Deputy Director for People

We are looking for an exceptional HR professional to join us as our new Deputy Director for People, to play a key role in leading our People Directorate and delivering our People Strategy.

Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) has a significant workforce of over 5000 people, and, like most NHS organisations, we have some pressing workforce challenges, including rising levels of vacancies, a competitive market and challenges to retain, support, and motivate our workforce.

Our People Strategy represents a comprehensive programme of work to help tackle these challenges, and to manage and mitigate our workforce risks. In essence your job will be to ensure that we deliver across the workforce agenda and to make sure that AWP is a ‘Great Place to Work’.

You’ll lead on all aspects of our people agenda across AWP, working particularly closely with the Executive Director for People’s senior team, and supporting them in the interface with our two Integrated Care Systems.

You’ll also be able to draw on extensive experience in demanding people management / HR roles and will be effective at managing a very busy and extensive portfolio of work, and someone who is keen to really understand our services and who can win the hearts and minds of our workforce. 

You will be a focal point for all leaders and managers at AWP, and a key leadership figure for the People Directorate, which is a team of over 100. You will have a crucial role in developing an open, honest, and ‘just’ culture at AWP and supporting staff at all levels to feel motivated, engaged, and enthusiastic about improvement.

Above all you must have a true passion to ensure that AWP is the most effective employer that it can possibly be, and that people are keen to join us, stay with us, progress with us, and to deliver great services.

For further information, please contact Carol Perez Executive Assistant to the Director for People via email carole.perez@nhs.net.

Closing date: 22 September 2024