Chief People Officer

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS care and treatment for people across the southeast of England. We provide a mixture of mental health and learning disability services, delivering many of these in partnership with others. With a turnover of over £420 million, 5,000 staff, 9 hospitals and 101 community teams we place our five core values: People first, future focused, embracing change, working together and everyone counts at the heart of all we do

We are rated as “Good” by the Care Quality Commission, and “Outstanding” for caring, and we are proud of our role as the lead organisation in mental health provider collaboratives. Working across two Integrated Care systems, we are one of the most research active NHS organisations in our field and host the Applied Research Collaborative for Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Trust remains at the forefront of using digital technology to transform care and was the highest user of the ‘Attend Anywhere’ virtual consultation platform across the NHS

Our focus during the pandemic - has remained the people we see, treat and care for together with their families, our people, and our partners as we continue to deliver our vision of improving the quality of life for the communities we service. As we move out of the pandemic, our new Chief People Officer will play a key role in enabling the delivery of the highest standard of healthcare to patients, ensuring we remain a sustainable and innovative system partner. Our Learning for the Future Project will guide how we put into practice all we have learned over the past 2 years to deliver our strategy, People, Prevention and Partnerships, ensuring that we keep service users and carers at the heart of everything we do.

This is a pivotal time for the Trust which provides scope to innovate and to influence future service provision. As such this role requires strong leadership skills and fresh thinking, and you will be joining a board with clear ambitions and strategy. CIPD qualified, you will be an experienced HR leader and board director, able to command the respect of our colleagues internally and externally. With a proven ability to build relationships with our health, care, education and third sector partners locally, regionally. And across our provider collaboratives, we want someone passionate about mental health and learning disability services, who will live and breathe our values.

If you feel that you could see yourself in this position, we want to hear from you. For a confidential conversation please call GatenbySanderson – Helen Barkham (07921 308 766 / helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com) or Jim Canning (07384 113 158).  

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date
9am Monday 9th May 2022

Preliminary interviews
w/c Monday 23rd May 2022

Stakeholder Sessions
Monday 13th June 2022

Panel interviews
Wednesday 29th June 2022

How to Apply

To apply for this role, please submit an up to date copy of your CV, completed fit and proper person form, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements. Please provide your home, work, mobile and email contact details and let us know of any dates when you are not available or where you may have difficulty with the indicative timetable. You should also provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. If you do not wish us to approach your referees without your prior permission, please state this clearly.

Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an automated email to confirm that you have applied. If you do not receive this email, please make contact with GatenbySanderson.

Documents

1. Fit_and_Proper_Person_Declaration - Exec.docx

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