University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 4 Workforce Planning Analyst

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Job summary

University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) is one of the UK's leading NHS hospital trusts, delivering world-class care to patients. We are committed to providing excellent healthcare services and advancing clinical research. Our workforce plays a key role in achieving our vision, and we are seeking a skilled Workforce Planning Analyst to join our dedicated team.

As a Workforce Planning Analyst at University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), you'll play a key role in shaping the future of healthcare delivery. Here's why this opportunity is a great fit for your career:

Impactful Work: You'll have the chance to directly influence the staffing and workforce strategies that ensure world-class care for patients. Your analysis will be at the heart of critical decisions that affect the quality and efficiency of our services.

Professional Growth: UHB is committed to the development of its staff. You'll have access to continuous learning opportunities, professional development programs, and the chance to work alongside experts in healthcare workforce management.

Collaborative Environment: Work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including HR, clinical leaders, and operational managers. Build relationships and influence key decisions that shape the trust's strategic workforce plans.

Innovative Tools & Technologies: At UHB, you'll work with advanced data analytics tools and workforce management software, enabling you to innovate and enhance your analytical skills.

Main duties of the job

As the Workforce Planning Analyst, you will contribute to the activity of workforce planning and workforce design modelling from establishment reviews and annual operational planning to strategic long-term workforce planning, working with a wide range of clinical, operational, and corporate stakeholders from across the Trust.

To provide technical information and management support to the People Directorate and the wider Operational teams, to collate a wide range of reports for the People Department and Key Stakeholders. The reports need to reflect accurate and precise information taken from various People and Finance systems and databases.

The ability to deal with a high volume of data and achieve consistent high level of accuracy using excellent organisational, time management and working on own initiative is essential to this role.

Pioneering in Healthcare: UHB is one of the UK's leading NHS hospital trusts, known for its excellence in healthcare. By joining us, you'll be part of an organization that's at the forefront of healthcare advancements and patient care.

Join us at University Hospitals Birmingham and make a real difference in healthcare through data-driven workforce planning!

In addition, the post holder will build and maintain good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

12 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£26,530 to £29,114 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-9007564

Job locations

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Job description

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good educational qualifications with GCSE grades 4-9 (A* - C) including Maths and English Language.
*Educated to diploma level or NVQ level 4 or the equivalent experience in HR/finance/Information Technology.

Desirable

*Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Lv3-5
*Strategic Workforce Planning qualification

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working in a Personnel background and/or data analysis environment.
*Previous experience of undertaking analysis of data to support business decision making using large data sets
*Experienced in loading large data files
*Experience of Microsoft Office or equivalent.
*Experience of using a Reporting or BI services

Desirable

*NHS Experience
*Electronic Staff Record (ESR) knowledge

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large volumes of data into a concise and clear picture for review and propose any ideas and solutions to improve productivity and efficiencies.
*Proficient in the use of reporting tools and Microsoft Office
*Ability to translate complex data.
*Attention to detail
*Ability to analyse data
*Working within a team.
*Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels within the organisation.
*Aptitude towards learning and development.
*The ability to plan and prioritise efficiently
*Customer orientated.
*Ability to prioritise, organise work and manage time effectively.
*Good presentation skills, both verbal and written
*Advanced Keyboard skills.
*Ability to exercise own initiative and work independently or as part of a team.
*High standard of written and verbal communication including the ability to present and receive complex information
*Innovative.
*Methodical.
*Numerate and literate.
*Self-Motivated.
*Flexibility to work at different locations.
*Flexible approach to working times.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Good educational qualifications with GCSE grades 4-9 (A* - C) including Maths and English Language.
*Educated to diploma level or NVQ level 4 or the equivalent experience in HR/finance/Information Technology.

Desirable

*Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Lv3-5
*Strategic Workforce Planning qualification

Experience

Essential

*Experience of working in a Personnel background and/or data analysis environment.
*Previous experience of undertaking analysis of data to support business decision making using large data sets
*Experienced in loading large data files
*Experience of Microsoft Office or equivalent.
*Experience of using a Reporting or BI services

Desirable

*NHS Experience
*Electronic Staff Record (ESR) knowledge

Additional Criteria

Essential

*Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with the ability to manipulate large volumes of data into a concise and clear picture for review and propose any ideas and solutions to improve productivity and efficiencies.
*Proficient in the use of reporting tools and Microsoft Office
*Ability to translate complex data.
*Attention to detail
*Ability to analyse data
*Working within a team.
*Ability to communicate with colleagues at all levels within the organisation.
*Aptitude towards learning and development.
*The ability to plan and prioritise efficiently
*Customer orientated.
*Ability to prioritise, organise work and manage time effectively.
*Good presentation skills, both verbal and written
*Advanced Keyboard skills.
*Ability to exercise own initiative and work independently or as part of a team.
*High standard of written and verbal communication including the ability to present and receive complex information
*Innovative.
*Methodical.
*Numerate and literate.
*Self-Motivated.
*Flexibility to work at different locations.
*Flexible approach to working times.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)