People & Culture Business Partner (Corporate) and Workforce Lead
| Posting date: | 23 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | Canterbury, CT1 3NG |
| Company: | East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6652746/344-2746COR |
Summary
A Vacancy at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
The P&C Business Partner and Workforce Project Lead provides leadership on workforce planning and associated projects, as well as a business partner service to the Corporate Services’ Departments. You will support the Care Group Heads of People & Culture and Executive Directors in developing the people and workforce capacity and People plans to support the delivery of Trust plans, whilst promoting the health and wellbeing of our teams and ensuring that Trust values are lived.
You will take a leading role in the wider People team providing project support and advice.
Working closely with the Head of People and Culture Programmes, Heads of People and Culture, and Head of People and Culture systems you will lead on the development of strategic workforce modelling and plans, providing insight and coordination for the workforce planning and transformation agenda EKHUFT. To support with the integrated workforce planning and Corporate People Plans
Manage the workforce planning cycle including the workforce return element of the annual plan to NHS Kent and Medway.
Support the development of new clinical roles that are aligned to the Trust’s clinical strategy and service developments. You are responsible for co-ordinating and monitoring significant workforce activity, such as ER and recruitment; play a leading role in business planning; take personal and shared responsibility and accountability for the delivery of key workforce, financial and service objectives; support Trust health, wellbeing and engagement initiatives; support change management and development programmes and lead on workforce initiatives.
As Workforce Lead you will be responsible for co-ordinating and integrating workforce plans across the Trust, including projects and plans for specific projects, staff groups or services. You will act as a key point of contact within the People & Culture team for workforce planning.
You will ensure that accuracy and use of all workforce systems and data is maximised and can intelligently support and inform activity and workforce planning.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
· Provide effective, visible, professional People & Culture and workforce leadership across Corporate areas and in conjunction with external NHS colleagues.
· Be the Trust’s point of contact for the annual workforce return, ensuring data is collected, input and uploaded within agreed timeframes and in conjunction with the Business and Workforce planning process.
· Work with Corporate teams and the ICS to support, develop, inform, implement and review Care Group, Trust and regional workforce strategies and annual returns.
· Develop workforce planning processes that support short, medium and long term business needs
· Working closely with the People services team & Systems Manager, ensure that ESR data is aligned to workforce planning requirements
· Be the key workforce representative for Corporate areas at Performance Review meetings, and any other relevant meetings in your role as a key part of the leadership team, including active involvement in any actions relating to workforce interventions.
· Be the point of contact for People and Culture teams for the Corporate areas, so that the performance of recruitment, occupational health, learning and development, HR systems, OD, Staff Engagement and employee relations meet the needs of the organisation, ensuring any issues are discussed, supported and rectified with the relevant lead, or escalated if necessary.
· Ensure all Corporate leads have access to timely and relevant workforce data and information on the performance of their workforce, providing advice, support and guidance to improve outcomes.
· Work closely with Corporate leads for the achievement of workforce KPIs, such as vacancy, sickness absence, retention, statutory training and appraisal rates, leading on specific activities to make sure targets are met.
· Be the principal point of contact for Corporate service department leaders and managers on people and workforce matters.
· Lead on the production of an annual training plan, based on an ongoing needs analysis, for managers and staff working in the Corporate areas, submitting the plans for funding, prioritising training based on agreed funds, and authorising agreed requests.
· Lead on the development and maintenance of the People & Culture workforce reporting systems
· Be the principle contact for workforce within the People & Culture care Group teams for Clinical Strategy, Innovative Workforce groups and other workforce projects and events within the Integrated Care System.
Support and be a key contact for Trust wide projects requiring a workforce expert.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024
The P&C Business Partner and Workforce Project Lead provides leadership on workforce planning and associated projects, as well as a business partner service to the Corporate Services’ Departments. You will support the Care Group Heads of People & Culture and Executive Directors in developing the people and workforce capacity and People plans to support the delivery of Trust plans, whilst promoting the health and wellbeing of our teams and ensuring that Trust values are lived.
You will take a leading role in the wider People team providing project support and advice.
Working closely with the Head of People and Culture Programmes, Heads of People and Culture, and Head of People and Culture systems you will lead on the development of strategic workforce modelling and plans, providing insight and coordination for the workforce planning and transformation agenda EKHUFT. To support with the integrated workforce planning and Corporate People Plans
Manage the workforce planning cycle including the workforce return element of the annual plan to NHS Kent and Medway.
Support the development of new clinical roles that are aligned to the Trust’s clinical strategy and service developments. You are responsible for co-ordinating and monitoring significant workforce activity, such as ER and recruitment; play a leading role in business planning; take personal and shared responsibility and accountability for the delivery of key workforce, financial and service objectives; support Trust health, wellbeing and engagement initiatives; support change management and development programmes and lead on workforce initiatives.
As Workforce Lead you will be responsible for co-ordinating and integrating workforce plans across the Trust, including projects and plans for specific projects, staff groups or services. You will act as a key point of contact within the People & Culture team for workforce planning.
You will ensure that accuracy and use of all workforce systems and data is maximised and can intelligently support and inform activity and workforce planning.
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
· Provide effective, visible, professional People & Culture and workforce leadership across Corporate areas and in conjunction with external NHS colleagues.
· Be the Trust’s point of contact for the annual workforce return, ensuring data is collected, input and uploaded within agreed timeframes and in conjunction with the Business and Workforce planning process.
· Work with Corporate teams and the ICS to support, develop, inform, implement and review Care Group, Trust and regional workforce strategies and annual returns.
· Develop workforce planning processes that support short, medium and long term business needs
· Working closely with the People services team & Systems Manager, ensure that ESR data is aligned to workforce planning requirements
· Be the key workforce representative for Corporate areas at Performance Review meetings, and any other relevant meetings in your role as a key part of the leadership team, including active involvement in any actions relating to workforce interventions.
· Be the point of contact for People and Culture teams for the Corporate areas, so that the performance of recruitment, occupational health, learning and development, HR systems, OD, Staff Engagement and employee relations meet the needs of the organisation, ensuring any issues are discussed, supported and rectified with the relevant lead, or escalated if necessary.
· Ensure all Corporate leads have access to timely and relevant workforce data and information on the performance of their workforce, providing advice, support and guidance to improve outcomes.
· Work closely with Corporate leads for the achievement of workforce KPIs, such as vacancy, sickness absence, retention, statutory training and appraisal rates, leading on specific activities to make sure targets are met.
· Be the principal point of contact for Corporate service department leaders and managers on people and workforce matters.
· Lead on the production of an annual training plan, based on an ongoing needs analysis, for managers and staff working in the Corporate areas, submitting the plans for funding, prioritising training based on agreed funds, and authorising agreed requests.
· Lead on the development and maintenance of the People & Culture workforce reporting systems
· Be the principle contact for workforce within the People & Culture care Group teams for Clinical Strategy, Innovative Workforce groups and other workforce projects and events within the Integrated Care System.
Support and be a key contact for Trust wide projects requiring a workforce expert.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024