Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Workforce Transformation Lead

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Job summary

Are you passionate about driving cultural and operational change in a dynamic healthcare environment? Join Imperial College NHS Trust as a Workforce Transformation Lead in our Outpatients Transformation Programme.

The Workforce Transformation Lead ensures successful implementation of theOutpatients Improvement and Transformation Programme. This 18-month initiativeaims to centralise and standardise services, enhancing patient care through threeworkstreams: Models of Care, Improvement, Standardisation and Centralisation,and New Customer Facing Technology.

In this role, you will lead and implement workforce strategies for centralisation, develop and execute change management and cultural change initiatives, build strong relationships across the Trust and with stakeholders, manage consultation, restructuring processes, and employee integration, and ensure compliance with employment law, Trust policies, and best practices. Additionally, you will provide expertise on workforce planning, recruitment, and deployment while maintaining positive employee relations and handling complex cases.

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree or equivalent experience, be a Chartered member of CIPD, and have proven experience in operational and strategic HR roles, especially within the public sector, complex settings. You should have expertise in change management, workforce planning, and employee relations, along with strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Main duties of the job

The 'must haves' for this role:

  • Proven experience in operational and strategic HR roles within the public sector and complex settings.

  • Expertise in change management, workforce planning, and employee relations.

  • Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills

Your job duties will include:

  • Lead and implement workforce strategies for centralisation and standardisation of services for the Outpatient Transformation Programme.

  • Develop and execute change management and cultural change initiatives.

  • Build and maintain strong relationships across the Trust and with key stakeholders.

  • Manage consultation, restructuring processes, and integration of employees into centralised services.

  • Ensure compliance with employment law, Trust policies, and best practices.

  • Provide expertise on workforce planning, recruitment, deployment, and maintain positive employee relations.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Details

Date posted

20 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,718 to £76,271 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1462

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

  • Masters degree level or equivalent experience
  • Chartered member of CIPD
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

  • Able to analyse highly complex workforce problems identifying risk and developing a range of tailored solutions.
  • Able to provide authoritative advice on highly complex workforce issues and demonstrate developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills.
  • Experience of managing complex employee relations cases.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Extensive track record of operational and strategic HR achievement, working with a broad remit
  • Evidence of effective working at a senior level in large, complex, high performing environments
  • Experience of working in partnership with Trades Unions

Desirable

  • Medical staffing experience
  • Experience of working in the NHS
Person Specification

EDUCATION

Essential

  • Masters degree level or equivalent experience
  • Chartered member of CIPD
  • Evidence of continuing professional development

SKILLS/ ABILITIES

Essential

  • Able to analyse highly complex workforce problems identifying risk and developing a range of tailored solutions.
  • Able to provide authoritative advice on highly complex workforce issues and demonstrate developed persuasive, motivational and negotiating skills.
  • Experience of managing complex employee relations cases.

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Extensive track record of operational and strategic HR achievement, working with a broad remit
  • Evidence of effective working at a senior level in large, complex, high performing environments
  • Experience of working in partnership with Trades Unions

Desirable

  • Medical staffing experience
  • Experience of working in 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


Employer's website

https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Director

Christina Walters

christina.walters1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

20 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£66,718 to £76,271 a year pa inclusive

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

18 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

290-WCCS-1462

Job locations

St Mary's Hospital

London

W2 1NY


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