Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experience People Lead to join us in developing our plans for a new hospital for Airedale. On May 2023, the Government announced that Airedale General Hospital will be rebuilt by 2030, in recognition of the current structural issues facing the existing hospital.



This is a once in a generation opportunity to be involved in a major hospital development and we are seeking an enthusiastic People Lead to join our team and help to take our scheme forward.



The postholder will be comfortable operating in an environment of significant complexity and ambiguity, and be adept as fostering collaboration within the operating environment as well as demonstrating good judgement, offering guidance and support. They will role model behaviours that live our organisational values of collaboration, even-handedness, involvement, and impact, and encourage similar behaviours in colleagues.



The programme team is a newly developing team and will be based at Airedale General Hospital whilst offering a range of flexible and agile working opportunities. There is likely to be a small amount of off-site travel to support local events and activities as required.



The Securing the Future People Lead will lead and manage all people-related activities, ensuring the successful delivery of this critical NHS initiative. The post holder will provide strategic leadership in workforce planning, change management, and staff engagement to ensure that the programme's goals are met while supporting the trust's long-term vision. This role involves close collaboration with senior leaders, People and Organisational Development team, and operational teams to develop and implement both short- and long-term strategies that align the programme's priorities and Trust existing strategic priorities ensure a smooth transition during times of change.



The Securing the Future People Lead will play a key role creating conditions for continuous improvement in workforce practices, focusing on engagement, retention, and the development of talent across the programme and linking to existing work across the organisation. As the programme evolves, the role will adapt to address emerging workforce challenges. This position will ensure that the programme's people strategies are robust, aligned with NHS and NHP requirements, and designed to maximise colleague well-being, minimise operational disruption, and ensure the programme's success through effective people management and engagement.



We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:



Cycle to Work



Travel Scheme



Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice



Onsite Nursery



Buying and Selling Annual Leave



Car Leasing



Employee Assistance Programme



Employee Health and Wellbeing



Extensive Reward Scheme



Counselling Service



Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream



Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:



Committed to Quality of Care



Compassion



Working together for patients



Improving Lives



Everyone Counts



Respect and Dignity



Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.



For further details of the role, please see attached the full and person specification.