Job summary
Our vision is to provide an outstanding experience for our patients, their families and the people who work with us. With staffing numbers in excess of 4900, we provide general services across Wiltshire, service the SW with specialist services including Burns, Cleft lip and palate, plastics and our Wessex Rehabilitation centre, whilst our Spinal Injury unit, the Duke of Cornwall centre covers a population of 11 million across the south of England.
As the Associate Director of Workforce Planning and Workforce Systems you will be responsible for the development of a rolling Strategic Workforce Plan designed to meet the need of patients and the wider population we serve. As the lead for the key systems that enable this work, you will be responsible for the implementation and roll out of new modules and services designed to improve productivity and efficiency in our workforce planning and delivery to enable Salisbury Foundation Trust to realise our strategic aims and vision.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will work closely with the SFT strategy team and colleagues across the Divisional management teams to design the workforce plan for STF, and more widely with partners across the Bath and NE Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire (BSW) Integrated Care Board and Acute Hospital Alliance to develop workforce planning across the system. Strong negotiating and influencing skills will enable you to manage this broad range of stakeholders.
With excellent project delivery skills and working to the CPO as SRO for Strategic Workforce planning, you will complete the roll out of Health Roster and ESR establishment control to enable improved management of the Trust's workforce and business intelligence systems.
By understanding the NHS Future Workforce solution you will work with procurement and digital colleagues to drive progress towards the national people digital vision and create a digital workforce systems strategy for Salisbury which meets People digital standards and levels of attainment.
You will provide compassionate and inclusive leadership, empowering staff to innovate and deliver effective solutions to workforce planning. By ensuring clear and consistent strategic direction, priorities will be managed, and high standards of corporate governance adhered to.
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification ideally in digital, business management, change management or HR management fields.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to role.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in an appropriate area.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading teams involved in the roll out of digital solutions within a complex organisation, influencing and supporting decision making at all levels of an organisation.
- Significant experience of sizeable programme, project and improvement leadership with a track record of successful delivery in terms of time, cost, quality and benefits
- Experience of workforce planning and forecasting in a complex pan-functional organisation, balancing strategic and tactical approaches.
- Experience of leading the development and successful implementation of business and organisational change strategies involving programme and project life cycles ranging from short, medium to long term.
Desirable
- Evidence of working at AFC 8C level within the NHS (or equivalent if outside of NHS)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS agenda and current workforce challenges.
- Good understanding of how clinical pressures can affect the pace of change.
- Able to effectively plan and think strategically and analyse and resolve problems in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Demonstrate the ability to plan over the short, medium and long-term altering plans to fit with a rapidly changing environment.
- Good working knowledge of Health Roster, ESR and ideally Power BI
Desirable
- Knowledge of People Digital and the work to improve workforce systems across the NHS.
Person Specification
Education Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification ideally in digital, business management, change management or HR management fields.
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to role.
Desirable
- Masters level qualification in an appropriate area.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading teams involved in the roll out of digital solutions within a complex organisation, influencing and supporting decision making at all levels of an organisation.
- Significant experience of sizeable programme, project and improvement leadership with a track record of successful delivery in terms of time, cost, quality and benefits
- Experience of workforce planning and forecasting in a complex pan-functional organisation, balancing strategic and tactical approaches.
- Experience of leading the development and successful implementation of business and organisational change strategies involving programme and project life cycles ranging from short, medium to long term.
Desirable
- Evidence of working at AFC 8C level within the NHS (or equivalent if outside of NHS)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS agenda and current workforce challenges.
- Good understanding of how clinical pressures can affect the pace of change.
- Able to effectively plan and think strategically and analyse and resolve problems in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Demonstrate the ability to plan over the short, medium and long-term altering plans to fit with a rapidly changing environment.
- Good working knowledge of Health Roster, ESR and ideally Power BI
Desirable
- Knowledge of People Digital and the work to improve workforce systems across the NHS.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
