# Head of People Services (Maternity Cover) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-people-services-maternity-cover/6321a263-e61f-4b71-ab31-75a2ce1134c7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-people-services-maternity-cover/6321a263-e61f-4b71-ab31-75a2ce1134c7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Salary:** Depends on experience - **Contract type:** Fixed-Term - **Employment type:** Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-16T10:04:59.746Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/B0263-26-0253?employerCode=B0263 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/B0263-26-0253/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=B0263-26-0253 ## Job Content ### Job summary St John and St Elizabeth Hospital is delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to an experienced strategic HR Professional to join the HR Team on a fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. You will support the Director of People in delivering the Hospitals strategic goals, values and overall aim of putting people first. With the support of the Director of People, you will deliver an excellent employee relations service, enabling and supporting other HR duties and functions including but not limited to reports for the Executive Management Board, employee relations, training, projects, recruitment and retention in line with the Hospitals strategic goals, values and our overall aim of Putting People First. ### Main duties of the job You will support the health and wellbeing of staff, to ensure that organisational change is dealt with in a timely and effective manner, provide support and advice to Heads of Department, line managers and members of the senior leadership team. In return, we will provide you with a friendly environment to work from, a friendly and supportive team. We will support you with professional development, on-going support and training. ### About us Located in leafy St Johns Wood on the Jubilee line, minutes from Central London, our luxury private Hospital has an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients and is unique in that all profits fund our onsite Hospice, St Johns. ### Details - Date posted: 16 June 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: Depending on experience - Contract: Fixed term - Duration: 11 months - Working pattern: Full-time - Reference number: B0263-26-0253 - Job locations: 60 Grove End Road, St John’s Wood, London, NW8 9NH, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities Provide leadership for the HR function Lead on the identification and implementation of workforce initiatives that support the Hospitals strategic objectives Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the team and stakeholders throughout the Hospital Ensure comprehensive and professional employment advice and support is provided throughout the organisation Oversee the annual appraisal process liaising with the Director of People, Finance and other key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) Lead on the delivery of action plans arising from the local or national requirements Support the Hospital in developing projects, initiatives and interventions to grow and retain the workforce of the future Contribute and where appropriate lead on the review and development of new and existing workforce related policies ## Job Details St John and St Elizabeth Hospital is delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to an experienced strategic HR Professional to join the HR Team on a fixed-term basis to cover a period of maternity leave. You will support the Director of People in delivering the Hospitals strategic goals, values and overall aim of putting people first. With the support of the Director of People, you will deliver an excellent employee relations service, enabling and supporting other HR duties and functions including but not limited to reports for the Executive Management Board, employee relations, training, projects, recruitment and retention in line with the Hospitals strategic goals, values and our overall aim of Putting People First. ## Job Description You will support the health and wellbeing of staff, to ensure that organisational change is dealt with in a timely and effective manner, provide support and advice to Heads of Department, line managers and members of the senior leadership team. In return, we will provide you with a friendly environment to work from, a friendly and supportive team. We will support you with professional development, on-going support and training. ## Responsibilities Provide leadership for the HR function Lead on the identification and implementation of workforce initiatives that support the Hospitals strategic objectives Develop and maintain effective working relationships with the team and stakeholders throughout the Hospital Ensure comprehensive and professional employment advice and support is provided throughout the organisation Oversee the annual appraisal process liaising with the Director of People, Finance and other key stakeholders (clinical and non-clinical) Lead on the delivery of action plans arising from the local or national requirements Support the Hospital in developing projects, initiatives and interventions to grow and retain the workforce of the future Contribute and where appropriate lead on the review and development of new and existing workforce related policies ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - First Degree or equivalent level of experience - Member of the CIPD - Experience of working in a health or related environment - Track record of building effective relationships with key stakeholders - Track record of delivering effective HR interventions at a senior level - Track record of delivery of high standards of quality against conflicting objectives and to agreed timescales - Experience of dealing with complex employee relations and overseeing case management - Understanding of People related policies and their development. ## 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.