Head of Workforce Resourcing

Job summary

The postholder will work alongside the Director of HR to be the subject matter expert in Resourcing including workforce planning, Medical Staffing and Business Intelligence with the ultimate aim of improving our People Practices. The postholder will develop and deliver a strategic response to the Trust recruitment, retention and resource challenges. They will take strategic responsibility for ensuring we have a Medical HR service which meets the needs of our services to deliver safe, patient care. They will be the organisation lead for analysis and provision of people data, as well as the Trust lead for the Electronic Staff Record. Finally, the postholder will lead on our people planning approach, shaping organisational strategy and contributing regionally and nationally working collaboratively with Human Resources, Education and Development, Finance and Operational colleagues, in line with the People and Culture Strategy, the post-holder is responsible for overseeing strategic workforce planning and supporting the efficient use of our people resource;

Be a role-model for compassionate and person-centred leadership as a key senior member of the Trust. Deputise for the Director of Human Resources as appropriate

Main duties of the job

Participate in HR, locality and corporate committees/meetings within the Trust as appropriate and to represent the Trust at relevant external meetings providing highly specialist advice as required.

Contribute to the Trust's People and Culture Strategy in line with strategic and operational business plans, and to the delivery of HR priorities, leading the development and implementation of defined projects/areas of work as required.

Take a lead role in ensuring the Trust maximises the efficiencies and benefits available from its workforce information systems, in particular, the Electronic Staff Record, Trac, Allocate for Medic's and NHS Jobs systems.

Develop a good understanding of business aims and objectives and through the provision of highly specialist advice and proactive support, to contribute to the development of business and care group strategies relating to workforce resourcing, flexibility and planning and implementing complementary plans to support these strategies.

In line with our People and Culture Strategy and NHS requirements, to be responsible for ensuring our policies are fit for purpose.

To ensure our Trust Values and equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded into our approach and delivery of recruitment, selection and staffing arrangements.

About us

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust

Address

County Hall

Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Employer's website

https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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