Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Workforce Planning Manager

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Job summary

We are seeking a proactive and insightful Workforce Planning Manager to join our team within the Employment Services Service in the Human Resources (HR) function. In this influential role, you'll work alongside Operational and Finance Management Teams to advance strategic workforce planning across the Trust. Your responsibilities will include developing workforce profiles, crafting innovative workforce models, and ensuring alignment with NHSE, and Health Service initiatives. Through strong collaboration, you'll help shape a responsive and sustainable workforce that meets the Trust's evolving demands.

Main duties of the job

Strategic Workforce Development: Design and implement workforce solutions that align with the Trust's needs, promoting flexible role structures and innovative ways of working to address workforce challenges. Support the development and implementation of the workforce component within the Trust's annual operational plan.

Insightful Reporting and System Alignment: Produce precise and compelling workforce planning reports, offering context to inform decision-making across the organisation. Collaborate closely with finance and other divisions to drive establishment control and ensure alignment between workforce and finance systems, maintaining consistent data across the Trust.

Cross-Organisational Alignment: Work in partnership with corporate and clinical divisions to ensure workforce plans support organisational goals, creating cohesion and consistency in workforce planning efforts across the Trust.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

Details

Date posted

12 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

408-24-1182

Job locations

Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital

Clatterbridge Road

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about theWorkforce Planning Manager position available at WUTH.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about theWorkforce Planning Manager position available at WUTH.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
  • Project management qualification (eg Prince 2) or other project management qualification or extensive experience of successfully managing projects
  • Experience of workforce planning
  • Evidence of continuous personal professional development

Desirable

  • Experience of using the WRaPT Tool

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Experience of managing projects in complex and challenging environments and managing people through change.
  • Experience of developing a range of reports displaying analysis and supporting narrative pieces in relation to complex information and writing concise and effective reports

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Highly proficient keyboard and IT skills, with the ability to use Microsoft Office functionality
Person Specification

Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience
  • Project management qualification (eg Prince 2) or other project management qualification or extensive experience of successfully managing projects
  • Experience of workforce planning
  • Evidence of continuous personal professional development

Desirable

  • Experience of using the WRaPT Tool

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Experience of managing projects in complex and challenging environments and managing people through change.
  • Experience of developing a range of reports displaying analysis and supporting narrative pieces in relation to complex information and writing concise and effective reports

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Highly proficient keyboard and IT skills, with the ability to use Microsoft Office functionality

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

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital

Clatterbridge Road

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital

Clatterbridge Road

Wirral

CH63 4JY


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Employment Services

Chantel Crabtree

Chantel.Crabtree@nhs.net

07448340448

Details

Date posted

12 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

408-24-1182

Job locations

Elm House, Clatterbridge Hospital

Clatterbridge Road

Wirral

CH63 4JY


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