Essential:

• Chartered Member of the Institute of CIPD
• Educated to Masters level in a relevant field or can demonstrate an equivalent portfolio
• Post Graduate management or leadership experience or equivalent qualification

Desirable:

• Coaching qualification
• Chartered Fellow of the Institute of CIPD

Essential:

• Highly developed knowledge of HR and be a subject matter expert in HR service delivery and operations, HR Business partnering and organisational development
• Highly developed knowledge or employment legislation , current case law, best practice and has significant experience of interpreting and analysing this in a highly complex organisational setting with due regard to regulatory requirements
• Demonstrable understanding of current and future drivers for successful people management and development services within the NHS
• Experience of leading large HR function(s) within a complex organisation
• Track record of designing, delivering and implementing a values-based leadership culture across a complex organisation.
• Experience of leading significant and complex, including technical complex change.

Desirable:

• Significant knowledge and experience of medical staffing matters
• Experience of collaboration and shared service leadership
• System leadership experience across multiple sectors

• Strategic thinker and ability to work and lead a team on own initiative
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity
• Ability to self motivate and motivate others
• Ability to prioritise own workload and those of others
• Exceptional leadership and management skills
• Ability to analyse highly complex data and professional opinions
• Ability to present highly complex information to very senior staff at board level and externally, including contentious information.
• Effective IT skills