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Head of People and Culture

Employer
Hospice UK.
Location
Hybrid working, with 1 to 2 days in the office per week (London, Kings Cross)
Salary
£52,500 to £57,500 per annum
Closing date
26 Aug 2024
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Function
Human Resources
Sector
Health & Medical
Hours
Full Time
Contract Type
Permanent
Seniority
Director / Head / VP

As Head of People and Culture, you’ll develop and deliver a modern People and Culture plan that supports successful delivery of the Hospice UK strategy, enables a positive culture, and is in line with our values. 

It’s an exciting time to join us. We launched our new organisational strategy in April 2024 and have re-aligned our structures and roles to set us up for success. We have recently invested significantly in our technology, giving us tools that will facilitate modern ways of working, including new HR and Payroll systems.

You’ll collaborate with colleagues at all levels to understand their needs and objectives, ensuring the People and Culture plan facilitates positive organisational change and a great colleague experience for Hospice UK’s 80 colleagues. 

You’ll work particularly closely with senior managers to attract, retain and develop a diverse and talented workforce. You’ll promote a culture of learning, innovation, and collaboration across the organisation, ensuring that Hospice UK complies with all relevant employment legislation and best practice.

You’ll find lots more information in the Candidate Information Pack attached below.

What you'll be a part of at Hospice UK

As the national champion for hospices, we fight to make sure hospice care is there for everyone, from every background. We fight to make sure hospices are able to deliver the best, most personalised care. We fight to make sure hospices can thrive – today and into the future. 

We represent the community of more than 200 hospices across the UK. They do everything they can for children and adults living with long-term illness, or approaching the end of their lives. So we do everything we can to support hospices’ incredible, invaluable work. 

Right now, the UK’s hospices care for about 300,000 people each year. That number is going to get even bigger in the coming years. 

But hospices are underfunded, undervalued and under more pressure than ever. 

Our mission is to promote and protect hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever. 

We value working in collaboration and with compassion, we are inclusiveinnovative and knowledgeable.

 

Location:  Hybrid Work Culture. We are proud to promote a truly hybrid work culture, recognising that every role is different, and everyone has unique needs and preferences. Our Hybrid Work Arrangement empowers each team member to work with their manager to choose the most effective way to work that balances your needs and Hospice UK’s. Our office is a short walk from King’s Cross station in London.

Our expectation for this role is that you will come to London 1 or 2 days each week for meetings, including a quarterly ‘all staff’ event. You can choose where to work for the rest of the time, in the office or remotely (home or another appropriate location). We encourage all colleagues to visit member hospices to help inform our work and you may be able to work from there.

Contractually this role is London-based.

Benefits:

  • 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 2 years (+ an extra 10 days on each 5th year). Pro rata for part time hours
  • Matched pension scheme up to 7% of salary
  • Support for staff with caring responsibilities
  • Flexible working 

 

How to apply: If you would like to apply for this role, please send us the following documents by 6pm on Monday 26th August 2024 to recruitment@hospiceuk.org 

We will shortlist candidates based on their CV and supporting statements. There will be two further stages to the selection process:

  1. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a first interview, which will be online via Microsoft Teams on the 4th, 5th and 6th September 2024.
  2. Appointable candidates will then be invited to a second interview which will be in-person and include delivering a presentation. Second interviews are likely to be held at Hospice House, Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JG on 11th and 13th September 2024.

A briefing of what to expect will be sent in advance to shortlisted candidates.

Closing date for applications: 6pm on Monday 26th August 2024

We believe in fair recruitment and working to remove bias, so all applications will have identifying indicators removed before being submitted to the shortlisting panel.

Please make sure you provide your contact details in your email. We’ll contact you to let you know whether we would like to meet you. Please note the interview dates above and let us know if you can’t make these dates or if there are adjustments you might need to participate fully in the process. We will try to be flexible.

To be considered for this role you must have the right to live and work in the UK for your application to be progressed. Hospice UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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