People Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Are you passionate about health and social care and looking for a role that offers flexibility and growth? At North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board, we value work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including hybrid working. Enjoy a supportive team environment, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.

Flexible Working Options: We understand the importance of work-life balance and offer a range of flexible working options, including part-time and job share. We encourage applicants to discuss their preferred working patterns during the interview process.

Hybrid Working: This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working, allowing you to split your time between our ICB offices and home. We aim to provide a supportive and adaptable working environment that meets the needs of our staff, service delivery and the patients within our Region.

• Competitive salary and pension scheme
• Opportunities for professional development and training
• Supportive team environment
• Enhanced work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Employee Benefits – Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as Lease Cars, Home Electronics, Cycle to Work

Are you an experienced HR professional looking for an opportunity to influence strategic workforce decisions, lead organisational change and make a meaningful impact across one of the largest Integrated Care Systems in England?

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking an enthusiastic and highly skilled People Manager to join our People Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in delivering a high-quality people service, supporting managers and senior leaders, and helping shape the future workforce across our organisation.

As a senior member of the People Team, you will provide expert professional advice on a broad range of workforce issues, leading on complex employee relations matters, organisational change programmes, consultations, workforce projects and policy development. You will work closely with managers, directors, Trade Union representatives and key stakeholders to deliver workforce solutions that support organisational priorities and enhance employee experience.

You will also:

• Lead and manage the provision of an effective operational HR service.
• Provide expert advice on employment law, NHS terms and conditions and organisational change.
• Support and develop managers to handle workforce matters confidently and effectively.
• Build productive relationships with Trade Union and Staff Side representatives.
• Lead complex workforce projects, including service redesign, consultation exercises and TUPE transfers.
• Develop and review people policies, procedures and workforce initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic workforce planning and organisational development programmes.

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the…