Associate Director of Workforce Transformation & Planning - Wigan - ref. d54922819
A Vacancy at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
This new and exciting role will provide the post holder an opportunity to lead on workforce transformation programmes and financial sustainability plans to enable us to provide a strategic and coordinated approach to workforce planning here at WWL.
A key focus of this role will be to lead on strategic and operational workforce plans and provide HR leadership into digital workforce and informatics programmes for the Trust.
Providing workforce expertise into programmes of transformation and financial sustainability plans to enable us to provide a strategic and coordinated approach to workforce planning and transformation.
This role is based at Buckingham Row, Brick Kiln Lane, Wigan. WN1 1XX although hybrid working is available there is a requirement forfrequent travel to Trust sites.
Please note that previous applicants need not apply.- Provide highly specialist knowledge and expertise to workforce transformation programmes across the Trust, leading the delivery of the programme and using clinical and operational leadership to drive forward the relevant programmes of work.
Plan and deliver the necessary schemes of work connected to workforce transformation, in particular, lead on the liaison with Health Education England in relation to bids for new roles for example, Advanced Practitioners, Approved Clinicians, and take a lead role on implementation, working in partnership with relevant professional departments.
To develop a strategic implementation plan which include highly complex facts requiring analysis, interpretation and a comparison of a range of options in relation to HR systems, including ESR.
Provide workforce expertise to Trust transformation programmes liaising with relevant HR Senior Leadership Team colleagues as needed to take a coordinated approach to the work attached to those programmes.
Lead on the coordination of submission of the workforce elements of the Operational Plan.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’.We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.- Provide specialist expertise to workforce transformation programmes across the Trust, leading the delivery of the programme and using clinical and operational leadership to drive forward the relevant programmes of work.
- Plan and deliver the necessary schemes of work connected to workforce transformation, in particular, lead on the liaison with Health Education England in relation to bids for new roles for example, Advanced Practitioners, Approved Clinicians, and take a lead role on implementation, working in partnership with relevant professional departments.
- To develop a strategic implementation plan in relation to HR systems, including ESR.
- Provide workforce expertise to Trust transformation programmes liaising with relevant HR SLT colleagues as needed to take a coordinated approach to the work attached to those programmes.
- Lead on the coordination of submission of the workforce elements of the Operational Plan.
- Develop strong networks within the Trust and GM to ensure that best practice is applied and that opportunities for development and innovation are maximised.
- Work closely with the Associate Director of Staff Experience to ensure that any training needs identified as a result of workforce planning or transformation is built into the overall workforce training needs analysis for the Trust.
- Work closely with the Transformation Team to ensure models to outline workforce plans in response to the business planning process exist and inform workforce priorities moving forward.
- Hold budgetary responsibility for the monies provided to the Trust from Health Education England to support workforce transformation.
- Keep abreast of relevant national developments in workforce and HR.
- Undertake supervision and appraisals of relevant team members.
- To undertake any other reasonable duty, when requested to do so by an appropriate Trust manager.
- To understand and comply with all Trust policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
- To understand the Trusts Strategic Goals and how you can support them.
- To understand the need to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and adhere to all principles in effective safeguarding.
- To carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity and dignity in care/work policies and principles.
- To avoid unlawful discriminatory behaviour and actions when dealing with the colleagues, services users, members of the public and all stakeholders.
- To access only information, where paper, electronic, or, in another media, which is authorised to you as part of the duties of your role.
- Not to communicate to anyone or inside or outside the NHS, information relating to patients, services users, staff, contractors or any information of a commercially sensitive nature, unless done in the normal course of carrying out the duties of the post and with appropriate permission.
- To maintain high standards of quality in corporate and clinical record keeping ensuring information is always recorded accurately, appropriately and kept up to date.
- To ensure their day to day activities embrace sustainability and reduce the impact upon the environment by minimising waste and maximising recycling; saving energy; minimising water usage and reporting electrical faults, water leakages or other environmental concerns to the facilities department or their line manager.
- Take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and other persons.
- To contribute to the control of risk and to report any incident, accident or near miss.
- To protect service users, visitors and employees against the risk of acquiring health care associated infections.
- To take responsibility for your own learning and development by recognising and taking advantage of all opportunities to learn in line with appraisal and supervision.
This advert closes on Tuesday 15 Oct 2024