Job summary
This is a great time to join us as we continue our people digital journey across the Trust. We are looking for an innovate leader with an analytical and solution focused mind-set. You will be the lead for the People Systems and Data function within the Human Resources department with responsibility for providing a comprehensive, professional, high quality and effective service across the Trust.
Not only will you be joining innovative colleagues in People Systems and Data team, you'll also be joining a supportive and collaborative senior team as part of the Workforce Engagement and Information Systems service.
- Interview Date: 26th April 2023
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes per a week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for shaping and delivering the people systems and data agenda to support the Trust to meet its key strategic and operational objectives.
This will involve having accountability for systems such as Electronic Staff Record (ESR), Health Roster, Registration Authority as well as overseeing the innovative technologies across HR, such as Power BI and Robotic Process Automation (RPA).
About us
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.
Rated 'Outstanding' by theCQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will be the lead for the people information and data function and have responsibility for providing a comprehensive, professional, high quality and effective people information and data service across the Trust. You will be involved in shaping and determining the direction and delivery of the People Information agenda, to provide support to the Trust in meeting its key strategic and operational workforce objectives. This will involve being accountable for ESR,Health Roster and RA, and implementation and interoperability of other systems.
For further information on the role description and main responsibilities please see the attached documents.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- You will be the lead for the people information and data function and have responsibility for providing a comprehensive, professional, high quality and effective people information and data service across the Trust. You will be involved in shaping and determining the direction and delivery of the People Information agenda, to provide support to the Trust in meeting its key strategic and operational workforce objectives. This will involve being accountable for ESR,Health Roster and RA, and implementation and interoperability of other systems.
For further information on the role description and main responsibilities please see the attached documents.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject
- Post Graduate qualification or equivalent specialist experience/knowledge
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in an informatics/Systems/Statistics related subject or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of using ESR
- Recent and relevant operational management experience
- Demonstrable experience of successfully managing a team
- Demonstrable Project Management experience over the short, medium and long term
- Experience of implementing or enhancing electronic workforce solutions
- Substantial experience of using/ interrogating workforce/data systems to inform business decisions
- Experience of measuring performance through robust datasets and/or business intelligence
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of using Healthroster
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates resilience, confidence and self-belief when under pressure
- Demonstrates self-awareness which includes awareness of impact on others
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrates a leadership style which is clear, visible, inclusive and democratic
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject
- Post Graduate qualification or equivalent specialist experience/knowledge
Desirable
- Educated to degree level in an informatics/Systems/Statistics related subject or equivalent experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of continued professional development.
- Experience of using ESR
- Recent and relevant operational management experience
- Demonstrable experience of successfully managing a team
- Demonstrable Project Management experience over the short, medium and long term
- Experience of implementing or enhancing electronic workforce solutions
- Substantial experience of using/ interrogating workforce/data systems to inform business decisions
- Experience of measuring performance through robust datasets and/or business intelligence
Desirable
- Experience of working in the NHS
- Experience of using Healthroster
Skills
Essential
- Demonstrates resilience, confidence and self-belief when under pressure
- Demonstrates self-awareness which includes awareness of impact on others
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Demonstrates a leadership style which is clear, visible, inclusive and democratic
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).
