Retention Lead

Job summary

This post is fixed term/secondment for 2 years to meet the needs of the service.

Are you ready to take your retention expertise to the next level? If you are an experienced NHS professional who is motivated and creative with the ability to deliver real change at pace, this is the opportunity for you!

This new role will oversee and deliver against Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB (CTM)'s emerging retention strategy. It offers the opportunity to work closely with colleagues within our People Directorate but also across the breadth of CTM and with external stakeholders such as Health Education Improvement Wales (HEIW). Excellent communication, organisation and influencing skills will be required to ensure local progress against the All-Wales Retention Programme, enabling us to develop and deliver ambitious, evidence-based local retention plans that meet our organisational requirements making a real difference to our people.

Retention is a vital part of sustaining and growing our NHS workforce to meet the increasing and changing demands on services. The successful candidate will be a key figure in our talented Strategic Workforce Planning Team, which offers opportunities for learning and personal/professional development, in a stretching but supportive environment

If you are creative thinker with a passion for the NHS who likes working hard to achieve success, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

o As the organisation's expert on retention, drive the delivery of the retention strategy, acting as a focal point for retention activities at organisational level, working with leaders, line managers and staff to promote best practice, resources and standards.o Work in collaboration with a wider range of stakeholders including colleagues within the People Directorate and with managers and teams, and in partnership with Trade Union/professional body colleagues.o Map out local roles, responsibilities and mechanisms involved in retention activities at CTM.o Review and analyse baseline metrics and information related to retention at CTM.o Lead the implementation of self-assessment tool and development of local retention plan and priorities.o Establish staff and stakeholder engagement in the Retention Programme including through Local Partnership Forums (LPFs).o Use benchmarking and assessment of evidence based best practice to ensure own specialist knowledge and the continuous improvement of CTM's retention strategy.o Drive progress on retention priorities using a QI approach to demonstrate improvements in results.o Co-ordinate and report on local implementation of the Nurse Retention Plan in conjunction with People Services Team and the Executive Director of Nursing.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.