About Damian McAlister
Damian McAlister is Chief People Officer in Ulster University. Prior to joining the University in 2018 Damian worked within the NI Health and Social Care system and from 2014 – 2018 was the Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Prior to this Damian was the Human Resources Director for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust and also worked as a Co-Director within HR in the Belfast Trust.
Damian also had 18 years within the Northern Ireland Civil Service, working at various junior, middle and senior management grades across a number of Government Departments including the Social Security Agency, Child Support Agency and Department of Health.
Within his role in the Department of Health Damian was responsible for Workforce Policy within the HR Directorate. Within this role he was the NI Representative on new national pay systems for NHS staff and then overseen implementation of the new employment arrangements in Northern Ireland for the 70,000 staff who work in our health and social care system. Damian also represented NI on the NHS Staff Council, the national partnership and negotiation forum for NHS Employers and Trade Unions addressing pay and terms and conditions matters for the 1million staff who work in the NHS in the UK.