West and North London ICB is seeking an exceptional, forward-thinking leader to join us as our Director of People and Corporate Affairs.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role at the heart of a newly merged organisation, driving the next stage of our development. We are looking for a highly dynamic, resilient and fast-paced individual who can bring energy, innovation and strategic clarity to help shape our future as a high-performing Integrated Care Board.
If you thrive in complex environments, can lead at scale, and are passionate about creating outstanding organisational cultures and people strategies, this could be the role for you.
About the role
Reporting to the Chief People Officer and working closely with the Executive Management Team and the Board, you will provide strategic leadership across the end-to-end employee and organisational experience - People, Culture, Corporate Governance, Risk, Legal Services and Corporate Operations.
You will be instrumental in ensuring the organisation has a highly capable, flexible and engaged workforce, supporting delivery of our strategic priorities and enabling WNL ICB to become a leading strategic commissioner.
We are seeking a senior leader who thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and can balance strategic oversight with grip and control through hands-on leadership,to lead critical people and corporate affairs services to shape how we work, lead and grow as an organisation
Key responsibilities
- Provide senior leadership for:
o People Services (including employee relations, occupational health and workforce intelligence etc)
o Leadership, talent management and organisational development
o Learning and development including WNL Academy
o Culture, inclusion and staff engagement
o Corporate governance, risk and legal services
o Corporate operations and projects
- Lead the People Team to become a progressive, high performing team offering expert advice to the organisation
- Previous experience of leading corporate governance, risk and the management and oversight of legal services including transforming organisational ways of working through streamlining processes and reducing bureaucracy.
- Lead organisational-wide programmes of work, including the response to Transforming People Services
- Drive a high-performance, inclusive and values-led culture across the organisation
- Oversee governance frameworks ensuring compliance while streamlining processes and reducing bureaucracy
- Lead any required organisational-wide change programmes and the associated HR elements, particularly in relation to structural change and/or organisational design changes.
- Act as a trusted adviser to senior leaders, Board members and partners across the NHS and wider system
- Demonstrate leadership as a dynamic, agile leader who can help take a newly merged organisation from integration into its next phase of maturity, performance and impact.
We are NHS West and North London . We are the main commissioning NHS organisation for planning and funding health services across our area. Our job is simple: to help people stay healthy and to make sure everyone can get good care when they need it.
We bring together many health and care services across west and north London. This means we help hospitals, GPs, community services, councils and charities work better together for local people.
NHS West and North London (WNL) serves over 4.5 million people and covers 13 London boroughs. (Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Enfield, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)
What we do
We plan and fund local health and care services
We support GPs, hospitals, mental health teams, community clinics and pharmacies.
We work with councils and community groups so care is joined-up and easy to use.
We listen to local people and use their ideas to improve services.
We want health and care to be fair, simple and close to home.
Our strategy
Reducing inequalities
Investing strategically to prevent ill health
Better supporting people with the greatest needs, so everyone stays well
Make care more local and easier to access
Empowered local people that feel more confident about their health and wellbeing
For full Job Description see JD
Why join us?
This is an opportunity to:
- Shape the future of a complex, high-profile NHS organisation
- Lead at scale across a broad and influential portfolio
- Drive meaningful cultural transformation and workforce innovation
- Work with passionate colleagues committed to improving outcomes for our population
Please note that priority will be given to WNL ICB employees who are affected by change.
- Full-time role with hybrid working (minimum 2 days in the office)
- Based in Marylebone, with travel across West and North London boroughs with some regional and national travel
- Participation in senior on-call rota required
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Please note that priority will be given to WNL ICB employees who are affected by change.
For further information or an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Sarah Morgan, Chief People Officer,
[email protected] or Darshna Pankhania on
[email protected]
Closing date: 23.59 Sunday 23 August 2026
Date of Interview: Wednesday 2 September 2026
West and North London ICB is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We strive to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of the communities we serve, and we strongly encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups
We recognise that a healthy work-life balance is essential to the wellbeing and productivity of our staff.
We aim to consider all flexible working requests in a fair and open way, balancing the needs of our organisation with those of our employees. By fostering a flexible working culture, we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to delivering high-quality services for our communities.
