Terry Roberts is the Chief People Officer at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), one of the largest NHS teaching Trusts in England, and has been in post since February 2020. As a key member of the Trust Board, Terry has embedded the core values of excellence, compassion, respect, delivery, learning and improvement across the organisation during an unprecedented period for the NHS. Terry has Board level responsibility for Workforce, Organisational Development, Communications, Staff Engagement, Employee Relations, Equality, diversity and Inclusion, learning and development and culture and leadership.

Terry is passionate about working with all people to have a positive impact on patient care and staff experience and is committed to making OUH a great place to work where all feel they belong.

Terry is currently the Co-Chair of the NHS People Profession Board where the focus is developing the 20,000 people professionals across the NHS. He has also worked at a national level at NHS England as Joint Director of Equality and Inclusion where he led the development of a national equality and diversity improvement plan for the NHS. He has also worked regionally to address health inequalities across the South East during covid. Before joining OUH, Terry has held a number of other senior positions within NHS Trusts across the country and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Terry was the 2023 Healthcare People Management Association (HPMA) HR Director of the Year and was also voted one of the HR Most Influential Top Practitioners List for HR Excellence Awards in 2023 and 2024.