Head of HR & Organisational Development
Location: South East London / Hybrid. Travel required to other sites, all located in South East London (Kent/London borders).
Employment type: Permanent, Full or Part-time working options are considered.
Salary: Grade 8b, £ 64455 – £74896, 25/26 Salary scale + Benefits.
Overview: We are retained, with a progressive and values-led primary care organisation in South East London (Kent/London borders), to appoint a Head of HR & Organisational Development. This is a pivotal leadership role with real scope to shape workforce strategy, organisational development, and people outcomes across a multi-site healthcare setting.
Opportunity: Reporting into the CEO, you will lead the design and delivery of a modern, integrated workforce and OD strategy. This is a highly visible role, working closely with executive stakeholders to drive cultural change, improve performance, and embed a people-first approach across the organisation.
Responsibilities
- Lead organisation-wide HR and OD initiatives aligned to strategic priorities.
- Provide strategic advice on OD initiatives and strategic change management, using workforce data to inform decision-making and planning.
- Design and implement performance management, workforce planning and development frameworks.
- Drive staff engagement, culture and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Provide expert advice, challenge and coaching at Board and executive level.
- Complex case oversight, including both NHS Medical & Dental, Agenda for Change (AfC) and non AfC terms and conditions cases.
- Responsible for the provision of high quality strategic and operational workforce support to ensure best practice people management and legal compliance with employment law.
- Lead workforce planning, recruitment (including controls) and retention planning.
- Co-design and deliver within respective areas cutting-edge OD interventions to support necessary organisational and service developments, in an inclusive way which builds understanding and capability, which have a significant impact on teams.
About you
You are a credible, commercially minded HR & OD leader who combines strategic thinking with delivery focus.
Qualifications
- CIPD Chartered membership (or equivalent) and postgraduate-level expertise.
- Proven experience working with Board/Executive stakeholders.
- A strong track record in delivering large-scale HR/OD programmes.
- Deep expertise across workforce strategy, performance, and organisational development.
- Outstanding influencing, communication and relationship-building skills.
- The ability to operate effectively in a complex, fast-paced environment.
- Experience within the healthcare sector advantageous.
Benefits
Grade 8b salary range of £ 64,455 – £74,896 on the 25/26 Salary Scale, plus benefits.
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