Head of People Systems

1 London Bridge - on-site 4 days per week

Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week

Monday-Friday

Permanent

Reporting to: Director of Integrated Applications and Physician Services Group

In this role you will be responsible for the People Systems Strategy for HCA Healthcare UK. This includes actively managing the ongoing design, deployment and maintenance of live People Systems including Workday (HRIS), Learning Academy (LMS)as well as other HR technology as appropriate.

This strategic role acts as the key link between HR, IT, and system vendors, ensuring the People Systems ecosystem is fully operational and integrated to support business needs. As Chair of the People Systems Governance Committee, you’ll lead release management and governance processes, overseeing system changes across platforms to ensure they’re rigorously evaluated and tested before deployment.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Other’s may think this is just a role in HR Systems, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you'll do:

Oversee Workday enhancements, driving the deployment of feature releases and system maintenance, evaluating feasibility of system modifications, and ensuring up-to-date documentation of system functions and processes.
Lead and resource-manage the workday support team to deliver seamless day-to-day system support, overseeing reorganization events via manual or mass updates (iLoad/EIB), and ensure Workday and LMS service queues are allocated appropriately and end user SLA targets are met.
Oversee the development and maintenance of training materials, participating in training in order to improve policy and process acumen.
Manage the relationship with implementation partners and suppliers used to support the design, deployment and maintenance of the People Systems ecosystem.
Support the IT Group in product selection, preparing RFPs in conjunction with IT PMO.
Support financial management activities including monitoring the People Systems budget agreed.
Lead team personnel management activities including people management and career development activities.

What you'll bring:

Workday HCM areas configuration experience.
Workday Phase X Implementation experience in HCM area.
Workday Tenant Management and support tools (TouchPoint, Toolkit)
IT Service Management experience (ITIL)
Understanding of HR operations and experience in employee data management
Leadership experience
Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact with HR and IT stakeholders.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a HR Systems Manager, you’ll be eligible for:

25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
Group Life Assurance from day one.
Critical illness cover.
Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland.
Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
Discounts with over 800 major retailers.

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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