Job summary
- Main area
- People Services
- Grade
- Band 8b
- Contract
- Fixed term: 18 months (Meet the needs of the service)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 020-AC102-1025
- Employer
- Welsh Ambulance Service University NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Beacon House/Matrix/Ty Elwy
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Salary
- £65,424 - £76,021 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Head of People Services
Band 8b
Job overview
THIS POST IS FIXED TERM/SECONDMENT FOR 18 MONTHS DUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SERVICE.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
The post-holder will provide senior leadership across the People Services team with responsibility for Employee Relations Case Management across the Trust line manage the Investigation Officers. They will also work closely with colleagues across the wider People and Culture directorate.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
Provide Leadership and expert advice to the People Services Team and the Employee Investigations team on all Employee Relations matters and complex cases.
Operate as a core member of the senior leadership team for the People & Culture Directorate, ensuring strategies, plans and ways of working are coherent and aligned, and an effective and efficient value‐added service is delivered to the organisation.
Deputise for the Head of People Services as required and represent People Services on national groups, influencing the development of the All-Wales workforce agenda.
The Deputy Head of People will provide a comprehensive, professional and high-quality people service to their nominated Directorate(s). A key role in the management team, the Deputy Head of People will lead the Directorate in developing the people capacity and capability to deliver their business plans, including robust and effective workforce planning.
Working for our organisation
#RemarkablePeople
Our workforce is made up of over 4,000 remarkable people who contribute to the delivery of world-class patient care across Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Whether you work in a patient-facing role or within our range of support services, the work that you do enables us to provide high quality care, wherever and whenever we’re needed.
The Trust recognises the need for its workforce to represent the diversity of the population it serves across the whole of Wales and seeks to create an environment where diversity is celebrated and inclusivity matters. We are also keen to break down any barriers into the Trust, and would encourage applications from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, LGBTQ+ communities and disability groups.
Careers within the Welsh Ambulance Services University NHS Trust are diverse and varied, with opportunities arising right across the service. Whatever your skills and background, you’re sure to find a career with us which is fulfilling, challenging, and rewarding.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead the People Services team providing clear direction, support, and development opportunities.
Collaborate with senior leaders to identify, assess and address highly complex people-related challenges and opportunities and formal processes initiated internally and externally as a consequence.
As a Senior People professional, the Deputy Head of People is expected to be largely self-managing and will work autonomously.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to Masters level in relevant discipline or equivalent knowledge and expertise.
- CIPD Level 7 or equivalent qualification in Human Resources or Organisational Development.
- Chartered member of the CIPD.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience in a senior HR or OD role, with a track record of delivering successful People strategies.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Beverley Flood
- Job title
- Head of People Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07977 695036
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