Inspiring Our People to Make Every Day Matter

Closing Date: Friday 13 March 2026
Location: Multi-site working and opportunity for Hybrid across
both Hospice sites at (Selly Park & Erdington) and Retail network
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 per annum
DBS Requirement: Basic Check

Interviews:
Stage 1: Thursday 26 March via MS Teams
Stage 2: Wednesday 8 April, in person (includes presentation*)

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Birmingham Hospice is entering an exciting period of growth and transformation – and we are looking for an exceptional Head of People to help shape our future.

Reporting to the Director of People & Culture, you will play a pivotal role in delivering a progressive people strategy that attracts, develops, and retains a high‑performing, values‑driven team.

This is a role where an ability to assist with strategic leadership and hands‑on delivery go hand in hand. You’ll help us nurture a culture where people feel supported, inspired, and proud to belong.

What You’ll Do

Assist with leading and deliver our People & Culture strategy
Build and deliver programmes that Develop Managers and strengthen organisational capability
Oversee recruitment, onboarding and resource planning
Drive engagement, wellbeing and inclusion initiatives
Lead employee relations with professionalism and care
Use people insights to shape continuous improvement
Ensure strong policy, reward, and compliance foundations

What You’ll Bring

CIPD Level 5/7 or equivalent experience)
Strong knowledge of UK employment law
Experience in influencing senior leaders
Proven change‑management and HR solution design skills
Excellent communication, coaching and relationship‑building
Strong analytical and project‑management capability

Why Birmingham Hospice?

Be part of a supportive, inclusive values-driven, charity where your ideas are valued
Enjoy a generous benefit package
Make a real difference in people’s lives

Ready to make an impact?
For further information about this role please email Michelle Stuteley, Director of People and Culture via michelle.stuteley@birminghamhospice.org.uk.

* Interview and presentation will be sent to successful candidates by 1^st April 2026

For more information, please read the job description

"The team and colleagues are all very supportive and we really see the difference we can make."

Sally Sally, People Team Manager at Birmingham Hospice, has worked here for seven years.

“I love my job as it’s very varied – one day I can be meeting our new starters at our induction day, another day I can be supporting a wellbeing event and then on another day I can be testing our HR and Payroll system as part of an upgrade. There are lots of opportunities to get involved.

“The team and colleagues are all very supportive and we really see the difference we can make in the People Team to our colleagues, volunteers and the patients we support.”

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness

Togetherness

Positivity

Openness

Respect

Innovation