• Job Description

  Req#: C9321-25-0240?language=en&page=163&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Assistant Director of Workforce - Pay, Policy and Reward and Assistant Director of Workforce - Workforce Planning and Information

  We have two exciting opportunities for motivated individuals to join our team as Assistant Directors of Workforce. Opportunities within our people function are designed to cultivate talent and provide a clear pathway for career progression. Our commitment to development has been show by the previous incumbents obtaining Deputy Directors of HR roles. This progression underscores the Trust's belief in nurturing potential and promoting from within.

  We offer critical strategic roles that play a vital part in achieving the Trust's People Plan and broader strategic objectives.

  Main duties of the job

  Assistant Director of Workforce -Workforce Planning and Information

  Responsibilities include:

  • Leading a centre of excellence for strategic delivery, advice, and support on workforce planning and information matters
  • Implementing effective workforce planning controls across the organisation for both substantive and temporary staff
  • Providing dedicated senior support to the Chief People Officer for reports and information to the Trust's Remuneration and Appointments Committee
  • Ensuring all aspects of workforce planning and information are focused on diversity and inclusiveness to assure accessibility and equality for all staff

  Assistant Director of Workforce - Pay, Policy and Reward

  Responsibilities include:

  • Leading a centre of excellence for strategic delivery, advice, and support on all pay-related matters
  • Implementing effective corporate pay controls across the organisation for both substantive and temporary staff
  • Providing dedicated senior support to the Chief People Officer for reports and information to the Trust's Remuneration and Appointments Committee
  • Ensuring all aspects of pay, policy, and reward are focused on diversity and inclusiveness to guarantee accessibility and equality for all staff

  About us

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

  The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

  Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

  We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

  Date posted

  19 March 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 8d

  Salary

  £88,168 to £101,677 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Flexible working

  Reference number

  321-CORP-7089140-B8D-PUB

  Job locations

  OUH@Cowley

  OUH Cowley

  Oxford

  OX4 2PG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Oxford University Trust is continually evolving, with exciting developments aimed at enhancing the quality of care and the working environment. The Trust is committed to implementing innovative strategies and practices that not only improve patient outcomes but also enrich the professional lives of its employees.

  These roles offer excellent insight into the strategic workings of our People department and provide substantial opportunities for progression. The Trust also places a strong emphasis on education and training, offering numerous programs and initiatives to help staff develop their skills and advance their careers.

  Overall, Oxford University Trust offers a dynamic and supportive environment where individuals can thrive and contribute to meaningful advancements in healthcare. With its commitment to career development, innovative practices, and inclusive approaches.

  If you are passionate about shaping the future of our People function and eager to develop, we encourage you to apply for these career-advancing positions.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Oxford University Trust is continually evolving, with exciting developments aimed at enhancing the quality of care and the working environment. The Trust is committed to implementing innovative strategies and practices that not only improve patient outcomes but also enrich the professional lives of its employees.

  These roles offer excellent insight into the strategic workings of our People department and provide substantial opportunities for progression. The Trust also places a strong emphasis on education and training, offering numerous programs and initiatives to help staff develop their skills and advance their careers.

  Overall, Oxford University Trust offers a dynamic and supportive environment where individuals can thrive and contribute to meaningful advancements in healthcare. With its commitment to career development, innovative practices, and inclusive approaches.

  If you are passionate about shaping the future of our People function and eager to develop, we encourage you to apply for these career-advancing positions.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters or significant experience
  • Evidence of continuous CPD
  • MCIPD, or equivalent experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience of employee relations
  • Up to date knowledge of the NHS strategic people agenda and people priorities and the Trust's strategy.
  • Significant experience of working at a senior level in a HR or managerial role within a complex organisation
  • Complex project management and change programme experience
  • Able to take the strategic overview whilst giving due attention to detail

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Masters or significant experience
  • Evidence of continuous CPD
  • MCIPD, or equivalent experience

  Experience

  Essential

  • Significant experience of employee relations
  • Up to date knowledge of the NHS strategic people agenda and people priorities and the Trust's strategy.
  • Significant experience of working at a senior level in a HR or managerial role within a complex organisation
  • Complex project management and change programme experience
  • Able to take the strategic overview whilst giving due attention to detail

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  OUH@Cowley

  OUH Cowley

  Oxford

  OX4 2PG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  OUH@Cowley

  OUH Cowley

  Oxford

  OX4 2PG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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