Head of HR and OD

at  NHS Bath and North East Somerset Swindon and Wiltshire ICB

The Head of Human Resources (HR) and Organisational Development (OD) is tasked with spearheading the transformation of People Services at the ICB. This role involves offering expert advice in line with the People and OD strategy, as well as the BSW (Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire) ICB’s corporate objectives and values. You will provide strategic leadership on HR matters as well as being a subject expert on employment law, delivering effective HR services within the ICB.
As a naturally compassionate leader, you will foster relationships across all directorates within BSW, with regular exposure to the Extended Leadership and Executive Leadership team. This would include leading major change and organisational development programmes for enabling inclusive colleague engagement .
We are a happy and enthusiastic team, which is currently helping the organisation go through a large, complexed organisation change process.
Informal discussion welcome, please contact Penny Smee, Deputy Chief People Officer by email on Penny.smee1@nhs.net to arrange an informal discussion with her and the Chief People Officer.
Reporting to the Deputy Chief People Officer, you will provide senior leadership for the HR team. Your role will be crucial in leading the transformation of People services, offering expert advice and direction aligned with the People & OD strategy, BSW ICB corporate objectives, and BSW ICB values. This includes enhancing the experience of staff and improving the overall quality and efficiency of services.
You will ensure that employee relations cases are managed effectively in line with just culture and best people practices principles, ensuring that learning is taken from all cases to improve organisational culture and practice.
Full details of the role can be found in the attached job description.
BSW ICB have adopted agile working so this means the successful applicant will predominately be working from home but may be requested to work in any one of the ICB’s office bases across BaNES, Swindon and Wiltshire. You will also have a contractual base within the BSW ICB office where your team is based.

BENEFITS BSW ICB OFFER INCLUDE:

• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous NHS annual leave entitlements commencing at 27 days per year rising to 33 days per year, pro rata, plus bank holidays
• Flexible working
• Modern IT equipment and an in-house IT help facility
• Colleague wellbeing support through a Staff Support Service and a wealth of wellbeing guidance and offers
• Colleague engagement forums and events
• Financial wellbeing guidance and benefits (including NHS staff offers, health service discounts, cycle scheme, car lease scheme, money helper service)
• Opportunities for learning through training and continuous development
• Opportunity to buy additional annual leave
  Lead the transformation of People services providing expert advice and direction consistent with the People & OD strategy, BSW ICB corporate objectives and BSW ICB values, including improving the experience of staff and the overall quality and efficiency of services.
  Demonstrate skillful relationship building with managers and staff, trade union colleagues and other internal and external stakeholders to uphold the reputation of People and the BSW ICB, showing mature understanding and an ability to deal with sensitive, political and conflicting agendas and to work with uncertainty.
  Proactively lead on complex, sensitive and often contentious workforce issues providing prompt expert, evidence-based advice and solutions, interpreting employment legislation and case law, seeking senior and/or legal advice to support decision making when necessary.
  Ensure that employee relations cases are managed effectively in line with just culture and best people practices principles, ensuring that learning is taken from all cases to improve organisational culture and practice.
  Provide leadership and specialist advice to senior leaders and Directors on the most sensitive and highly complex employee relations issues. Demonstrating exceptional communication skills in difficult situations with, and between managers, staff, and trade union representatives, colleague engagement colleagues, gaining cooperation and commitment through skilled negotiation overcoming barriers, navigating potentially hostile, highly emotive environments to reach mutually agreed solutions and a plan of action

Please refer the Job description for details