Sarah Goldie is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has more than 25 years’ Human Resources’ experience, the majority within senior leadership roles, including at board level, within large, complex organisations. Her more recent experience has included operating within a group model.
Prior to joining Birketts, Sarah was Director of People and Culture at an NHS Foundation Trust with a workforce of more than 4,000. She led a people function of more than 50 people and had executive responsibility for strategic people plans and policies; organisational development; wellbeing; EDI; HR business partnering; employee relations; recruitment; medical staffing; temporary staffing; and HR systems.
Sarah has a generalist HR background with extensive employee relations experience, as well as large scale change management and delivery of major workforce efficiency programmes. She has particular strength in developing strategic plans and policies, and is recognised for her compassionate, clear, calm and pragmatic approach.
Recent work highlights
Led the development and implementation of a five year People Plan and associated delivery plans for an NHS Trust, including the development, alignment and embedding organisational values and behaviours, just and learning culture, EDI and Wellbeing strategies. The Trust was the fourth best Trust in the East of England for staff recommending it as a place to work.
Realignment and development of people function to support organisational priorities resulting in improved focus and performance.
As Executive Director, oversaw the delivery of c. £10.5m workforce-related efficiency savings in 2024/25 and on track (prior to leaving) for delivery of £14.3m savings in 2025/26 against a £12.4m target.
Experience & education
2005 Masters Degree in Employment Law (LLM), University of East Anglia
2003 CIPD Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Development, Suffolk University College
1998 Honours Degree in Law (LLB), University of East Anglia
Areas of Expertise
Accreditations
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Chartered Fellow