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We are looking for an experienced Director to join our Executive Leadership Team at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust to lead and develop our people, culture and workforce agenda.
The Executive Chief People Officer will have a remit in relation to being a strategic leader for a range of innovative people, workforce, and organizational development strategies which will support our improvement and culture journey.
As the strategic lead, the Executive Chief People Officer is accountable for all matters relating to people, culture, and workforce for the Trust.
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The Executive Chief People Officer will have a wide-ranging portfolio across a range of People and Culture functions with the opportunity to lead the development and implementation of the Trust's new People and Culture Strategy, which needs to be underpinned by a programme of transformation that reflects the opportunities for improvement that the Trust has embarked on.


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Working with the wider executive team and external stakeholders, you will focus on building a culture of providing safe and effective high-quality care for our patients and staff at County Durham and Darlington.
The postholder will play a leading role in working with senior leaders and partners in transforming the Trust's approach to care, ensuring that our people are at the heart of our new clinical strategy that we have started to develop.
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