Welcome to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL)

Thank you for your interest in joining Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as our next Chief People Officer.

This is a pivotal moment for WWL. We are proud to be delivering a £4.8 million transformation programme, jointly funded with our local authority and ICB partners, to reshape urgent and emergency care across the Wigan borough — the only programme of its kind in Greater Manchester. Alongside this, our three-year financial recovery plan is well underway, with the first year delivering record recurrent savings and real progress in addressing our underlying deficit.

Our Trust is known for its strong values, low turnover, and genuine sense of belonging. People come here and stay because of our culture of continuous improvement and collaboration. We work hand-in-hand with partners across health, education and the local economy — including Edge Hill University, Wigan College and the Wigan Education Skills Partnership — to build opportunity, tackle inequality and create flourishing neighbourhoods. With 70% of our workforce living in or near the borough, our role as an anchor institution is central to everything we do.

We have recently reshaped our operating model around two divisions — Start Well and Live Well — reflecting our focus on the full life course and on moving care closer to home. Supported by a new Chair and a refreshed Executive Team, this is an exciting time for a new Chief People Officer to make a real and lasting impact.

We are seeking a values-led, system-minded leader who will be a strategic equal at our Board table. You will help drive our acute-to-community shift and the wider redesign of the workforce across the locality, while maintaining the essential “grip and control” that underpins operational excellence. You will inspire confidence, strengthen leadership capability, and work in partnership with staff, trade unions and system colleagues to build the workforce of the future.

If you are passionate about people, collaboration and innovation — and share our ambition to create a healthier, fairer Wigan Borough — we would be delighted to hear from you.

Warm regards,

Mary Fleming
Chief Executive
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust