Job summary
- Main area
- Human Resources
- Grade
- Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 213-CORP-7545260
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Denmark Hill – but working cross site
- Town
- London
- Salary
- Dependant on experience
- Closing
- 02/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Deputy Chief People Officer
Executives / VSM: Executives / VSM
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.8 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
Are you an ambitious HR leader ready to take the next step towards becoming a Chief People Officer?
We are seeking a dynamic and values-driven Deputy Chief People Officer to join our senior leadership team at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a unique opportunity to play a central role in shaping the future of our workforce and leading large-scale change that will make a real difference to our people and patients.
Apply now and help shape the future of healthcare at King’s.
Interview date - 14th November 2025
Main duties of the job
Support the Chief People Officer in creating and delivering the Trust’s Brilliant People Strategy and People & Culture Plan.
Lead on workforce transformation, organisational development, and cultural change across a large, complex NHS Trust.
Provide strategic leadership across all areas of HR, including employee relations, workforce intelligence, and business partnering.
Champion diversity, equity and inclusion, and help embed a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered.
Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders and represent the People Directorate at executive and board level.
This role is ideal for someone who is ready to step into a broader leadership position and is looking to progress to a Chief People Officer role in the future.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description & person specification along with the applicant pack for full detail on the role.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- Degree level education or equivalent qualifications
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post-qualification experience gained in all areas of Human Resources
- Extensive Experience of leading service and/ or Transformational change
- Track record of delivery at Director/senior Management level, including exposure at board
- Knowledge and experience of the NHS
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sam Eales
- Job title
- Director - Morgan Law
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0207 747 4949
- Additional information
07785 241 561
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