People Services Manager; Human Resources

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The closing date is 02 March 2026

The Cardiff and Vale People & Culture Directorate is transforming the way in which we provide our people services (HR) to ensure that our focus is on the delivery of a positive employee experience for all our people with every interaction. Our People and Culture Plan underpins everything we do. To help us deliver the plan and to drive our People Services Team forward with new ways of working, we are looking for positive and curious individuals to join us.

There are some big workforce challenges across the NHS and we need great people to join us and make a difference. If you would like to be part of a fun, agile and dynamic team, please get in touch for more information about the role and other job opportunities within the Team.

The post holder will support the Head of People Services in delivery of a comprehensive range of workforce and organisational development and human resources activities throughout the Clinical Boards. This will include the actions to increase engagement of the workforce, the facilitation of workforce redesign and new ways of working, management of operational HR issues; performance management and monitoring of workforce KPIs, embedding good people management practices and developing and raising managerial and team capabilities.

The post holder will be proactive and will have a person‑centred approach in all that they do.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.

Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

• CIPD member or equivalent experience and evidence of continuing professional development and acquiring new skills/knowledge
• Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent experience.

• Undertaking a generalist Human Resources role
• Working with Human Resources Policies and Procedures
• Delivery of Human Resources Policy Training Sessions
• Undertaking /coaching disciplinary investigations
• Dealing with complex ER issues
• Managing a change process
• Experience of Sickness management to appeal stage
• Managing and leading a team
• Information Management and Technology experience, with proficiency in IT software such as Excel, Word Power Point

• Knowledge of HR policies and procedures specifically Sickness, Disciplinary, Capability, Dignity at work and Organisational Change
• Up to date knowledge of employment law
• I.T. Proficiency particularly in the use of word processing, spreadsheets and data bases
• Excellent written and English language skills

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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