Band 8b Head of Strategic Talent Management
| Posting date: | 20 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £72,719 - £83,505 Per Annum HCA inclusive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 May 2026 |
| Location: | Romford, RM7 0AG |
| Company: | Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7949530/162-7686-CORP |
Summary
A Vacancy at Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Strategic Talent Management to shape the talent management agenda. In this senior leadership position, you will:
• Design and deliver a talent strategy that directly supports our transformation priorities.
• Build a future focused approach to skills and capability development, ensuring we are ready for the challenges ahead.
• Shape a compelling employee value proposition that reflects who we are and who we aspire to be.
• Partner with senior leaders to further develop a cultivate a culture of inclusion, innovation, and high performance.
• Use insight and workforce intelligence to drive strategic decision making and sustainable workforce development.
• Lead system wide initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and support cultural change.
To achieve out ambitions, we expect you to be a strategic thinker with a passion for people and culture and inclusive workplace, enabled by:
• A deep expertise in talent management, leadership development and organisational culture
• A track record of shaping talent strategies that support large scale transformation
• The ability to influence and inspire senior leaders, building alignment around shared priorities
• A commitment to inclusion and a belief in the power of diverse talent
Strong analytical capability, using insight to anticipate future needs and shape long term solutions
• Confidence navigating complexity and leading change in dynamic environments
If our ambitions resonate with you, or for further information, please contact:
Delphine Garr, Associate Director of Strategic Talent, Leadership and Learning – delphine.garr@nhs.net
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
We are seeking an exceptional Head of Strategic Talent Management to shape the talent management agenda. In this senior leadership position, you will:
• Design and deliver a talent strategy that directly supports our transformation priorities.
• Build a future focused approach to skills and capability development, ensuring we are ready for the challenges ahead.
• Shape a compelling employee value proposition that reflects who we are and who we aspire to be.
• Partner with senior leaders to further develop a cultivate a culture of inclusion, innovation, and high performance.
• Use insight and workforce intelligence to drive strategic decision making and sustainable workforce development.
• Lead system wide initiatives that strengthen leadership capability and support cultural change.
To achieve out ambitions, we expect you to be a strategic thinker with a passion for people and culture and inclusive workplace, enabled by:
• A deep expertise in talent management, leadership development and organisational culture
• A track record of shaping talent strategies that support large scale transformation
• The ability to influence and inspire senior leaders, building alignment around shared priorities
• A commitment to inclusion and a belief in the power of diverse talent
Strong analytical capability, using insight to anticipate future needs and shape long term solutions
• Confidence navigating complexity and leading change in dynamic environments
If our ambitions resonate with you, or for further information, please contact:
Delphine Garr, Associate Director of Strategic Talent, Leadership and Learning – delphine.garr@nhs.net
We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a newelectronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have beenrated good by the Care Quality Commission.
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need totransform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care.
We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of theNorth East London Cancer Alliance.
We run aWomen’s Health Hub in Ilford; anAgeing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) atBarking Community Hospital and atSt George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many canwork flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accreditedapprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be aLondon Living Wage employer.
Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured inthis film.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Rachna Srivastava, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026
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