NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Head of Resourcing and Intelligence

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Job summary

Job Purpose

To support the Associate Director of People to develop and deliver a strategic and operationally sound Resourcing and Intelligence function. Overseeing a team of People professionals who specialise in role design, operational capability, analytics, systems and the recruitment of the NICE workforce.

Being an expert in People attraction and operational elements of the employee lifecycle, they will ensure compliance with employment law and market best practice. They will champion and foster robust ways of working, which will ultimately work towards making NICE an attractive workplace to build careers.

As a Senior Leader within the People Team, they will uphold the highest standards of behaviours and be a clear advocate of the values of the organisation, working collaboratively with the entire directorate and across the organisation.

Contract type: Permanent.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) exists to help improve the quality, sustainability and productivity of health and social care in England. We have an international reputation for our approach to producing guidance and information on effective practice that supports better decisions and helps the health and care system to prioritise its investment. We are one of the world leaders in the work that we do!

Location : Manchester however, hybrid working between home and Manchester would be supported. Four day working per week to be considered

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

o To continually develop the recruitment, intelligence and People administration strategy, action plan and associated policies for the organisation to ensure a coordinated, innovative, efficient, and effective approach to recruitment of medical and non-medical staff and associated administration processes.

o Lead, develop and implement policies within the service line/division of responsibility.

o Use expert knowledge and skills to provide high levels of service.

o Regularly make informed decisions on complex issues, involving high levels of risk or sensitive situations.

o Lead, develop and motivate a team to provide excellent services.

o Act as a role model and promote the NICE behaviours and values.

o Be responsible for managing budgets and ensuring cost-effectiveness.

o Ensure compliance with NICE policies and develop and keep under review new policies as needed for the service and organisation.

o Provide advanced advice, teaching, training and mentorship to the team and organisation.

About us

The People Team is responsible for providing both operational and strategic support to the organisation for all matters related to People! We are currently undergoing our own transformation to align ourselves with a 'High Impact' HR model, which will be even better placed to provide strategic business partnership to the organisation. Setting up 'Centres of Expertise', we are poised to add even more meaningful value to NICE, during a time of significant evolution in our approach to supporting the Health and Care systems nationally.At NICE we are passionate and proud of the work we do and the impact we make.We can offer you a great place to work with good benefits, flexible working, and a supportive, friendly, and inclusive environment.Benefits:o We offer a range of benefits including the NHS pension scheme and staff discountso We provide a thorough induction programmeo Personal development is supported through extensive training and development opportunitieso We promote flexible working to help staff achieve a healthy work life balanceo We value equality and diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the communityo We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in line with the NHS Guaranteed Interview SchemeIf you feel this is the type of environment, you will enjoy working in then please feel free to contact us for more information or apply now.

Details

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

907-NICE-5855343

Job locations

Level 1A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza

Manchester

M1 4BT


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be considered for this role, you should be able to particularly demonstrate the person specification criteria in the job advert in your application. However, applicants should be able to demonstrate all essential criteria through the entirety of the recruitment process to be considered for the job.Please see job description attached for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters or equivalent level of experience.
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • CIPD qualified

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of formulating new ways of working and creating strategies for workplace improvements within operational, and resourcing activities.
  • Experience of formulating new ways of working and creating strategies for workplace improvements within operational, and resourcing activities.
  • Experience of working with workforce systems, providing reports, data analysis and formulating recommendations.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Proven knowledge of NHS (including terms and conditions of employment for all employee groups) and other national strategies that may have an impact on business partnering arrangements and activities.
  • Strong knowledge of legislation and best practice, stakeholder management and influencing strategies with a proven ability to turn these innovative ideas into working models.

Other

Essential

  • 'We Focus on Users First'- we work with partners to deliver great impact
Person Specification

Education/Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to Masters or equivalent level of experience.
  • Evidence of CPD

Desirable

  • CIPD qualified

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of formulating new ways of working and creating strategies for workplace improvements within operational, and resourcing activities.
  • Experience of formulating new ways of working and creating strategies for workplace improvements within operational, and resourcing activities.
  • Experience of working with workforce systems, providing reports, data analysis and formulating recommendations.

Skills/Knowledge

Essential

  • Proven knowledge of NHS (including terms and conditions of employment for all employee groups) and other national strategies that may have an impact on business partnering arrangements and activities.
  • Strong knowledge of legislation and best practice, stakeholder management and influencing strategies with a proven ability to turn these innovative ideas into working models.

Other

Essential

  • 'We Focus on Users First'- we work with partners to deliver great impact

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

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Level 1A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza

Manchester

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NICE – The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Address

Level 1A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza

Manchester

M1 4BT


Employer's website

https://www.nice.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of People

Adam Linney

Adam.Linney@nice.org.uk

Details

Date posted

24 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

907-NICE-5855343

Job locations

Level 1A City Tower Piccadilly Plaza

Manchester

M1 4BT


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