Direct recruitment only, no agencies please
We are seeking an inspirational and inclusive leader who is currently serving as a Chief People Officer or is an experienced Deputy Chief People Officer in a comparable organisation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive you will be a key member of the Executive Team and a non-voting member of the Board of Directors.
As Chief People Officer at one of the UK’s leading cancer centres you will be accountable for the strategic leadership and operational delivery across the workforce agenda and lead the Workforce Directorate.
With a strong track record of successful workforce and resource management, ensuring high performance and holding individuals to account, you will have experience of building cohesive teams and inspiring others to achieve excellence.
You will champion our values, fostering behaviours that place patients at the heart of everything we do and recognise staff for their contribution.
As a key member of the Executive Team, you will need to demonstrate significant experience and a proven track record whilst bringing credibility, presence, leadership, and ambition to inspire confidence and influence colleagues at every level. The ability to contribute across the breadth of the Board’s agenda will be crucial in this critical role.
You will provide strong, visible, compassionate, and values based leadership and bring a deep commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism. You will possess excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. A demonstrable passion for excellent patient care and a genuine commitment to staff engagement will be essential.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
Kind
Empowered
Responsible
Inclusiv e
Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Candidates interested in this critical post should download the Recruitment Pack for further details and how to apply.
Candidates should apply for this role by completing an application form and providing a CV as well as providing a covering letter to
[email protected] .
Confidential conversations with Joan Spencer, Chief Executive Officer are welcome. Please contact
[email protected] to arrange.
Interviews are scheduled for 25 September 2026.
