Assistant Director of People Services

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for driving workforce excellence?
We are looking for an experienced and inspirational leader to join our team as the Assistant Director of People Services at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. This pivotal role offers the opportunity to shape and lead workforce operations across a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment. You will play a key role in delivering innovative people solutions aligned with the Trust's strategic objectives, ensuring our services are safe, caring, effective, responsive, and well-led. If you're ready to make a significant impact and support the transformation of healthcare services, we want to hear from you.
Previous applicants need not apply.
As the Assistant Director of People Services, you will lead and innovate across all aspects of workforce operations, including recruitment, workforce planning, temporary staffing, and leadership support. Your responsibilities will include:
Collaborating with clinical and support teams to ensure effective workforce planning and management.
Driving the development and implementation of workforce plans aligned with the Trust's People Strategy.
Leading on the enhancement of HR systems and processes to maximise efficiency and service quality.
Supporting workforce transformation initiatives in line with national and regional strategies.
Providing expert advice on complex workforce challenges to senior leadership.
Managing key external partnerships and representing the Trust in regional and national networks.
Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion across the workforce.
You will provide visible, credible leadership, inspiring a culture of continuous improvement and innovation while deputising for the Director of People Services as needed. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking team committed to transforming workforce practices and ensuring outstanding outcomes for our patients and staff.
At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.
Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time’:

- Being a clinically led organisation
- Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
- A positive patient experience every time
- A great place to work
- Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.
Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.
Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.
- Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

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As part of the one of the largest employers in the UK NCIC future employees will have also access to the following benefits.
A lease car may be available for this position; further details will be provided upon appointment if applicable.
27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
Flexible working Scheme
Excellent opportunities for development
Competitive NHS Pension scheme
Access to NHS discounts with retailers and leisure compani