Chief People Officer

Be part of Team BCHC Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) delivers community-based healthcare services to the 1.2 million residents of Birmingham and specialist services across the West Midlands region. We are committed to delivering the best care we can to those who need our services and to working with our partners within the Birmingham, Solihull and The Black Country to help build healthy communities.

We are one of the largest providers of NHS community services in the country, with over 5,000 colleagues working across 200 sites and an annual turnover of £400 million. We are at the forefront of developing “neighbourhood health” and integrated models of care that support people to stay well in their homes and communities. We serve some of the most deprived communities and most ethnically diverse communities in the country and we recognise the importance of tackling inequality and its impact on health and life chances.

We know that we can only deliver successfully through our people. Our vision, underpinned by our values, commits us to becoming a Great Place to Work supporting our colleagues to deliver for our patients and service users. We have made good progress towards this ambition in recent years but we know we have more to do to consistently embed a culture based on our values.

We are looking for a compassionate, inclusive and inspiring leader to join the team as Chief People Officer. The Chief People Officer will provide compassionate and inclusive leadership of the Trust’s organisational development, human resources and workforce development functions ensuring the delivery of our commitment to become a Great Place to Work and enabling us to embed an organisational culture based on our Trust values.

We are looking for a values-led leader with significant experience of leading organisational development, leading people and workforce strategies within a large and complex organisation. Senior experience, ability and a passion for community services and the people who provide them are more important than specific-sector experience. Above all you will share our values and our commitment to Best Care:
Healthy Communities.
· Informal enquiries are welcome please contact Emmi Dalton ( or ) to arrange an initial discussion with Richard Kirby, Chief Executive Officer.
· The current postholder David Holmes can also be contacted via Clare Proctor ( or )
· Please apply using NHS Jobs
· Closing date 9th February 2026