Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a high calibre workforce professional to join the team at Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals. We are looking for a highly motivated, pro-active individual with excellent technical and analytical skills. The right candidate will be a pragmatic leader, well versed in continuous improvement with a passion for improving and making a difference to the organisation.
This post will be the overall People Insights & Systems expert who will lead and manage the Workforce Information, ESR and Rostering Teams. As a People Insights expert they will lead on the provision of high quality workforce intelligence, making the best possible use of our technology platforms to advocate data driven decision making to support organisational planning and efficient management of our workforce. The postholder will be able to analyse highly complex issues and communicate these in a clear and accessible way.
The role will be active both within the organisation as well as across the NEL ICB.
To enquire about the role please contact adam.souris@nhs.net
Associate Director Workforce - People Insights, Systems & Technology
Main duties of the job
The purpose of the Head of People Insights and eRostering role is to ensure all the teams and systems, within the remit the WIU, are fully integrated and provide a highly efficient service. This will include ensuring both workforce and finance data is aligned with respect to robust workforce establishment. The role will ensure analytics provided to Corporate and Clinical Services are of high quality, consistent and accurate. The role will work with operational managers to advance their capability in utilising the various workforce systems in order to improve how our workforce delivers great patient care.
The post holder will require exceptional leadership and management skills to ensure the teams achieve the desired outputs. The post holder will have excellent technical and analytical skills, as well as knowledge relating to systems management ensuring best practice is achieved as well as having a strong focus on identifying and deploying continuous improvement.
About us
Under the leadership of our Chair, Jacqui Smith and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive we provide care for the residents of three diverse London boroughs. More than half of our 7,500 strong workforce are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups and most live in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge. We also provide healthcare services to people in south west Essex, and specialist neurosciences services to the whole of the county.
Our services include all the major specialties of large acute hospitals, operating from two main sites - King George Hospital in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We also provide outpatient services at Brentwood Community Hospital, Barking Hospital, Loxford Polyclinic and Harold Wood Polyclinic.
As we recover from Covid-19, we're proud to be leading the way in reducing the time our patients wait to get the treatment they need. The pandemic provided the drive for our teams to innovate and change.
We know we have more work to do to improve waiting times for urgent and emergency care, and this will be one of the many benefits of our closer collaboration with Barts Health. Working with them and with all our partners across north east London, we will find a sustainable solution to enhance patient care.
We are particularly proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre; Radiotherapy Centre; Hyper Acute Stroke Unit; and dedicated breast care service at King George Hospital. We're also pleased to be part of the NEL Cancer Alliance.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will support the Associate Director of Workforce to ensure that we are delivering our ambitions for achieving the National Levels of Attainment for e-Rostering and e-Job planning whilst ensuring our workforce systems are best optimised and utilised to their full extent. The trust utilises the Allocate Healthroster ecosystem for rostering, temporary staffing, job planning and safecare, whilst the business intelligence architecture is based on Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI and Excel.
You will be joining an established team of talented and dedicated people who are looking for a compassionate and confident leader, who advocates for their services and has the confidence to challenge the status quo where there are opportunities for improvement.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post will support the Associate Director of Workforce to ensure that we are delivering our ambitions for achieving the National Levels of Attainment for e-Rostering and e-Job planning whilst ensuring our workforce systems are best optimised and utilised to their full extent. The trust utilises the Allocate Healthroster ecosystem for rostering, temporary staffing, job planning and safecare, whilst the business intelligence architecture is based on Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI and Excel.
You will be joining an established team of talented and dedicated people who are looking for a compassionate and confident leader, who advocates for their services and has the confidence to challenge the status quo where there are opportunities for improvement.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Amanda Vickers, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5926. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent relevant occupational experience
- Excellent analytical & technical skills i.e. SQL, Power BI, Advanced Excel
- Programme or Project Management qualification or experience
Desirable
- Completion of Health Roster system administrator training - Allocate Academy
- Chartered CIPD Membership
- Analytics Qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Able to identify areas of improvement in current systems and develop and implement plans to improve workforce systems
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed leadership skills with ability to motivate and engage individuals and teams
- Understanding of workforce deployment and rostering principles in the context of continuous improvement initiatives
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent relevant occupational experience
- Excellent analytical & technical skills i.e. SQL, Power BI, Advanced Excel
- Programme or Project Management qualification or experience
Desirable
- Completion of Health Roster system administrator training - Allocate Academy
- Chartered CIPD Membership
- Analytics Qualification
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Able to identify areas of improvement in current systems and develop and implement plans to improve workforce systems
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Highly developed leadership skills with ability to motivate and engage individuals and teams
- Understanding of workforce deployment and rostering principles in the context of continuous improvement initiatives
