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People Lead - Securing the Future (Band 8 C)

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£76,965 - £88,682 per annum
Profession
Manager and corporate
Grade
Band 8
Deadline
28 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Jul 2025

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an experience People Lead to join us in developing our plans for a new hospital for Airedale.  On May 2023, the Government announced that Airedale General Hospital will be rebuilt by 2030, in recognition of the current structural issues facing the existing hospital.

This is a once in a generation opportunity to be involved in a major hospital development and we are seeking an enthusiastic People Lead to join our team and help to take our scheme forward.

The postholder will be comfortable operating in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, and be adept as fostering collaboration within the operating environment as well as demonstrating good judgement, offering guidance and support.  They will role model behaviours that live our organisational values of collaboration, even-handedness, involvement, and impact, and encourage similar behaviours in colleagues.

The programme team is a newly developing team and will be based at Airedale General Hospital whilst offering a range of flexible and agile working opportunities.  There is likely to be a small amount of off-site travel to support local events and activities as required.

Main duties of the job

The Securing the Future People Lead will lead and manage all people-related activities, ensuring the successful delivery of this critical NHS initiative. The post holder will provide strategic leadership in workforce planning, change management, and staff engagement to ensure that the programme's goals are met while supporting the trust's long-term vision. This role involves close collaboration with senior leaders, People and Organisational Development team, and operational teams to develop and implement both short- and long-term strategies that align  the programme's priorities and Trust existing strategic priorities ensure a smooth transition during times of change.

The Securing the Future People Lead will play a key role creating conditions for  continuous improvement in workforce practices, focusing on engagement, retention, and the development of talent across the programme and linking to existing work across the organisation. As the programme evolves, the role will adapt to address emerging workforce challenges. This position will ensure that the programme's people strategies are robust, aligned with NHS and NHP requirements, and designed to maximise colleague well-being, minimise operational disruption, and ensure the programme's success through effective people management and engagement.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details of the role, please see attached the full Job Description and person specification.