Main area: Workforce Transformation
Grade: NHS TCS 2021: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 984-L-1-14834
Site: Stewart House
Town: London
Salary: £61,861 per annum (including inner London HCAS)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 30/01/2022 23:59
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to lead on high-profile, strategic workforce transformation programmes across London.
The role offers an opportunity to gain experience of leading strategic workforce programmes driven by national policy, regional priorities and local engagement with Integrated Care Systems, clinicians, education providers and other stakeholders. Working as part of a dynamic team, the postholder will have responsibility for leading at least one priority programme (Mental Health, Urgent and Emergency Care, Cancer and Diagnostics, Primary Care) alongside managing a broader portfolio of regional programmes and projects, supported by a team working in a matrix-style. The postholder will be responsible for managing programmes from inception to delivery and evaluation, collaborating with a broad range of stakeholders across the health and education systems to enable delivery.
The portfolios of the Workforce Transformation Leads may change over time in response to HEE mandates, regional priority programmes and local priorities of our Integrated Care System People Boards.
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidate will be skilled in managing high-profile programmes, communicating with a range of stakeholders and be able to prioritise workload across the team.
Key responsibilities of the post-holder will include:
• Designing programmes from inception through working collaboratively with clinicians and other partners and identifying the role that HEE can play in contributing to regional workforce programmes
• Building successful relationships with various stakeholder groups including clinicians, education partners and other teams within HEE and NHSE/I at a regional and national level
• Applying programme management techniques to existing and new programmes of work, for example developing programme governance structures, creating programme objectives with stakeholders, reporting on progress at regional level
Managing budgets associated with programmes (e.g. commissioning or procuring providers or managing bidding processes)
• Providing ad hoc interventions including supporting stakeholders to diagnose workforce issues, facilitating workforce transformation workshops or signposting to other support
• Line management of staff, as well as providing direction and support for other staff supporting the workstreams led/managed by the post-holder
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to support and enable London’s healthcare system to have the workforce required to provide excellent care and improve patient outcomes. Workforce transformation will ensure that London healthcare organisations have the right people in the right place, with the right skills to continually respond to the public changes in health demands and tackle health inequalities. We achieve this by collaborating with stakeholders to; identify workforce needs, maintain high standards and incorporate inclusivity in education, improve quality of learning experience, promote new ways of working, and contribute to and deliver national policies and targets. We are committed to the HEE values and demonstrate these throughout our work. We are Responsible, Fair, Confident, and Inclusive. We work in a matrix fashion supporting each other to deliver national, regional and local priorities across London. Priority areas across the team include primary care, mental health, nursing, midwifery and AHPs, medical workforce, urgent and emergency care, cancer and diagnostics and widening participation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You can find further details about the job, organisational structure, recruitment profile, expected outcomes and benefits information in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.?
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Salary Progression
Applicants will commence at the bottom of Band 8b with a full-time starting salary of £61,861, with a pay step increase after 5 years’ service. These salaries are offered in accordance with NHS Terms and Conditions and the HEE Pay Progression Policy and are subject to annual cost of living review.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Extensive knowledge of specialist area acquired through postgraduate education or equivalent experience
• Masters Level or equivalent level of experience.
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
• Extensive knowledge of workforce development in healthcare to include workforce development approaches, education development and commissioning
• Demonstrated ability to present effectively to a wide range of audiences including senior stakeholder groups.
• Experience of managing and delivering a number of complex initiatives simultaneously in rapidly evolving, political and high-pressure environments including effective management of risk.
• Staff management including responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment, performance management and where necessary processes such as grievance and disciplinary matters
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
• Provide and receive high contentious, sensitive or contentious information from a range of senior stakeholders. Overcoming barriers and conflict to reach ‘win-win’ outcomes, responding to challenge constructively and diplomatically.
• Able to build consensus amongst varied and challenging stakeholder groups, building trust and commitment and promoting a positive and pro-active partnership approach.
• Able to effectively manage a complex, competing and rapidly evolving set of work priorities.
• Ability of solve complex problems, where no clear course of action exists or outcomes of decision making are not immediately apparent and adapt to sudden unexpected demands.
Behaviors and values
Essential criteria
• Operate in a highly political and sensitive environment with strong leadership and communication skills.
• Communicates complex concepts and subject matter clearly, adapting approach for different audiences and avoiding jargon.
• Regularly assesses performance and risks and uses the results to make improvements and promote best practice. Promotes a safe environment for exchange of views and ideas.
• Leads by example, role modeling a supportive, inclusive culture, with a focus on quality and ‘can do’ attitude, inclusive management style encouraging engagement and input from all levels within the organisation.
Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Candidates are reminded that, if you are applying on a secondment basis, you must have agreement with your current manager that if successful you will be released for the period of the secondment.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, then it is normal practice for our recruitment service to request your references as soon as possible and this may happen prior to you receiving a written offer letter.
All references from current and previous employers, will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.