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NHS England Head of People Services Transformation - OH & Wellbeing

The closing date is 22 September 2026

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Job summary

The NHS Transforming People Services (TPS) programme sits at the heart of delivering the NHS 10 Year Health Plan -- creating a workforce that is empowered, flexible and digitally enabled to meet the evolving needs of patients and communities. The ambition contained within the 10 Year Health Plan is to deliver a Digital 1st Strategy which will enable staff to access People services anytime and anyplace, to book annual leave, or onboard to a new organisation digitally, with virtual assistants to improve both staff and manager experience. This ambition will be delivered through the Transforming people Services Programme.

Being part of this programme is more than a transformation role; it is an opportunity to redefine how people services are delivered across the NHS and directly influence the experience of one of the largest workforces in the world.

As the Head of People Services Transformation Occupational Health and Wellbeing services, you will join one of the NHS's most ambitious and high-profile transformation programmes, working at the centre of a nationally significant agenda to modernise people services for the future. You will help design and deliver innovative, user-centric and digitally enabled services that improve staff experience, enable people professionals to focus on matters to the business whilst achieving increased operational efficiency and productivity, support better outcomes for staff, patients and communities across the country.

Main duties of the job

You will play a key role in bringing together operational expertise, policy, service design and digital capability to redesign how people services are experienced and delivered across the NHS.

We are looking for ambitious, collaborative and delivery-focused service design experts who thrive in complexity and are passionate about improving public services. The ideal candidate will bring:

• Leadership leading complex transformation, service improvement or workforce redesign programmes within large or complex organisations
• Strong understanding of HR, workforce or people services, with experience designing user-centred and digitally enabled service models
• Experience of bringing together experts and customers to develop a service or function

Working within the Service Design Team, you will collaborate with specialists and customers from across the NHS to shape future operating models and redesign how people services work at scale. This is a rare opportunity to influence strategic decisions, lead meaningful change and see the direct impact of your work across the health system.

Most importantly, you will be part of a team delivering change that improves the experience of the NHS workforce and supporting better outcomes for patients and communities nationwide.

About us

NHS England has a wide range of statutory functions, responsibilities and regulatory powers. These are focused on supporting the wider NHS to deliver high quality care, as well as doing those things that are best done once for the whole NHS.

Our staff bring expertise across clinical, operational, commissioning, technology, data science, cyber security, software engineering, education, and commercial specialisms -- enabling us to design and deliver high-quality NHS services.

In March 2025, the Government announced that NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care will increasingly merge functions, ultimately leading to NHS England being fully integrated into the department.

If you currently work within the NHS and if successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the process.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in our offices.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

We cannot offer visa sponsorship for any vacancies.

Details

Date posted

08 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

990-PPL-EC5088-E

Job locations

This role can be based in London or Leeds, (other sites will be considered)

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Significant senior-level experience designing or transforming Occupational health, workforce wellbeing or culture change services within complex healthcare or public sector environments
• Strong understanding of organisational development, staff wellbeing, leadership development and workforce engagement, with the ability to design integrated services that improve culture, retention, resilience and employee experience
• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation and collaborate across HR, operational, digital and senior leadership teams to deliver innovative, evidence-based people services that support healthier, high-performing organisations
• Proven ability to collaborate across medical workforce, HR, operational, digital and transformation teams to deliver nationally consistent, user-centredservices that support workforce sustainability towards high-quality patient care
• Proven experience designing or delivering, operating model redesign or large-scale people changeprogrammes
• Strong understanding of HR processes, service deliverymodelsand workforce transformation within complexorganisations
• Experience building user-centredservices, translating operationalneeds and policy requirements into practical and scalable service solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across senior leaders, HR teams, digitalpartnersand operational services
• Experience leading complex workshops, service designactivityand collaborative problem-solving across multiple stakeholders
• Strongprogrammedelivery and strategic planning capability, with the ability to manage priorities,risksand dependencies in a fast-paced environment

