Band 8c Head of People and Culture | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £82,906 - £94,632 per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 March 2026 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7785724/391-RFL-7706098-A |
Summary
We are recruiting to one Head of People and Culture post, based at Barnet Hospital.
These are senior leadership roles for experienced People professionals who can provide visible, values-led workforce leadership, partner credibly with executive and clinical leaders, and operate effectively in fast-paced, complex NHS environments.
The role
Reporting to the Director of People and Culture, the post holder will:
Lead the People and Culture partnering function for designated clinical divisions
Provide strategic and operational workforce leadership to Health Unit Executive Teams
Champion inclusive, compassionate and high-performance cultures aligned to EDI priorities
Lead Trust-wide workforce initiatives and organisational change programmes
Coach, advise and support senior leaders on complex people, culture and employee relations matters
Deputise for the Director of People and Culture as required
Given the nature of the role, a strong, consistent and visible on-site presence is essential, with close day-to-day engagement with operational teams, leaders and staff.
The post holder will support the Director of People and Culture to manage the People and Culture partnering function by leading on the delivery of team wide projects and responsibilities to ensure they are carried out in a timely and effective manner, aligned to the trusts strategic and organisational priorities.
This post holder will also provide business partnering support to Health Unit Executive Teams and a number of divisions. To work with health unit executive teams to establish an inclusive and compassionate culture where everyone is valued for their individual strengths, backgrounds and lived experience in line with the Group’s approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
The post holder will work collaboratively with senior managers, Workforce, education, OD and Leadership and NLP Shared Services (Recruitment and Occupational Health) colleagues to provide professional customer focused strategic and operational workforce support of a high quality. To provide coaching and consultancy support to number of business areas/ divisions, to ensure best practice people management within their areas of responsibility and across the wider workforce function.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated team of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle.
From flexible hours and generous benefits to training designed to get you to the next step in your own developmental journey - we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please visit:https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Feb 2026