Chief People and Culture Officer

Welcome from Rosie Cooper, Chair and Trish Bennett, Chief Executive Officer

Thank you for your interest in Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and in this unique and exciting Chief People and Culture Officer position on our Board. We hope you will enjoy exploring this recruitment pack and discover more about our journey, vision, our Restorative Just and Learning Culture, our achievements and our commitment to the people that we serve.

As the Chair and Chief Executive Officer for Mersey Care, we are proud to lead one of the largest trusts in England providing both mental and physical health services. With an annual income of over £750m, we employ over 11,000 dedicated staff serving more than 1.4 million people. We operate across 230 sites with a vast range of services including specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disabilities, addictions and brain injuries services. We are also one of only three trusts in the UK that provide high secure mental health services.

We are at a significant moment in our journey, following a period of rapid growth. Now, we are focused on consolidating the delivery of our services to ensure they remain accessible, effective, and efficient. We are dedicated to working closely with our frontline staff, partners, service users, patients and their families and carers, to integrate services and tackle health inequalities across the region.

This role is a crucial voting Board position and will play a central role in continuing to develop our Restorative Just and Learning Culture, and in all our corporate decision making.

For our Chief People and Culture Officer, we are looking for a credible leader.

We hope this pack gives you a sense of our passion, our commitment to our mission: “To lead the way in perfect, whole person care that helps people of all ages live healthier lives.”

We also would encourage you to contact our recruitment partners at GatenbySanderson to discuss your interest further. To do so, please contact: helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to exploring your potential to be part of our journey at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.