Workforce Transformation Manager (Recruitment and Retention)

NHS North East London

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Job summary

The Workforce Transformation Manager is responsible for managing complex projects under a programme of work with a North East London system wide recruitment and retention focus. The projects will include coordinating and planning national, or London programmes linked to strategies such as the NHS Long Term Plan, People Promise and Skills for Care workforce strategy. It will also include working with local partners across North East London to identify localised or sector specific challenges and putting interventions in place or making recommendations to relevant groups.

Bringing a broad knowledge of project management, workforce planning, recruitment, retention and wellbeing, the Workforce Transformation Manager will play a pivotal role in the large-scale transformation which is being undertaken within North East London to enable health and care to be delivered to patients.

The post holder will lead and manage programmes, bringing partners together from multiple organisations that deliver programmes across the North East London Integrated Care System. The post holder will be expected to build and maintain relationships with a range of partners across NEL.

Main duties of the job

  • Responsible for supporting the delivery of service reconfiguration programmes to Recruit and retain staff to ensure continuous improvements in the delivery of patient services and achievement of NEL ICS strategic objectives.
  • Communicate effectively, build, and maintain strong influential relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across all NEL partner organisations that are particularly invested in the programme, including Staff Side and other unions.
  • Ensure the design and development of the workforce regarding the delivery of the programmes, i.e., workforce plans, role redesign, recruitment plans, and working patterns, are sufficiently agile to optimise workforce utilisation, to meet the needs of the proposed and future service demands in line with the proposed changes.
  • To support on various system wide workforce initiatives and programmes with responsibility for the development and implementation of these areas.
  • Develop and provide expertise and knowledge, which will focus on workforce growth.
  • Implement the NEL ICS people and workforce strategy for workforce growth and transformation in line with the 'one workforce' commitment.
  • Development of evidence-based business cases and reports for making recommendations for workforce transformation.
  • Developing engagement and partnerships to ensure inclusive working across multiprofessional groups and all sectors (NHS, social care, community, MH, voluntary and others).

About us

NHS North East London Integrated Care Board (ICB) was formed on 1 July 2022.We are an exciting new organisation putting the needs of communities at the heart of our commissioning arrangements.We are working with local people and partners across health, social care and the voluntary sector in innovative ways to improve health and wellbeing for all our communities. Our key priority in the next year will be to develop closer integrated and collaborative ways of working with all our partners to implement our Out of Hospital Strategy.We can only do this with great staff who are encouraged and supported, which is why we invest in them, listen to them, make sure we are representative of our populations and that we foster their health and wellbeing.Please note that all vacancies will be subject to a 6 months' probation period in line with the Probation Policy.

Date posted

05 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

161-NELICB-310

Job locations

Unex Tower

5 Station Street, Stratford

London

E15 1LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this role, please refer to the attached job description, please ensure that you pay careful attention to the essentials and desirables of the person specification when completing your supporting statement.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on this role, please refer to the attached job description, please ensure that you pay careful attention to the essentials and desirables of the person specification when completing your supporting statement.

Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant, professional qualification or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Formal qualification in Project Management (PRINCE 2) OR equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of leading successful project and/or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation/commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
  • Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence
  • Workforce Transformation Experience
  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes

Knowledge

Essential

  • Use advanced analytical and judgement skills. including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data
  • Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement Use advanced analytical and judgement
  • Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects, and services on time
Person Specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant, professional qualification or equivalent experience
  • Evidence of continued professional development

Desirable

  • Formal qualification in Project Management (PRINCE 2) OR equivalent

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of leading successful project and/or operational performance and improvement; including business case preparation, service initiation/commissioning, contract negotiation, and the development and monitoring of output and outcome measures
  • Extensive programme management experience in large complex organisations, including design, development, implementation and management of change in a multiple stakeholder environment
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence
  • Workforce Transformation Experience
  • Experience of monitoring budgets and business planning processes

Knowledge

Essential

  • Use advanced analytical and judgement skills. including understanding and application of complex statistical and numerical data
  • Knowledge of financial systems e.g. monitoring budget management, processing invoices and procurement Use advanced analytical and judgement
  • Evidence of planning and delivering programmes and projects, and services on time

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North East London

Address

Unex Tower

5 Station Street, Stratford

London

E15 1LA


Employer's website

https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS North East London

Address

Unex Tower

5 Station Street, Stratford

London

E15 1LA


Employer's website

https://northeastlondon.icb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Dep. Director Integrated Work & Health Partnership

Stewart Weller

stewart.weller@nhs.net

Date posted

05 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

161-NELICB-310

Job locations

Unex Tower

5 Station Street, Stratford

London

E15 1LA


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