstanding care. We are looking for someone who: - Has significant experience leading culture, organisational development or transformation programmes. - Can think strategically whilst delivering meaningful and measurable change. - Is passionate about creating inclusive, compassionate and high-performing cultures. - Has the credibility and influence to work with senior leaders, clinicians, managers and staff groups. - Is curious, innovative and comfortable challenging traditional thinking. - Wants to be part of building something new. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Why Join Us? Few organisations have the opportunity to shape their future culture in the way we do today. This role offers the chance to help define the next chapter of North London NHS Foundation Trust and to leave a lasting legacy for thousands of colleagues and the communities we serve. You will join a newly structured People and Culture Directorate at an exciting point in its development, with the opportunity to help build a team, shape priorities and influence the future direction of the organisation. If you are inspired by the opportunity to help create a culture where people feel valued, connected, empowered and proud to belong, we would love to hear from you. Interviews to be held week commencing 5th October 2026 ## Person Specification ### Skills/ Abilities **Essential** - - Strategic thinking and political awareness - - Strong influencing, negotiation, and coaching - - Able to analyse and interpret complex information/data and produce detailed option appraisals Ability to lead change and improve services - - Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop effective relationships with key stakeholders and deal with sensitive and contentious information to inform decision making using persuasive, motivational techniques - - Excellent presentation skills, adapted to suit a variety of audiences ### Personal Qualities **Essential** - - Compassionate, fair, and inclusive - - Collaborative and transparent - - Calm, credible, and improvement focused - - Confident in a variety of situations - - Strong patient focus - - Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental ### Experience/ Knowledge **Essential** - - Significant experience of working in an education; learning and development; or OD role - - Experience in management, with demonstrable track record of successful leadership in complex organisations - - Experience of running a successful, large-scale cultural change activity and leading HR teams with KPIs, budgetary responsibility and service standards - - Developing OD Strategy and designing and delivering OD interventions - - Knowledge and understanding of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS - - Understanding of the NHS People Plan ambitions and its implications for services - - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the importance of Engagement, OD Equality and Diversity and NHS policy and regulatory frameworks - - Implementation of workforce development and team development interventions - - Knowledge of digital transformation and sustainability ### Qualifications/ Registrations **Essential** - - Chartered Fellow CIPD (Chartered FCIPD) or working towards - - Master’s degree in HR, Employment Law, Business, Public Administration, Organisational Development, or related field OR equivalent senior level experience - - Evidence of ongoing CPD **Desirable** - - Mediation, coaching, or OD related training - - Leadership qualification ## Documents - [functional requirement (pdf, 536.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579555) - [deputy director culture (pdf, 275.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10579525) - [a comprehensive guide for candidates (pdf, 544.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2959) - [trac - value based recruitment guidance for candidate (pdf, 4.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2440) ## 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.