Band 8d Associate Director of People, Learning and Development
Band 8d
Main area: Human Resources
Grade: Band 8d
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 436-6555397-A
Site: Home based/Uffculme Centre
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £88,168 - £101,677 per annum, pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/02/2025 23:59
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
PLEASE NOTE: To apply for this role, please review the details in the attached candidate pack. Applications should be made direct to Hunter Healthcare, our partner recruitment agency.
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and senior HR professional to join our People Team as the Associate Director of People, Learning and Development. This is a key role in our senior team, with the post holder having overall accountability for the performance, development and implementation of current, progressive HR practice, learning and development approaches in line with our Trust strategy.
Main duties of the job
An expert in their field, this post is a senior management and professional leadership role at the Trust, sharing corporate responsibility for strategic workforce planning, corporate people policy-making and the delivery of Trust’s People and Learning objectives. You will hold corporate responsibility for communicating and embedding significant policy changes that impact service delivery and will need a high degree of understanding around change management and culture change.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached candidate pack for further information.
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
* Educated to a master’s degree, equivalent postgraduate qualification, or evidence of working at that level
* Membership of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development or equivalent
Knowledge and Experience
* Experience of managing workforce issues arising from significant structural re-organisation or service delivery changes.
* Experience of workforce planning in an environment of comparable complexity
* Experience of leading the Human Resources and Organisational Learning & Development functions and developing and implementing sound workforce, organisational capability and employee relations strategies, policies and procedures.
The Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice, pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
If you are successful at the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process we may contact you via email to advise you of the interview details. Please ensure you access your email account from which you applied regularly once the position has closed.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Name: Finn McNulty
Job title: Hunter Healthcare
Email address: fmcnulty@hunter-healthcare.com
Telephone number: 07966 006091
Applications should be made directly to Hunter Healthcare.
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