Associate Director of People Operations | East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Associate Director:People Operations

Following recent changes within the leadership team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and ambitious Associate Director of People Operations to join the People & Culture Senior Leadership Team at East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT).

 This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for some of the Trust's most essential workforce services and programmes. Reporting to the Deputy Director of People & Culture and working closely with the Chief People Officer, the successful candidate will help shape and deliver the Trust's workforce strategy, supporting our People Plan, Trust Strategy and wider NHS workforce priorities.

The Associate Director of People Operations will provide strategic leadership across a diverse People & Culture portfolio including Medical Staffing and Medical Education, Workforce Planning and Systems, Strategic Resourcing, Temporary Staffing, and the People & Culture Hub. The postholder will be responsible for ensuring these services are high-performing, customer-focused, financially sustainable, digitally enabled and aligned to the needs of our staff, services and communities.

 Leading a number of experienced teams, the role will drive the development and delivery of key workforce priorities including workforce planning and intelligence, recruitment and retention, temporary staffing, medical workforce optimisation, workforce deployment, digital transformation and service modernisation. 

A key part of the role will be leading workforce transformation and innovation, including the continued development of workforce systems, workforce planning capability and medical rostering solutions, ensuring the Trust is well positioned to respond to future workforce challenges and opportunities.

 This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced workforce leader who is passionate about delivering excellent services, developing high-performing teams and improving the experience of all our People across the organisation.

Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Our passionate and highly skilled staff are dedicated to providing the highest quality care to the people who use our services, often in challenging circumstances. We have a strong focus on improving staff experience and enabling increased and meaningful participation in all aspects of our work. 

This advert closes on Tuesday 24 Nov 2026