Head of Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership
Head of Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Head of Reward, Pay, Policy & Partnership to lead the Trust’s strategic approach to reward, pay governance, benefits and People policy. Reporting to the Deputy Director of People Strategy, this is a senior and influential role shaping a modern, fair and sustainable reward environment across the Trust
You will play a key role in shaping our future reward strategy, strengthening our Employee Value Proposition, modernising our benefits offer and ensuring our pay frameworks are transparent, equitable and aligned to organisational priorities. This is an excellent opportunity for a strategic reward specialist who enjoys operating at pace in a complex, values‑driven environment.
Main duties of the job
- Leading the development and delivery of the Trust’s Reward Strategy and long‑term pay planning.
- Overseeing pay governance, local pay flexibilities, benefits development and job evaluation.
- Driving high‑quality reward analytics, benchmarking and equality insights to inform senior decision‑making.
- Building effective stakeholder relationships to ensure reward and policy activity supports organisational priorities.
We are looking for someone with
- Significant senior‑level experience in reward, pay policy or pay governance.
- Strong analytical capability, including pay modelling, data analysis and benchmarking.
- Experience leading strategic change in reward, benefits or total reward.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of equality, pay gap reporting and inclusive reward practices.
Working for our organisation
Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.
The commitment of our 22,000 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
There is opportunity for hybrid working.
We welcome candidates from within or outside the NHS who bring deep reward expertise and the confidence to operate at senior level.
For any queries or to discuss the role please contact Samantha Eales at Morgan Law on 07785 241 561 or email sameales@morgan-law.com
Please note all applications must be made via TRAC on the link below, closing date is 23/04/2026
https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/current-vacancies#!/job/v7919345?_ts=235191
