Experience

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  Liverpool victoria friendly society

  Sept 1998 - Feb 2002

  Hr manager/hr consultant/resourcing consultant

  • Deliver organisational development and management change programmes; redundancy counselling; TUPE and business acquisition projects.• Design and manage assessment and development centres across all organisation levels and professions, providing coaching and feedback on psychometric ability and personality measures.• Interim HR Manager responsible for successful business integration of a new company acquisition.• HR Consultant to business managers providing quality HR service adhering to company policy, employment law and FSA requirements.• Manage the personal performance and development of the HR team. Show less

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  Portsmouth hospitals nhs trust

  Jun 2002 - Jul 2007

  Workforce manager

  • Deliver organisational change programmes supporting and developing processes for voluntary and compulsory redundancies.• Interpret legislation and policy to provide expert, professional advice to managers, developing and communicating guidance for changes to policies and procedures as required.• Promote effective employee relations, contributing to the resolution of local employee relation issues ensuring fairness and consistency.• Provide advice to Divisional Managers and staff covering all HR related issues.• Contribute towards the development of Human Resources practice in line with national and local initiatives.• Assist with the development of a new framework for HR policies and procedures.• Responsible for the maintenance of data and the provision of statistical information to enable informed and timely decision making.• Develop workforce planning tool, working with Finance colleagues, to support managers in designing services based on effective staffing and reduced costs. Show less

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  Poole hospital nhs foundation trust

  Jul 2007 - Jun 2012

  Deputy director of hr

  • Key member of the senior management team, deputising for the Director of HR & OD at Executive and Board level as required.• Provide strategic direction and leadership on workforce issues to deliver effective HR, recruitment, workforce information and occupational health services. • Develop and implement HR strategy, in line with legislation, Trust and national policies and initiatives and modern HR practice.• Develop and lead the workforce planning strategy identifying and using bench-marked data to inform Board decisions.• Initiate and produce reports for a range of Trust-wide committees, including Executive Board, and Staff Side Forums.• Provide up to date and focused workforce data and HR practices giving the very best support to managers enabling delivery of the highest quality care, whilst meeting legal and statutory requirements and making effective use of resources.• Identify, investigate and advise on highly complex, contentious and sensitive HR issues providing advice and guidance across all professions up to and including Executive Directors, Trust Board and external partners.• Develop alternative business models and workforce interventions working closely with Directors and Senior Managers to deliver effective, high quality patient services.• Lead on specific initiatives and policy developments such as: HR policies and procedures; staff engagement and wellbeing; Agenda for Change terms and conditions; negotiating, consulting, implementing and monitoring success.• Managerial responsibility and accountability, including the associated budgets, for: HR Business Partners; Staff Engagement; Medical Staffing; Workforce Planning & Information; Recruitment & Resourcing; Temporary Staffing; Occupational Health and Wellbeing; Payroll & Pensions; Chaplaincy.• Build effective and trusted relationships with external stakeholders and other local Trusts, sharing practices and initiatives and considering the implications of internal decisions. Show less

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  Attractive mind limited

  Jul 2012 - May 2014

  Managing director/owner

  Attractive Mind provides a life coaching service specialising in the use of NLP and Law of Attraction tools and techniques. • Development of and responsibility for business planning and financial forecasting.• Creation of advertising and marketing materials to maximise client base.• Set up company website and social media profiles for promoting and advertising business services. • Meeting new and existing clients, listening to their needs, providing support to achieve the changes they want, to make a difference in their personal and professional lives.• Membership of a variety of networking groups to promote the business and generate new clients. Show less

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  Bond williams professional recruitment

  Mar 2014 - May 2014

  Temporary associate

  Bond Williams is an independent recruitment agency that specialise in placing professional, high-quality, permanent, contract, interim & temporary staff, into roles throughout Dorset and the south coast, with some of the regions leading companies and organisations. • 2 temporary assignments with Community Wessex and Lacey’s Solicitors.

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  Berkshire healthcare nhs foundation trust

  May 2014 - Sept 2015

  Hr manager - interim

  Berkshire Healthcare provides specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000. • Proactively advising on best practice HR and where necessary taking a hands-on role in dealing with case work to deliver a comprehensive HR service.• Support the people management functions underpinning the business culture including broad areas such as: employee relations; job evaluation; professional growth; absence and performance management; disciplinary; grievances; employee satisfaction; identifying areas for improvement.• Working with senior managers coaching on performance management issues and employee relations policies and processes.• Dealing with highly complex and sensitive ER case work, using HR and business knowledge to evidence appropriate decision making skills.• Deliver projects on change management, consultations and TUPE to support organisational development and business growth in line with Trust strategic aims and objectives. Show less

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  Bond williams professional recruitment

  Sept 2015 - Nov 2015

  Temporary associate

  Bond Williams is an independent recruitment agency that specialise in placing professional, high-quality, permanent, contract, interim & temporary staff, into roles throughout Dorset and the south coast, with some of the regions leading companies and organisations. • 1 temporary assignments with The Sheiling Ringwood.

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  Arden & gem csu

  Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  Senior hr business partner - interim

  Responsible for providing a high quality, strategic, customer partner service to CCGs.• Provision of a full HR/OD Business Partner service building a combination of subject matter expertise and technical skills to achieve effective service delivery.• Develop robust OD programmes to improve organisational performance and cultural transformation through the use of standard and bespoke practices and interventions.• Advice, guidance and support to facilitate effective people management and organisational change.• Service line growth from new business initiatives and developing proposals, bids and tenders in relation to new business responses.• Recommendations on courses of action for highly complex and sensitive employee relations issues analysing and advising on a range of complex solutions.• Analysing trends and patterns within HR management data, highlighting areas for action to enable effective strategic responses and informed decision making.• Team leadership in the delivery of projects, allocating tasks, identifying risks, issues and dependencies, making decisions in the best interests of the project, team and customer. Show less

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  The huntercombe group

  May 2017 - May 2018

  Hr operations manager - interim

  Responsibilities and assignment deliverables:• Supporting the organisation during a challenging period of change, working closely with the senior team and managing with ambiguity.• Providing OD support, designing and implementing initiatives to take forward an effective and meaningful culture change programme.• Redundancy counselling and redeployment interviewing.• Recruiting nursing staff and healthcare assistants and developing a pipeline of recruitment.• Being engaging, pragmatic and process orientated while maintaining resilience and compassion to stabilise staff and improve staff engagement.• Sickness management and improvement of absence levels, recording and processes.• Improve employee relations ensuring appropriate processes in place for performance management, disciplinary, grievance and complaint investigations.• Investigating, supporting and advising on complex and sensitive ER cases.• Negotiating clear processes and ways of working. Show less

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  Freelance, self-employed

  May 2018 - May 2023

  Er investigating officer

  Working independently as an Investigating Officer supporting organisations with ER investigations relating to matters such as: Disciplinary; Bullying & Harassment; Grievance; Performance.Providing an external, unbiased, confidential service that is particularly useful when matters relate to senior managers and executive teams or with complex and multifaceted situations.

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  Nhs blmk ccgs

  May 2018 - Feb 2019

  Senior hr project manager (part-time)

  Supporting the Executive Director Lead and Director of HR in delivering the strengthening CCG Leadership Programme by:• Acting as Programme Manager ensuring robust plans are developed and delivered; budgets, governance and legal processes adhered to; risks and issues identified and managed effectively.• Proactively managing the work programme ensuring that tasks are appropriately allocated and delivered to time and quality, raising issues with the Programme Director as required.• Proactively identify any HR issues and working with the HR Director on achieving resolution.• Organising and keeping records of regular operational meetings and Executive meetings related to the programme.• Maintaining comprehensive records of the HR programme and processes such as the action log, project plan, documents and letters.• Drafting regular programme communications to ensure that appropriate stakeholders are informed of progress and that the staff and stakeholder communication plan is executed in a timely and relevant manner.• Drafting papers on behalf of the Director Lead and HR Director for formal governance meetings related to the programme, specifically papers of the 3 CCGs Committees in Common and the 3 CCGs Remuneration Committees.• Making logistical arrangements for the programme, including organising the recruitment process from advert through to interview and appointment, liaising with appropriate internal and external services and resources as required.• Ensuring that the executive support package is available and delivered for the 3 CCG Executive teams. Show less

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  Hertfordshire community nhs trust

  Feb 2019 - Oct 2019

  Interim people & od lead - transition

  • Provided the People and OD lead for all aspects of a large TUPE transfer project, involving 750 staff, to a new provider and the impact of this on the remaining services and people post transfer• Provided subject matter expert advice and guidance on all aspects associated with people and TUPE to the Executive team, Senior Managers, Trade Unions and Staff Side representatives, HR colleagues and affected staff• Led a team of subject matter experts in the provision of accurate and timely information, communications and documentation ensuring everyone was working together to achieve a smooth and safe transfer for staff and patients• Maintained a strong and open relationship with the Commissioner and new provider to ensure that all information and data was provided and transferred as required while managing the risks associated with such a large transfer, kept changes and surprises to a minimum • Provided Board and Executive reports to keep the organisation informed to enable appropriate and timely decision making Show less

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  Central london community healthcare nhs trust

  Nov 2019 - May 2020

  Interim head of hr operations & transformation

  • Provided leadership for the Operations and Transformation People Team in the provision of a cohesive, standardised service to deliver consistent, quality advice and support. • Developed and led the HR and People team, building the reputation of the service and the Trust through adherence to pragmatic and best practice principles• Provided assurances on the quality of service provision through the production of monthly key performance indicators and robust reporting on employee relations activity. Show less

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  Oxford university hospitals nhs foundation trust

  Jun 2020 - Oct 2020

  Interim head of corporate hr

  • Working in close collaboration with the Chief People Officer and Director of Workforce as part of the Trust-wide Workforce Directorate.• Providing expert professional HR advice and a high-quality business partnering service for the Trust’s Executive Directors and all Corporate Directorates.• Providing leadership across the Trust in the delivery of strategic HR projects. • Providing expertise to the Chief People Officer, Director of Workforce, the Board and the Trust Management Executive. • Supporting all corporate areas in delivering Trust objectives and identifying resolutions for workforce issues.• Providing professional customer-focused HR advice, coaching and solutions that address challenges and support delivery. Show less

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  Barnet enfield and haringey mental health nhs trust

  Jan 2021 - May 2023

  Workforce transformation lead (interim)
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  Lancashire and south cumbria integrated care board (icb)

  May 2023 - Nov 2023

  Icb people director (interim)
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  Hampshire and isle of wight integrated care board

  Sept 2023 - now

  Workforce transformation programmes director