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Significant senior-level experience designing or transforming Occupational health, workforce wellbeing or culture change services within complex healthcare or public sector environments
• Strong understanding of organisational development, staff wellbeing, leadership development and workforce engagement, with the ability to design integrated services that improve culture, retention, resilience and employee experience
• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation and collaborate across HR, operational, digital and senior leadership teams to deliver innovative, evidence-based people services that support healthier, high-performing organisations
• Proven ability to collaborate across medical workforce, HR, operational, digital and transformation teams to deliver nationally consistent, user-centredservices that support workforce sustainability towards high-quality patient care
• Proven experience designing or delivering, operating model redesign or large-scale people changeprogrammes
• Strong understanding of HR processes, service deliverymodelsand workforce transformation within complexorganisations
• Experience building user-centredservices, translating operationalneeds and policy requirements into practical and scalable service solutions
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to build credibility across senior leaders, HR teams, digitalpartnersand operational services
• Experience leading complex workshops, service designactivityand collaborative problem-solving across multiple stakeholders
• Strongprogrammedelivery and strategic planning capability, with the ability to manage priorities,risksand dependencies in a fast-paced environment

You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.

Secondments

Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• CIPD Level 7, fellow or equivalent qualification in HR & OD

Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of HR and OD and People Services within the NHS.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working on workforce transformational programmes.
• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to: People Services Service Design, Building Shared Services, Occupational Health and Wellbeing services.

Experience

Essential

• Capable of leading transformational change to generate successful outcomes.
• Bring senior-level expertise in designing Occupational Health and Wellbeing services that transform how the NHS supports, develops and retains its workforce.
• Creating proactive, joined-up and digitally enabled services that strengthen culture, improve staff wellbeing and engagement, build leadership capability and help organisations create healthier, higher-performing working environments across the health system.
• Significant senior-level experience designing or transforming Occupational health, workforce wellbeing or culture change services within complex healthcare or public sector environments.
• Strong understanding of organisational development, staff wellbeing, leadership development and workforce engagement, with the ability to design integrated services that improve culture, retention, resilience and employee experience.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation and collaborate across HR, operational, digital and senior leadership teams to deliver innovative, evidence-based people services that support healthier, high-performing organisations.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
• CIPD Level 7, fellow or equivalent qualification in HR & OD

Knowledge

Essential

• Significant experience of HR and OD and People Services within the NHS.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of working on workforce transformational programmes.
• Subject matter expertise across a number of key areas relating to: People Services Service Design, Building Shared Services, Occupational Health and Wellbeing services.

Experience

Essential

• Capable of leading transformational change to generate successful outcomes.
• Bring senior-level expertise in designing Occupational Health and Wellbeing services that transform how the NHS supports, develops and retains its workforce.
• Creating proactive, joined-up and digitally enabled services that strengthen culture, improve staff wellbeing and engagement, build leadership capability and help organisations create healthier, higher-performing working environments across the health system.
• Significant senior-level experience designing or transforming Occupational health, workforce wellbeing or culture change services within complex healthcare or public sector environments.
• Strong understanding of organisational development, staff wellbeing, leadership development and workforce engagement, with the ability to design integrated services that improve culture, retention, resilience and employee experience.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale transformation and collaborate across HR, operational, digital and senior leadership teams to deliver innovative, evidence-based people services that support healthier, high-performing organisations.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

This role can be based in London or Leeds, (other sites will be considered)

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS England

Address

This role can be based in London or Leeds, (other sites will be considered)

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/working-for/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Transforming People Services (TPS) Team

Transforming People Services (TPS) Team

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

08 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8d

Salary

£94,356 to £108,814 a year per annum (exclusive of London Weighting)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

990-PPL-EC5088-E

Job locations

This role can be based in London or Leeds, (other sites will be considered)

London or Leeds

SE1 8UG

United Kingdom

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